AS/NZS 1680.2.5:1997

Sets out recommendations for the lighting of a variety of tasks carried out within hospitals and medical facilities, particularly tasks associated with clinical observation, treatment and care. It is intended to be read in conjunction with the general recommendations of AS 1680.1.

This Standard sets out lighting recommendations for a variety of tasks carried out within hospitals and medical premises, particularly tasks associated with clinical observation, treatment and care. The recommendations also apply to related tasks, such as the visual examination of biological solutions and pathology specimens, in medical laboratories.The Standard does not apply to institutions the primary role of which is to provide domiciliary care, e.g. nursing homes; however, the recommendations apply to areas within those institutions that are specifically intended for the administration of medical treatment, e.g. treatment rooms and first-aid rooms.This Standard is intended to be read in conjunction with the general recommendations of AS 1680.1 and with any applicable specific recommendations in the AS 1680.2 series. In general, it contains material that either adds to or amends the recommendations in AS 1680.1. The use of this Standard without reference to AS 1680.1 is a misapplication of the Standard.NOTE: Attention is drawn to AS 3009, which specifies requirements for emergency power supplies for standby power and lighting for hospitals.

First published in Australia as part of AS (E)CA501-1942.
Revised and redesignated AS CA30-1957.
Second edition 1965.
AS 1765 first published 1975.
AS CA30-1965 revised and redesignated AS 1680-1976.
AS 2502 first published 1981.
AS 1680-1976 revised and redesignated in part as AS 1680.2.0-1990.
First published in New Zealand as NZSS 170-1939.
Revised and redesignated CP 22:1962.
Revised and redesignated NZS 6703:1984.
AS 1765-1975, AS 2502-1981 and parts of NZS 6703:1984 and AS 1680.2.0-1990 jointly revised and redesignated AS/NZS 1680.2.5:1997.