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<br />94 .JOURNAL OF HEAlTHCARE PROTECIlON ~~'T <br /> <br />dard should be of use i!l parking <br />lots and parking structur~. <br /> <br />. <br />i <br />t <br />. <br />i <br />i <br />! <br />i <br />\ <br />{ <br /> <br />IES recommendations <br /> <br />lES Ms iss'.J.cd horizontal a..d <br />vzrtica1lighting recommendations <br />for open zmd covered parking <br />f3cilitie.s. These. (1974) figures aTe <br />minimums, and is ack!C'}.Vl- <br />edges them to be "the lowest ac- <br />ceptable levels" and 'I1othing <br />more, Orcummnces Dh..;n de- <br />mand~~~h~sl~,H~e <br />Is a sample of 1ES ~ommenda- <br />lions from RP-20, "Ughting For <br />PadGn9 Facilities": . <br />. Opi12 Pa..ridng FadJj(:'es <br />GeMm! Pa.~ &. Pcdemfan <br />A~s <br />High Adiv'.t~-O,9 ft-candles <br />Ve~ 1.1se AN& <br />HIgh Aodivity-2 ft-<:andles <br />. Covered PMi<ing Facilities <br />(DAY) <br />. GenemI Parldng & Pedestnan <br />'-.J'Q$-5 ft-c:and1es <br />RampslComelS-l0 ft~ndles <br />EntrancelExiti-50 fi-andles <br />Stai:we!!s-20 ft-Qndles <br />· Ccvered ParJdng Facilities <br />(NIGHT) <br />G~~ Par'!\ing & Ped~~1'1 <br />Al'us- 5 ft-ondJes <br />IWTIpsIComers-5 ~~r,d!es <br />E..,nr.ce,n:-...xits-5 h-c3"dJes <br />Sta.I:weI'1s- -20 ft~~1dJe$ <br /> <br />ta!ned Levels. n In this reference, <br />1ES calls for 5 to 7.5 to 10 foot. <br />candles for any activity d~fi!1ed as <br />"Simple or'~"1~tion for short tem- <br />porary visits," It seems Na~.1')nabte <br />to consIder the ed of oarking. and <br />seclUit'y patroJling, as that L)o'pe of <br />acn\'ity. <br />Tn~ correct lighfng level may <br />be different for efficient CClV op- <br />~tion than for a patrolling g'.Jard, <br />using UMIded vision. Some types <br />of lighting (for example, &Odium <br />vapor) may nct provide the tight <br />kind of lighting for CClV <br />umeras. It JMY ~ neces5!!t:J tc <br />add other 1ightiog to augment the <br />sodium UluminativTl. <br /> <br />EMERGENCYUGHTING <br /> <br />Emergency Ughting may be <br />needed for a variety of conditions. <br />These includ~ po\"er cMBgt..S. <br />alarm signals In a specific area nor- <br />mally unlit (such as a fire ~ <br />well), ()f to augment iegU!ar light- <br />ing, when security ;'teed! dictate <br />deial1ed examlrn\tion of a pa,rticu- <br />!ar Mea. <br />Emergency Bghting mbY ~ per- <br />manentlv irlStalled, as in stair- <br />wells. Other penT'.anent installa- <br />tion ~nc!uJes ~uipping High In- <br />tensity Discharge (HID) <br />iUffilna1reS With sta."\dby a~ <br />Incandesamt. filament dt':vic~, <br />. These de\lices ,-,ill tigi)t Im- <br />mediate1y if power is cut off ~"ld <br />then motored, H1D luminaires <br />take some time to restart and <br /> <br />, :~: \~-: ~',-:-:,=. - - ,-. <br /> <br />~__....,.. ___"L ...'c~ J-......__~ ___~ <br />,. ,u...Go'&~ o.UV"'i~ ~ ....\J\..+.a..~U' <br />that may be ZlppL,'c'bk to parkfng <br />sett1r.gs. It is the "Currently Re- <br />commended mu.~~Ci' ClI..z- <br />gones and muminance Values for <br />Lighting DesJgn- Target Ma!n- <br />