This document specifies lighting requirements for humans in
indoor work places, which meet the needs for visual comfort and
performance of people having normal, or corrected to normal
ophthalmic (visual) capacity. All usual visual tasks are
considered, including Display Screen Equipment (DSE).
This document specifies requirements for lighting solutions for
most indoor work places and their associated areas in terms of
quantity and quality of illumination. In addition, recommendations
are given for good lighting practice including visual and
non-visual (non-image forming) lighting needs. This document does
not specify lighting requirements with respect to the safety and
health of people at work and has not been prepared in the field of
application of Article 169 of Treaty on the Functioning of the
European Union although the lighting requirements, as specified in
this document, usually fulfil safety needs.
NOTE
Lighting requirements with respect to the safety and health of
workers at work can be contained in Directives based on Article
169 of Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in
national legislation of member states implementing these
directives or in other national legislation of member states.
This document neither provides specific solutions, nor restricts
the designers' freedom from exploring new techniques nor restricts
the use of innovative equipment. The illumination can be provided
by daylight, electric lighting or a combination of both.
This document is not applicable for the lighting of outdoor work
places and underground mining or emergency lighting. For outdoor
work places, see EN 12464?2 and for emergency
lighting, see EN 1838 and EN 13032?3 .