THE NEW BRITISH

STANDARD FOR LIGHTING

A new and comprehensively updated BS 5489 Part
1 will soon be published and this CPD seminar will
inform lighting professionals of the changes in this
important document.
The new British Standard provides guidance on all
aspects of the design of road and public amenity
lighting, including passive safety, sustainability,
variable lighting, scotopic and photopic ratios and risk
assessments.
This educational seminar also includes the draft
proposals for EN13201, conict areas and the latest
research on mesopic vision and what action lighting
professionals must take.
Dates: 15th November 2012
11th December 2012

23rd January 2013
27th February 2013
26th March 2013
A one day seminar introducing you to
the substantial changes the new British
Standard will bring.
Institution of Lighting Professionals Regent House, Regent Place, Rugby, CV21 2PN
T: 01788 576492 F: 01788 540145 info@theilp.org.uk www.theilp.org.uk
Here is what you will learn:
1) British Standard
2) When does a Highway become a Conict Area?
3) Understanding mesopic vision
Introduction to BS5489-1 (Proposed changes)
Introduction to BS EN 13201 (Draft proposed changes)
Reasons for road lighting
Environmental considerations
Energy considerations
Design strategy and lighting classication Risk assessment
Variable lighting for subsidiary roads
Variable lighting for trafc routes.
The purpose of a conict area
Determining the lighting class
What is and is not a conict area
Size of a conict area
Worked examples of achieving those results using Lighting
Reality (questions from the delegates will be encouraged).
Basic understanding of the CIE photometry
Awareness of research behind the changes
Changes from currently dropping a lighting class to dropping
the light levels required based on the light source S/P ratio
What roads/areas it applies to.
250 195 185
Price:
How to book: To book on this course just visit
www.theilp.org.uk/standard
For further information on this course please visit
www.theilp.org.uk or contact Jess (jess@theilp.org.uk)
on 01788 576492.