Recommended light levels for office lighting with LED systems
- By Ledrise Led Professional
- Jun 2, 2021
According to the standard EN 12464 Light and lighting - Lighting of workplaces -Indoor work places, the light level recommended for office work is the range 500 - 1000 lux - depending on activity. For precision and detailed works the light level may even approach 1500 - 2000 lux. For ambient lighting the minimum illuminance is 50 ulx for walls and 30 lux for ceilings.
Recommended light levels for different types of work spaces are indicated below:
| Activity | Illuminance (lx, lumen/m2) |
|---|---|
| Areas with traffic and corridors - stairways, escalators - lifts - storage spaces | 100 |
| Working areas where visual tasks are only occasionally performed | 100 - 150 |
| Warehouses, archives, loading bays | 150 |
| Coffee break room, technical facilities, ball-mill areas, pulp plants, waiting rooms | 200 |
| Easy office work | 250 |
| Normal office work, PC work, show rooms, laboratories, check-out areas, kitchens, auditoriums | 500 |
| Mechanical workshops, office landscapes | 750 |
| Normal drawing work, detailed mechanical workshops, operation theaters | 1000 |
| Detailed drawing work, very detailed mechanical works, electronic workshops, testing and adjustments | 1500 - 2000 |
| Performance of visual tasks of low contrast and very small size for prolonged periods of time | 2000 - 5000 |
| Performance of very prolonged and exacting visual tasks | 5000 - 10000 |
| Performance of very special visual tasks of extremely low contrast and small size | 10000 - 20000 |
Read more about recommended lighting levels for the home in our blog article.
