The exterior of your home
Lighting in a house is a very important part of security that many ignore. It is recommended that a living room should have lux of 50. This means the amount of light from the surface. Interior lighting depends on several factors. The interior lighting falls into three main categories namely; task, accent, and ambient. Ambient is a bright background that allows bright illumination that enables users to perform tasks safely. Task lighting is directed to a particular surface such as a reading table. The light should come from the sides or above the shoulders.
The parking lot of a mall (CCTV is used for daytime and night recording)
A mall is a large facility that has security and safety concerns at the parking area.
Parking lot lighting should be controlled by photocell or similar control to remove the daytime operations or occupancy control. It is recommended that light emitting diodes be used in a parking lot of a mall. LED lights are best used for with CCTV and other security applications. Lights in a parking mall can use the occupancy sensor technology where the sensors will light part of all of the parking lot when a car or occupants approach a given area. A parking mall security lights are similar to the recommendations of the light luminance of hotels and motels. Below are the lighting recommendations for parking lot of a mall with CCTV for day time and night recordings.
a Vertical luminance of 5 to 8 lux or values that produce a uniformity ratio of no more than 4:1 (25% of horizontal luminance)
A warehouse in a medium crime area. (No CCTV)
A warehouse with no CCTV camera but with medium crime need to me secured. Below are some of the recommendation of the lighting is such as area. There are three sets of recommended lamination of warehouse area as shown below:
b Simple orientation for short temporary visits
c Working spaces where visual tasks are only occasionally performed
f Performance of visual tasks of low contrast or very small size
The perimeter fence of a manufacturing facility
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