Rated illuminances for commercial premises

Recommended values according to EN 12464-1

 

 Density
 of light
 Purpose of the room or type of activity
1000 Lux
  • Color matching, color inspection, goods inspection
  • Assembly of precision equipment (electrical)
  • Production of jewellery, retouching, etc.
750 Lux
  • Technical drawing
  • Metal marking and inspection
  • Flaw inspections
  • Selection of veneers
  • Grinding, polishing of glass, precision assembly
500 Lux
  • Offices for data processing, meeting rooms
  • Assembly
  • Work on woodworking machines
  • Trade fair stands, control desks
  • Register at sales areas
300 Lux
  • Offices with desks exclusively near windows
  • Enameling, glass-blowing, turning, drilling, milling,
         semi-precision assembly
  • Sales areas
  • Dispatch
200 Lux
  • Storerooms where reading is necessary
  • Non-precision assembly, cast cleaning, casting rooms
  • Rooms with public access in offices
  • Archive
  • Changing rooms, washrooms and toilets
100 Lux
  • Storerooms
  • Persons and vehicles access routes in buildings (150)
  • Stairwells, escalators (150)
  • boiler house
  • Entrance hall