Hi Could anyone tell me or direct me to guidance on recommended artificial lighting levels for tasks where you need to view fine details. Specifically, its for our labeling and packaging area where personnel would need to inspect vials/syringes of filled product for any defects ect.. A figure I saw in a HSE guide said a minimium of 500 lux. Any help would be gratefully accepted! Thanks Cheryl

i would suggest for this kind of work an inspection lamp with magnification built in would be more suitable. these can be expensive but given the kind of inspection being carried out then cost is probably not a driving factor. we used this company http://www.luxo.co.uk/pr...tgroup/magnifiers-8.aspx Phil

The relevant British Standard you need is BS EN 12464-1: 2002 (Light and Lighting: Lighting of Work places PART 1 Indoor Work Places). It is a comprehensive document that should be available to view in most large libraries, or university libraries. At a quick galance, the recommended lighting level for Manufacturing: precision mechanics is 1000Lx, and for Watchmaking (Manual) 1500Lx. Tool making requres 750Lx. Hope this points you in the right direction.