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AS/NZS 1680.2.2:2008

AS/NZS 1680.2.2:2008

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Interior and workplace lighting Specific applications - Office and screen-based tasks

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06-06-2008

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Standards Australia

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1 - AS/NZS 1680.2.2:2008 INTERIOR AND WORKPLACE LIGHTING - SPECIFIC APPLICATIONS-OFFICE AND SCREEN-BASED TASKS
4 - PREFACE
5 - CONTENTS
7 - SECTION 1 SCOPE AND GENERAL
7 - 1.1 SCOPE
7 - 1.2 APPLICATION
7 - 1.3 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
7 - 1.4 DEFINITIONS
7 - 1.4.1 Screen°based equipment (SBE)
8 - 1.4.2 Visual display unit (VDU)
8 - 1.4.3 SBE workstation
9 - SECTION 2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS OF GOOD INTERIOR LIGHTING
10 - SECTION 3 TASK VISIBILITY
10 - 3.1 GENERAL
10 - 3.2 RECOMMENDED ILLUMINANCES
10 - 3.3 CONSIDERATIONS FOR OFFICE TASKS
10 - 3.3.1 Diversity of tasks performed
10 - 3.3.2 Need for flexibility
11 - 3.4 WORKSTATIONS
11 - 3.4.1 General considerations
11 - 3.4.2 Influence of workstations on lighting design
11 - 3.5 SCREEN-BASED TASKS
11 - 3.5.1 General considerations
12 - 3.5.2 Influence of display characteristics
12 - 3.5.3 Main objectives
12 - 3.5.4 Task visibility
12 - 3.5.5 Visual comfort
14 - SECTION 4 DIRECTIONAL EFFECTS OF LIGHTING
14 - 4.1 GENERAL
14 - 4.2 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS
15 - SECTION 5 UNWANTED REFLECTIONS
15 - 5.1 GENERAL
15 - 5.2 REFLECTIONS IN SBE SCREENS
16 - SECTION 6 SURFACES
16 - 6.1 GENERAL
16 - 6.2 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SBE
16 - 6.3 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR WORKSTATIONS
16 - 6.4 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR PARTITION SCREENS
16 - 6.5 SELECTION OF COLOURS
17 - SECTION 7 LIGHT SOURCE COLOUR
17 - 7.1 GENERAL
17 - 7.2 LAMP COLOUR APPEARANCE AND COLOUR RENDERING PROPERTIES
18 - SECTION 8 GLARE AND RELATED EFFECTS
18 - 8.1 GENERAL
18 - 8.2 DISCOMFORT GLARE FROM ELECTRIC LIGHTING
18 - 8.3 DISCOMFORT GLARE FROM WINDOWS
18 - 8.4 AVOIDANCE OF GLOOM
18 - 8.5 HIGH ANGLE GLARE
19 - SECTION 9 LIGHT SOURCES, LUMINAIRES AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
19 - 9.1 GENERAL
19 - 9.2 LUMINAIRES FOR LOCAL LIGHTING
20 - SECTION 10 LIGHTING SYSTEMS
20 - 10.1 GENERAL
20 - 10.2 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR SBE
20 - 10.2.1 General
20 - 10.2.2 Suspended and surface-mounted luminaires
20 - 10.2.3 Recessed luminaires
20 - 10.2.4 Indirect lighting
20 - 10.2.5 Luminous ceilings
21 - 10.3 SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL/INTERIOR DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS
21 - 10.3.1 General
21 - 10.3.2 Ceiling grid
21 - 10.3.3 Partition/wall grid
21 - 10.3.4 Windows and roof lights
22 - 10.4 ADDITIONAL ADVICE ON ENERGY EFFICIENT LIGHTING
22 - 10.4.1 General considerations
22 - 10.4.2 Achieving energy savings
23 - 10.5 ADDITIONAL ADVICE ON LOCAL (TASK) LIGHTING WITH SBE
23 - 10.5.1 General considerations
23 - 10.5.2 Method of use
24 - 10.5.3 Luminaire characteristics
24 - 10.6 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR WORKSTATION LOCAL LIGHTING
25 - 10.7 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR MICROFORM READERS
26 - SECTION 11 LIGHTING DESIGN PROCEDURE
26 - SECTION 12 MAINTENANCE OF LIGHTING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT
27 - APPENDIX A - MEASUREMENT OF ILLUMINANCE
28 - APPENDIX B - NOTES ON THE USE OF UTILIZATION FACTOR TABLES BY THE LIGHTING DESIGNER
29 - APPENDIX C - NOTES ON CHANGES TO ILLUMINANCE RECOMMENDATIONS
30 - APPENDIX D - LIGHTING AND ERGONOMIC FACTORS RELATING TO THE USE OF SBE
30 - D1 SCOPE
30 - D2 ARRANGEMENT OF SBE
30 - D3 THE OPERATOR’S FIELD OF VIEW
30 - D3.1 Provision for visual relief
31 - D3.2 Luminance differences
31 - D4 WINDOWS
32 - APPENDIX E - SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS FOR OFFICE AND SCREEN°BASED VISUAL TASKS
32 - E1 INTRODUCTION
32 - E2 RECOMMENDATIONS

Sets out recommendations for the lighting of offices and similar tasks, including screen-based tasks. While the tasks may be commonly performed in interiors called offices’, they may also be performed in other interiors; for example, reading, writing and screen-based tasks frequently occur in most types of interior workplaces.

Committee
LG-001
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
0 7337 8718 5
Pages
31
ProductNote
Pending Revision indicates that as a result of the Aged Standards review process, the document needs updating. If no project proposal, meeting the quality criteria, is received within the 12 month timeframe, the document shall be withdrawn.
PublisherName
Standards Australia
Status
Current
Supersedes

This Standard sets out recommendations for the lighting of offices and similar tasks, including screen-based tasks. While the tasks may be commonly performed in interiors called ‘offices’, they may also be performed in other interiors; for example, reading, writing and screen-based tasks frequently occur in most types of interior workplaces. This Standard contains material that adds to or amends the recommendations in AS/NZS 1680.1:2006 and is intended to be read in conjunction with that Standard and with any applicable specific recommendations in other Standards in the AS/NZS 1680 series.NOTE: See Appendix E for advice on ergonomic and other factors relating to the lighting and use of screen-based equipment (SBE).The use of this Standard without reference to AS/NZS 1680.1:2006 is a misapplication of the Standard.

Originated as part of AS(E) CA501-1942.
Previous edition AS 1680.2.2-1994.
Jointly revised and designated AS/NZS 1680.2.2:2008.

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