LIGHTING : - RECOMMENDED ILLUMINANCE LEVELS (ENGG SHOPS, LAB, LEATHER)

XII) INSPECTION SHOPS (ENGINEERING)
a) Rough work, for example, counting and rough	150
checking of stock parts, etc.
b) Medium work, for example, 'go' and 'no go'	300
gauges and sub-assemblies
c) Fine work, for example, radio and telecommunication	700
equipment, calibrated scales, precision mechanisms and
instruments
d) Very fine work, for example, gauging and	1500
inspection of small intricate parts
e) Minute work, for example, very small instruments	3000*
Iron and Steel Works
a) Marshalling and outdoor stockyards	10to 20
b) Stairs, gangways, basements, quarries	100
and loading docks
c) Slab yards, melting shops, ingot strippling,	100
soaking pits, blast-furnace working areas picking and
cleaning lines, mechanical plant and pump houses
d) Mould preparation, rolling and wire mills, mill	150
motor rooms, power and blower houses
e) Slab inspection and conditioning cold strip mills, sheet and	200
plate finishing, tinning, galvanizing, machine and roll shops
f) Plate inspection	300
g) Tinplate inspection	Special lighting
XIII) LABORATORIES AND TEST ROOMS
a) General laboratories and balance rooms	300
b) Electrical and instrument laboratories	450
Laundries and Dry cleaning Works
a) Receiving, sorting, washing, drying, ironing	200
(calendering) and despatch
b) Dry cleaning and bulk machine work	200
c) Fine hand ironing, pressing, inspection, mending and	300
spotting
Leather Dressing
a) Vats, cleaning, tanning, stretching,	150
cutting, fleshing and stuffing
b) Finishing, staking, splitting and scarfing	200