AS/NZS 1680.0:1998

1 - AS/NZS 1680.0:1998 INTERIOR LIGHTING - SAFE MOVEMENT
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
6 - 1 SCOPE
6 - 2 APPLICATION
6 - 2.1 In Australia
6 - 2.2 In New Zealand
6 - 3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 4 DEFINITIONS
7 - 4.1 Average illuminance
7 - 4.2 CIE general colour rendering index
7 - 4.3 Glare
8 - 4.4 Illuminance
8 - 4.5 Luminaire
8 - 4.6 Luminance
8 - 4.7 Luminance limit (for a luminaire)
8 - 4.8 Luminous flux
8 - 4.9 Luminous intensity
8 - 4.10 Minimum illuminance (at a point)
8 - 4.11 Reflectance
8 - 4.12 Regulatory authority
8 - 4.13 Uniformity of illuminance (illuminance uniformity)
8 - 5 BASIS OF COMPLIANCE
9 - 6 MINIMUM ILLUMINANCE
9 - 6.1 Applicable requirement
9 - 6.2 Assessment of compliance
9 - 7 ILLUMINANCE UNIFORMITY
9 - 7.1 Applicable requirement
9 - 7.2 Assessment of compliance
9 - 8 LAMP COLOUR RENDERING
9 - 8.1 Applicable requirement
10 - 8.2 Assessment of compliance
10 - 9 CONTROL OF GLARE FROM ELECTRIC LIGHTING
10 - 9.1 Applicable requirement
10 - 9.2 Assessment of compliance
11 - APPENDIX A - LIGHTING FOR THE PARTIALLY SIGHTED
11 - A1 CAUSES OF LOW VISION
11 - A2 HOW PEOPLE ARE AFFECTED
11 - A3 THE ROLE OF LIGHTING
12 - A4 SOURCES OF FURTHER INFORMATION
13 - APPENDIX B - REDUCTION IN ILLUMINANCE OVER THE MAINTENANCE CYCLE
14 - APPENDIX C - MEASUREMENT OF ILLUMINANCE
14 - C1 SCOPE
14 - C2 MEASURING CONDITIONS
14 - C3 MEASUREMENT POINTS
15 - C4 EVALUATION OF MEASURED DATA
15 - C5 VERIFICATION REPORT

Sets out minimum requirements for electric lighting systems within publicly accessible areas of buildings so as to provide visual conditions that facilitate the safe movement of people in the normal use of the building. Does not include lighting requirements for specific work tasks.

This Standard sets out the minimum requirements for electric lighting systems within publicly accessible areas of buildings so as to provide visual conditions that facilitate the safe movement of people in the normal use of the building. The Standard does not apply to the provision of the visual conditions necessary for the performance of specific work tasks.NOTES:1 Electric lighting alone, no matter how well designed, cannot provide visual conditions that will ensure safe movement. Other factors, such as the use of interior surface finishes of appropriate colour and reflectance, and the avoidance of excessive contrasts in brightness of surfaces in the field of view, e.g. windows and luminaires, can significantly enhance the visual environment for safe movement. For persons with impaired vision, additional special factors may be of importance for safe movement (see Appendix A).2 General recommendations for the lighting and visual conditions necessary for the performance of work tasks are given in AS 1680.1. Recommendations appropriate to specific tasks or activities are set out in the AS/NZS 1680.2 series.3 Attention is drawn to the AS/NZS 2293 series of Standards, which set out requirements for the design, installation, operation and maintenance of emergency evacuation lighting for buildings.

First published as AS/NZS 1680.1:1998.