Calculation areas

The requirements in the standard mainly relate to the actual working area. The lighting outside of the working area shall then be adapted to the conditions that apply within the working area. In the new standard, the relationship between these is clearer.

Relationship between calculation areas

The requirements in the standard mainly relate to the actual working area. The lighting outside of the working area shall then be adapted to the conditions that apply within the working area. In the new standard, the relationship between these is clearer.

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Lighting of working areas

A working area is defined according to EN 12464-1 as the part of the workplace at which tasks are performed. For areas where the size and/or placement of the working area is unknown, the area where the tasks are to be performed shall be considered as the working area.

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Lighting of immediate surrounding area

Lighting of the immediate surrounding area shall be related to the lighting level within the working area and in addition create the conditions for well-balanced luminance distribution within the normal field of vision.

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Lighting of peripheral surrounding area

There are no defined requirements in Ljus & Rum for illuminance within the peripheral surrounding area, i.e. the area outside of the immediate surrounding area.

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Ratio of illuminance and uniformity requirements

Ratios between different illuminances and uniformity requirements.

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Number of calculation points

A grid of calculation points shall be created to calculate and check the average illuminance and uniformity of illuminance in the working area, the immediate surrounding area and the peripheral surrounding area.

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