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<br /> <br />abo:;t protectve ($eC"~rity) light- <br />ing' <br /> <br /> <br />JOUR..~ Of HEALTI!CA.EU:. PROTECTION M.\.NAGE.-"fElolT 95 <br /> <br />QUM:TITV <br /> <br />The ~ount of light nc~r>, <br />i~ ~rking applications will var~,;; <br />There are Industry-recommendeo <br />levels of illuminations, Thex are <br />city ~nd C:OU"1tt} ordinances. bL.\1d- <br />Ing code specifications, ~nd park- <br />ina association !'e,'"omrnendations <br />that specify lighting levels for park- <br />ing sites. These are orJy rni!1i- <br />mufT'.$. <br />lJghting tevek hl.'/e been ad- <br />dressed by the U.S. Government, <br />too, Federal standards are &- <br />rected to nuclear sites and military <br />Ir: "" llations I net a requ!Temc.. 't for <br />other parking sites. <br />The IDuminating Engineering <br />Society of North America {lES} is <br />located at 345 East 47th Street, <br />New'rbrk, NfM'York 10017. T'ney <br />produ~ books, magazines, stan- <br />dards, directories, and working <br />tools "to ad\~nce the art. sctenC$':, <br />c .,d pmctice of illuminaUon <br />through educational, Utera1)i L - d <br />sejpntit..:; means." <br />IE-S, on D ..cember 13. 1956, <br />app7 .led an America.."'I Standard <br />Practice for Protective Ughting, It <br />was reaffirmed .June 26. 1970. <br />This Practice had input from <br />many industry a.ssodaticns rep:e- <br />sei ,dng, among others, the N~- <br />tional Safety Coundi, the arm~d <br />smlices, el~ctrica1 rr.anuf~ctureTS, <br />Arnericc.n District Telegraph <br />(Ai."')!), and insurence companies. <br />There is nothing new or novel <br /> <br />IES p~..ncq..'l2$ ttf protedive <br />Ughting <br /> <br />Th~ purpose of this ~~ docu- <br />ment v..'aS, and l.: to affirm princi- <br />ples of protective lighting. Th~ <br />p~nciple:s include the foUow:ng <br />examples: <br />. Proper illum!Mti01' may :....<\d a <br />potential intruder to beli~e: de. <br />tection inevitable. However. <br />lighting ~ould not be Used <br />~lcne, It shC'J2d be emp10yed <br />wIth .other measures S'.Jch as <br />fixed or patzo1!1ng guards, <br />fences, alMms, etc. <br />. Provide cor.ipJete reJiabUit).. <br />Failure ,,{ ~ :;.ingle lamp shoukl <br />not leave a dark spot ,,'Ulner- <br />able to en1ry. <br />. Provide adequate Wum!natlon. <br />The amount of light tequired <br />d~ds upon the accessibility <br />and wlnerabllity' of the prop- <br />erty. <br />. Painting surfaces a light tint is <br />helpfu' many times in conect. <br />ing othe1Wise dark ~. <br />Th6re should be pWmlng for <br />the most adverse oondltions, <br />This IES sta~Y1:i ~ designed. <br />W'\th industry (plant protection) In <br />mind, However, IES stMes: "The <br />principles set forth herein &Ie <br />applicable to other areas as wen <br />as i.ldustrial properties," This au. <br />theI' agrees that much of th~ stan. <br /> <br />-~ - .... .... <br /> <br />~:- ;. > : ..:.,,: ~~ ~ -, L~ I <br />