RECOMMENDED VALUES OF ILLUMINATION AND LIMITING VALUES OF GLARE INDEX AS PER IS: 3646
Process
Illumination lux
Limiting glare index
Factory areas
Entrances, coridors,stairs
100
.
Canteens
150
.
Cloak rooms
100
.
Stockyards,main entrances and exit
road,car parks
20
.
Stock parts production
450
25
.
Drilling,rvetting,screw fastening
welding,coiling,final assembly and
inspection
300
25
Maintenance and repairs
300
25
Assembly shops .
Rough work
150
28
Medium work
300
25
Fine work
700
22
Very Fine work
1500
19
Boiler Houses .
Coal and ash handling
100
.
Boiler fronts and operating areas
100
.
Other areas
20 to 50
.
Cat walks
20
.
Platforms
50
.

UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
QUANTITY
DIMENSIONAL SYMBOL
NAME OF UNIT
SYMBOL
Length
l
Metre
m
Time
t
Second
s
Mass
m
kilogram
kg
Plane angle
aßg
radian
rad
Force
F
newton
N
Energy
E
Joule
J
Work
W
Joule
J
Power
P
watt
W
Pressure or Stress
P
pascal
pa
Frequency
u,f
hertz
Hz
Heat
Q
joule
J
Temperature
T
degree kelvin
K
Luminous Flux
ø
lumen
lm
Luminous Intensity
IY
candela
cd
Qty of Electricity
Q
coulomb
C
Electrical Potential
V
volt
V
Current
I
amphere
A
Resistance
R
ohm
w
Conductance
G
siemens
F
Capacitance
C
farad
S
Inductance
L
henry
H
Magnetic flux
ø
weber
Wb

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