RECOMMENDED LIGHT LEVELS IN THE INDUSTRY.

A correct unlimitedness must be fundamental in our work areas since this avoids eye fatigue, fatigue, stress and above all improves the productivity of employees and most important of all prevents accidents in the work area in all types of industries.

Good lighting combines three aspects: high luminous efficiency, long service life, and good color reproduction. The lighting of industrial premises must:

• Facilitate the execution of a task: the concept of visual performance.
• Normal vision can only be exercised with minimal light. A good level of lighting allows good productivity, which means fewer errors or accidents and reduces eyestrain.
• Ensure well-being: the fundamental concept of visual comfort.

In addition to the level of lighting required, it is also essential to ensure the following:

• Good quality of the light emitted by the sources.
• The uniformity of lighting.
• The right balance of lighting to avoid glare in particular.
• Illuminating the work areas of the industry.

The level of lighting must be adapted to the nature and accuracy of the work to be performed. To illuminate the work area, it is recommended to use local lighting, adapted to complement the general lighting of the facilities.

For internal circulation: Minimum illumination of 40 lux. 
For changing rooms and bathrooms: Minimum lighting of 120 lux. 
For blind premises assigned to permanent jobs: Minimum illumination of 200 lux.

Lighting for outdoor spaces:

For taxiways: Minimum lighting of 10 lux. 
For outdoor areas assigned to permanent jobs: Minimum illumination of 40 lux.

Lighting for specific work areas:

For average typing work based on the office and office: 200 Lux minimum lighting 
For machine processing and drawing work in the office: 300 lux minimum lighting 
For fine mechanics, engraving, drawing, and comparison of colors: Minimum illumination of 400 lux. 
For precision engineering, fine electronics, and various controls: Minimum illumination of 600 lux.

The level of lighting required in the industry depends on:

The size of the details that should be observed. The contrast between the object/shape and the bottom (the higher the contrast, the more illumination is required).

The following aspects should also be considered:

The speed of work execution.

The movement of monitored objects (the faster the movement, the more lighting is required) The age of the operators. 
In industries that require precise and precise mechanical tasks, as well as in the electronics industry, specific lighting reinforcements must be installed in workstations. Some industrial sectors, particularly the chemical sector, require the use of protected luminaires.

Industries in which chromatic reproduction is extremely important, such as the printing industry, require the use of suitable lighting lamps. In other industries, such as the manufacture of paints, plastics or resins, the industrial process requires the use of special types of UV rays or IR light emissions.