ILLUMINATION STANDARDS

The following selected foot-candle (FC) ranges represent the Illuminating Engineer Society’s (IES) current illumination recommendations Individual application and will determine exact foot-candle levels Please refer to the IES Lighting Handbook for more detailed evaluation.

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Airplane Manufacturing
Drilling, riveting, screw fastening	75
Final Assembly, hangar	100
Inspection	50-200
Welding	50

Assembly
Rough easy seeing	20-50
Rough difficult seeing	50-100
Medium	100-200
Fine	200-500(a)
Extra Fine	500-1000(a)

Auditoriums
Social Activities	5-10
Assembly Only	10-20
Exhibitions	10-20

Automobile Manufacturing
Final assembly, finishing, inspecting	200
Body & chassis assembly	100
Body parts manufacturing	100
Frame Assembly	50

Banks
Lobby general	10-50
Writing areas	20-70
Teller stations, posting & keypunch	50-150

Clothing Manufacturer
Receiving, storing, shipping, winding, measuring	20-50
Pattern making, trimming	50-100
Shops, marking	50-200
Cutting, pressing	100-500(a)
Sewing, inspection	200-500(a)

Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
Impregnating	20-50
Insulating coil winding, testing	50-100

Food Service Facilities
Cashier	20-50
Cleaning	10-20
Dining	5-20
Food Displays	30-100
Kitchen	50-100

Foundries
Annealing furnaces	20-50
Cleaning	20-50
Core making	50-200
Inspection
Fine	100-500
Medium	50-100
Molding	50-200
Pouring, sorting	50-100

Traffic Lanes
Parking Garage	10
Service Garage	10-20
Entrances	50
Repair Area	50-100

Gymnasiums
Assemblies	10
General exercise & recreation	30
Exhibitions, matches	50

Hospitals
Rooms
Corridors	5-30
Emergency Rooms	50-100
Operating Rooms	100-200

Hotels
Bathrooms	20-50
Bedrooms for reading	20-50
Corridors, elevators, and stairs
Front Desk	50-100
Sewing	100-200
General	10-20
General Lighting	10-20
Reading and working areas	20-50

Iron and Steel Manufacturing
Stock, hot top, checker cellar	10-30
Building, slag pits, stripping yard	20
Control platforms, repairs	30
Rolling mills	30-50
Shearing	50
Tin plate	50
Motor room, machine room	30
Inspection	100

Library
Ordinary reading, stacks	20-50
Book repair and binding	20-50
Study & notes, cataloging, cardfiles	20-100

Machine Shops
Rough bench	20-50
Medium bench, rough grinding	50-100
Fine bench and work	200-500(a)

Material Handling
Loading trucking	10-20
Picking stock, classifying	20-50
Wrapping, packing, labeling	20-50

Offices
Accounting	50-100
Audio-visual areas	50-100
Conference areas	20-70
Corridors, stairways	20(k)
Drafting	50-200
General and private offices	50-100
Lobbies, lounges, and reception areas	10-20
Mail sorting	50-100
Off-set printing and duplicating	20-50
Spaces with VDT's	75

Paper Manufacturing
Beaters, grinding	20-50
Finishing, cutting
Hand counting	50-100
Paper machine reel, inspection	100-200
Rewinder	100-200

Printing
Photo engraving, etching	20-50
Color inspecting	100-200
Presses	50-100
Proofreading	100-200
Composing room	50-100

Schools
Reading	20-100
Typing	20-100
Demonstrations	100-200
Sewing	20-100

Sheet Metal Works
General	100
Tin plate inspection, galvanized,	100-200

Stores
Circulation area stockroom	10-30
Merchandising, serviced	30-10
Merchandising, self-service	200

Textile Mills
Cotton picking, carding, roving	50
Beaming & slashing	150
Drawing	200
Others	100

Warehousing, Storage
Inactive	5-10
Active
Rough bulky	10-20
Medium	20
Fine	20-50

Woodworking
Rough sawing and bench work	20-50
Sizing, planing, rough sanding	20-50
Fine bench and machine work	50-100