This European Standard specifies lighting requirements for humans in indoor work places, which meet the
needs for visual comfort and performance of people having normal ophthalmic (visual) capacity. All usual
visual tasks are considered, including Display Screen Equipment (DSE).
This European Standard specifies requirements for lighting solutions for most indoor work places and their
associated areas in terms of quantity and quality of illumination. In addition recommendations are given for
good lighting practice.
This European Standard does not specify lighting requirements with respect to the safety and health of people
at work and has not been prepared in the field of application of Article 153 of the EC treaty, although the
lighting requirements, as specified in this European Standard, usually fulfil safety needs. Lighting
requirements with respect to the safety and health of workers at work can be contained in Directives based on
Article 153 of the EC treaty, in national legislation of member states implementing these directives or in other
national legislation of member states.
This European Standard neither provides specific solutions, nor restricts the designers´ freedom from
exploring new techniques nor restricts the use of innovative equipment. The illumination can be provided by
daylight, artificial lighting or a combination of both.
This European Standard is not applicable for the lighting of outdoor work places and underground mining or
emergency lighting. For outdoor work places, see EN 12464-2 and for emergency lighting, see EN 1838 and
EN 13032-3.
BS EN 12464-1:2011 Referenced Document
EN 12193 Light and lighting - Sports lighting*, 2024-04-19 Update
EN 12464-2 Light and lighting - Lighting of work places - Part 2: Outdoor work places*, 2014-01-01 Update
EN 12665 Light and lighting - Basic terms and criteria for specifying lighting requirements*, 2018-06-01 Update
EN 13032-1 Light and lighting - Measurement and presentation of photometric data of lamps and luminaires - Part 1: Measurement and file format*, 2012-03-01 Update
EN 13032-2 Light and lighting - Measurement and presentation of photometric data of lamps and luminaires - Part 2: Presentation of data for indoor and outdoor work places*, 2017-11-01 Update
EN 15193 Energy performance of buildings - Energy requirements for lighting (Incorporating corrigendum September 2010)