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Document ID (ISN)53053
CIS number 90-146
ISSN - Serial title Tiefbau-Berufsgenossenschaft
Year 1988
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Kaufmann E., Gubany J.
Title Safety lighting on underground construction sites
Original title Sicherheitsbeleuchtung auf Baustellen unter Tage [in German]
Bibliographic information 1988, Vol.100, No.7, p.508-515. Illus. 5 ref.
Abstract Coverage: definition of photometric terms, e.g. luminous intensity and luminous flux; description of various types of safety lights and batteries, e.g. head lamps, spot lamps, hand lamps, cap lamps, nickel-cadmium batteries; recommendations on design and arrangement of safety lighting in underground construction sites. A table for the approximate determination of the illumination level and a formula for its calculation are presented.
Descriptors (primary) safety lighting; underground work
Descriptors (secondary) civil engineering; artificial lighting
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Construction industry
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Lighting and colour