Lighting Guide 16: Lighting for stairs
eBook - PDF

Lighting Guide 16: Lighting for stairs

  1. English
  2. PDF
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Lighting Guide 16: Lighting for stairs

About this book

The SLL Code for Lighting has a number of recommended lighting levels for staircases based on the type of buildings in which they are located. The values given are based on the values in European Standard BS EN 12464-1, but the SLL is not certain of the reasoning behind the differences in the values given in the standard for the staircases in different types of building. The SLL hopes to fund research into optimum lighting levels on staircases, which it is hoped will give some validity and consistency in future recommendations in both BS EN 12464-1 and in a future edition of the SLL Code for lighting.This Lighting Guide covers where on a stair to calculate and measure the values presently recommended in the Code; shows safe places to position luminaires so that they do not present an impact risk for those passing up or down the stairs; identifies luminaire positions that may cause risk due to placing access equipment on stairs for maintenance that block exit routes; and, finally, safe control of stair lighting.

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Table of contents

  1. Lighting Guide 16: Lighting for stairs
  2. Contents
  3. 1. Introduction
  4. 2. Definitions
  5. 3. General principles
  6. 4. Main landings and intermediate landings
  7. 5. Refuge areas for wheelchair users
  8. 6. Ramps
  9. 7. Escalators
  10. 8. Dim environ-ments
  11. 9. Lighting for the visually impaired
  12. 10. Siting of luminaires
  13. 11. Glare from luminaires
  14. 12. Control of the lighting
  15. 13. Emergency lighting
  16. 14. Exit signage
  17. 15. Calculation and measurement points
  18. 16. Examples
  19. References
  20. Appendix: the SLL Code for Lighting and other lighting recommendations