IS : 6665-1972 INDIAN STANDARDCODE OF PRACTICE FOR INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING

TABLE 2 RECOMMENDED VALUES OF ILLUMINATION AND LIMITING VALUES OF GLARE INDEX

S R. NO. 1. INDUSTRIAL BULDINGS AND PROCESSES AVERAGE ILLUMNATION
LUX

LIMITING GLARE INDEX

General Factory Areas a. Canteens b. Cloakrooms c. Entrances, corridors, stairs Factory Outdoor Areas Stockyards, main entrances, exit roads, car parks, internal factory roads

150 100 100 20

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2.

3.

Aircraft Factories and Maintenance Hangers a. Stock parts productions 450 b. Drilling, riveting, screw fastening, a. b. c. d. Assembly Shops Rough work, for example, frame assembly of heavy machinery Medium work for example, machined parts, engine assembly vehicle body assembly Fine work, for example, radio and telephone equipment, typewriter and office machinery assembly Very fine work, or example, assembly, of very small precision mechanisms, instruments 150 300 700 1500*

25 300 28 25 22 19

4.

Boiler Houses (industrial) a. Coal and ash handling b. Boiler room: i. Boiler fronts and operating areas ii. Other areas c. Outdoor plants: i. Catwalks ii. Platforms

100 100% 20 to25 20 50

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INDUSTRIAL BULDINGS AND PROCESSES

AVERAGE ILLUMNATION

LIMITED GLARE INDEX

20. 37.

Electricity Generating Stations: indoor Locations (d) . Boiler house and turbine house 100 Laboratories and Test Rooms a) General laboratories, balance rooms b) Electrical and instrument laboratories 300 450

-19 19

41.

Machine and Fitting Shops a) Rough bench and machine work 150 b) Medium bench and machine 300 work, ordinary automatic machines, rough grinding, medium buffing and polishing c) Fine bench and machine work, fine automatic machines, medium Grinding, fine biffing and polishing 700

28 25

22

42.

Motor Vehicle Plants a. General sub-assemblies, chassis 300 assembly, car assembly b. Final inspection 450 c. Trim shops, body sub-assemblies, 25 body assembly d. Spray booths 450 Paints Works a. General auto matic processes b. Special batch mixing c. Colour matching 200 450 700*

25 25 300 -25 22 19 28 25 22

43.

34.

Inspection Shops (Engineering) a. Rough work, for example, counting, 150 rough checking of stock parts, etc b. Medium work, for example, Go 300 and No-go gauges, sub-assemblies c. Fine work, for example, radio and 700 telecommunication equipment,

calibrated scales, precision mechanisms, instruments d. Very fine work, for example gauging and inspection of small intricate parts e. Minute work, for example, very small instruments 44. Paint Shops and Spraying Bootns a. Dipping, firing, rough spraying b. Rubbing ordinary painting, spraying and finishing c. Fine painting, spraying and finishing d. Retouchi8ng and matching Warehouses ad Bulk Stores a. Large material, loading bays b. Small material, racks c. Packing and dispatch Welding and Soldering a. Gas and arc welding, rough spot welding b. Medium soldering, brazing and spot welding, for example, domestic hardware c. Fine soldering and spot welding, for example instruments, radio set assembly d. Very fine soldering and spot welding, for example, radio valves

1500 3000* 150 300 450 700* 100 150 150 150 300 700 150

19 10 125 25 25 19 28 25 25 28 25 22 19

61.

62.