tailieunhanh - Lighting with Artificial Light 13

Correct lighting has long been identified as a crucial factor for health and safety at work. The message that every lighting criterion needs to be duly considered in the design of a plant or facility is communicated in a variety of ways. But attention generally focuses on interiors. It is often forgotten that a considerable amount of work is performed outdoors – at workplaces with no or insufficient natural lighting. Outdoor workplace lighting needs to meet specific requirements – requirements that differ from those of both classical interior lighting and road lighting | Contents 2 Introduction 4 Lighting technology 10 Industrial plants and power facilities 14 Transport roads and routes 18 Storage and logistics 20 Construction sites 22 Lighting tables 26 Lamps 28 Luminaires 30 Literature 31 Acknowledgements for photographs 31 Order forms 32 Imprint 33 Information on lighting applications the series of booklets published by Fordergemeinschaft Gutes Licht U2 Foreword Correct lighting has long been identified as a crucial factor for health and safety at work. The message that every lighting criterion needs to be duly considered in the design of a plant or facility is communicated in a variety of ways. But attention generally focuses on interiors. It is often forgotten that a considerable amount of work is performed outdoors -at workplaces with no or insufficient natural lighting. Outdoor workplace lighting needs to meet specific requirements - requirements that differ from those of both classical interior lighting and road lighting. The issue of good lighting for outdoor workplaces merits special attention at present because new stipulations have been developed to take account of technological advances occupational medicine hygiene and the results of other occupational research. These requirements are set out in BGR 131 the rule for Natural and artificial workplace lighting developed by the institutions responsible for statutory accident insurance and prevention in Germany. Aimed at employers designers and constructors it provides pointers on the lighting required for workplaces outside buildings. BGR 131 focuses on the health and safety of employees at work and sets out requirements for those two areas. It does not look at what is needed to meet visual physiological and production-related requirements. These issues are addressed in the draft European standard DIN EN 12464-2 which defines the standards that need to be observed in practice to meet the visual comfort and visual performance requirements of most outdoor .