OUTDOOR LIGHTING LEVEL STANDARDS

AVERAGE ILLUMINANCE LEVEL (Eavg UNIFORMITY ( Emin / Eavg

APPLICATION AREA

A. Industrial yard and storage area i) Loading and unloading of bulk goods(very rough work) ii) Continuous handling of large units and raw materials(rough work) iii) Loading and Unloading covered platforms wherein reading of labels, address is required(accurate work) iv) Electrical,machine and piping installation(fine work) B.Parking lots i)Parking lots of shops, schools, etc.(light traffic) ii)Parking lots of department stores, office buildings, plants, sports and multipurpose building complexes(Medium traffic) iii)Parking lots of major shopping centres,major sports and multipurpose building complexes.(heavy traffic) C.Railway Areas Passenger Areas: i)Open platforms,small stations ii)Open platforms,medium size stations 20 0.40 iii)Open platforms,large stations 50 0.40 iv)Covered platforms,small stations 50 0.40 v)Covered platforms,large stations 100 0.50 D. Building Sites Work area or task: i) Clearance,excavation and loading ground(very rough work) ii) Drain pipes mounting,transport, auxiliary and storage tasks (rough work) iii) Wooden mould and framework mounting, electric piping and cabling (accurate work) iv) Machine and pipe mountings (fine work) Safety and security General lighting on building site, element mould, timber and steel storage, building foundation hole and working areas on sides of the hole E. Power, Electricity, Gas, and Heat Plants Work area or task: i) Handling of servicing tools, handling of coal (very rough work) ii) Overall Inspecting (rough work) iii) General servicing work and reading of instruments (accurate work) iv) Repair of electric devices (fine work) Safety and security Low risk areas, e.g. coal fields Medium risk area, e.g. oil stores

20 50 100 200

0.25 0.4 0.5 0.5

5 10 20

0.25 0.25 0.25

10 20 50 50 100

0.25 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5

20 50 100 200 50

0.25 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

20 50 100 200 5 20

0.25 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.25 0.4