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Lighting Levels Part2
Lighting Levels Part2
SAUDI STANDARD-4520
Area Lux
General Area
Entrance halls 100
Lounges 200
Circulation area and corridors 100
Stairs, escalators, travelators 150
Loading ramps/bays 150
Canteens 200
Rest rooms 100
Rooms for physical exercise 300
Cloakrooms, washrooms, bathrooms, toilets 200
Sick bay 500
Rooms for medical attention 500
Plant rooms, switch gear rooms 500
Dispatch packing handling areas 300
Control station 150
Agriculture building
Loading and operating of goods handling equipment and
200
machinery
Building for livestock 50
Sick animal pens, calving stalls 200
Feed preparation, dairy, utensil washing 200
Bakeries
Preparation and baking 300
Finishing, glazing,decorating 500
Cement, concrete, & bricks industry
Drying 50
Preparation of materials,work on kilns and mixers 200
General machine work 300
Rough forms 300
Ceramics and glass industry
Drying 50
Preparation, general machine work 300
Enameling, rolling, pressing, shaping simple parts, glazing 300
Grinding, engraving, glass polishing, shaping precision parts,
750
manufacture of glass instruments
Decorative work 500
Grinding of optical glass, crystal hand grinding and engraving,
750
work on average goods
Precision work e.g decorative grinding, hand painting 1000
Manufacture of synthetic stones precious 1500
Chemicals, plastics and rubber industry
Remote operated processing installations 50
Processing installations with limited manual intervention 150
Constantly manned work places in processing installations 300
Precision measuring rooms, laboratories 500
Pharmaceutical production 500
Tire production 500
Color inspection 1000
Cutting, finishing, inspection 750
Electrical industry
Cable and wire manufacture 300
Wending -large coils 300
Wending-medium-sized coils 500
Wending-small Coils 750
Coil impregnating 300
Galvanizing 300
Assembly work-rough e.g. large transformers 300
Assembly work- medium e.g. switchboards 500
Assembly work- fine e.g. telephones 750
Assembly work-precision e.g. measuring equip. 1000
Assembly work-Electronic workshops, testing, adjusting 1500
Mosques
Prayer Area, Mosques 300
Airports
Arrival and departure halls, baggage claim areas 200
Connecting areas, escalators, travelators 150
Information desks, check in desks 500
Customs and passport control desks 500
Waiting areas 200
Luggage store rooms 200
Security check areas 300
Air traffic control tower 500
Air traffic rooms 500
Testing and repair hangars 500
Engine test areas 500
Measuring areas in hangars 500
Platforms and passenger subways (underpasses) 50
Ticket hall and concourse 200
Ticket and luggage offices and counters 300
Waiting rooms 200
Health care premises
Waiting rooms 200
Corridors: during the day 200
Corridors: during the night 50
Day rooms 200
Staff office 500
Staff rooms 300
Wards-General lighting 100
Wards-Reading lighting 300
Wards-Simple examination 300
Examination and treatment 1000
Night lighting, observation lighting 5
Bathrooms and toilets for patients 200
Examination room general 500
Ear and eye examination 1000
Reading and Color vision test with vision charts 500
Scanners with image enhancers and television systems 50
Dialysis rooms 500
Dermatology rooms 500
Endoscopy rooms 300
Plaster rooms 500
Medical baths 300
Massage and radiotherapy 300
Pre-operation and recovery rooms 500
Operating theatre 1000
Intensive care- General lighting 100
Intensive care- Simple examinations 300
Intensive care-Examination and treatment 1000
Intensive care-- Night watch 20
Dentists- General lighting 500
Dentists- At the patient 1000
Dentists- Operating cavity 5000
Dentists- White teeth matching 5000
Color inspection (laboratories) 1000
Sterilization rooms 300
Disinfection rooms 300
Autopsy rooms and mortuaries 500
Autopsy table and dissecting table 5000
Educational buildings
Play school room 300
Nursery class 300
Nursery craft room 300
Classrooms, tutorial rooms 300
Classroom for evening classes and adults education 500
Lecture hall 500
Black board 500
Demonstration table 500
Art and craft rooms 500
Art rooms in art schools 750
Technical drawing rooms 750
Practical rooms and laboratories 500
Teaching workshop 500
Music practice rooms 300
Computer practice rooms 500
Language laboratory 300
Preparation rooms and workshops 500
Student common rooms and assembly halls 200
Teachers rooms 300
Sports halls, gymnasiums and swimming pools 300
Public car parks (indoor)
In/out ramps 300
In/out ramps (at night) 75
Traffic lanes 75
Parking areas 75
Ticket office 300
Libraries
Bookshelves 200
Reading area 500
Counters 500
Places of entertainment
Theatres & concert halls 200
Multipurpose halls 300
Practice rooms, dressing rooms 300
Museums (general) 300
Restaurants and hotels
Reception/cashier desk, porters desk 300
Kitchen 500
Restaurant, dining room, function room 200
Self-service restaurant 200
Buffet 300
Conference rooms 500
Corridors 100
Retailing
Sales area small 300
Sales area large 500
Till area 500
Wrapper table 500
Illuminance values
As per IES