
3. Ergonomic lighting requirements
Good lighting creates a visual environment that allows people to :
to see, be seen, communicate and move around safely;
perform visual tasks efficiently and accurately without causing visual discomfort or fatigue.
AFNOR standard NF X35-103 – Ergonomic principles applicable to workplace lighting describes the principles and an ergonomic method for defining performance and visual comfort elements with the following objectives:
avoiding and assessing workplace risks ;
adapting work to people by using lighting methods and technologies under satisfactory conditions of prevention and protection;
provide the lighting criteria needed...
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Bibliography
Books, articles, symposium proceedings
Software tools
Lighting project – Lighting calculation software
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Websites
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ADEME – Agence de l'environnement et de la Maîtrise de l'énergie :
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AFE – French Lighting Association:
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Events
National Day of Light organized every even-numbered year by AFE.
CIE-France and AFE symposia and conferences: Collège Santé, Scientific Committee and its fourteen Regional Centers.
Standards
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Photometry
- Light and lighting – Basic terms and criteria for specifying lighting requirements. - NF EN 12665 -
- Mesure et présentation des données photométriques des lampes et des luminaires. - NF EN 13032-1/2 -
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Lighting
- Light and lighting – Workplace lighting – Part 1: Indoor workplaces – Part 2:...
Laws and regulations
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Labor Code
Articles R. 4213-1 to R. 4213-4 and R. 4223-4 to R. 4223-11 of Decree no. 2008-244 of March 7, 2008 on the obligations of heads of establishments and contracting authorities.
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Article R. 4223-4 sets the minimum lighting levels to be maintained and respected at all points in workplaces:
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Directories
Manufacturers
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Lighting Syndicate
Laboratories – Research centers – Universities – Education
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Statistical and economic data
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CEREN Center for Economic Studies and Research on Energy
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Lighting Syndicate
Glossary
Please refer to the following article [C3352].
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