Guangdong local standard for classroom lighting in primary and secondary schools

On October 22, the Guangdong Provincial Department of Education and the Guangdong Provincial Market Supervision Administration held a press conference to introduce the prevention and control of myopia in children and adolescents in Guangdong Province, as well as the preparation of the Guangdong Provincial-Local Standard “Technical Specifications for Primary and Secondary School Classroom Lighting.” The reporter learned from the meeting that the standard has been released a few days ago and will be formally implemented on December 1 this year to ensure that the province completes the task of meeting the lighting standards for classrooms in primary and secondary schools in 2023.

Guangdong local standard for classroom lighting in primary and secondary schools

The lighting environment of classrooms in primary and secondary schools is closely related to the health of children and adolescents. The provincial local standard “Technical Specifications for Primary and Secondary School Classroom Lighting” stipulates the technical requirements of fluorescent lamps, LED lamps, classroom lighting quality and energy-saving requirements, installation and maintenance requirements, and acceptance rules for classroom lighting technology in primary and secondary schools. It is suitable for new construction and expansion. , Reconstruction and implementation of lighting transformation of classrooms in primary and secondary schools, including ordinary classrooms, laboratories, reading rooms, dance classrooms, art classrooms, calligraphy classrooms, computer classrooms, memory electronic reading rooms, and other classroom places.

“On the basis of ensuring compliance with national standards, the standard has added a series of innovative indicators.” Gao Xiaodong, director of the electrical department of Guangdong Product Quality Supervision and Inspection Institute, introduced that the provincial local standard “Technical Specifications for Primary and Secondary School Classroom Lighting” clarified the LED lamps Product and installation requirements, add new clauses such as increasing the illuminance at the top of the classroom, adding stroboscopic inspection items, and using products that are beneficial to visual health. Encourage the use of full-spectrum lamps that simulate sunlight to ensure that the classroom light environment continues to meet the standards and provide students with a learning environment conducive to healthy eyesight.

In addition, Guangdong Province has also taken the lead in the country to clarify two levels of indicators for the lighting environment of classrooms. The first level is the minimum requirement of the national standard, and the second level is the higher requirements that are conducive to the health of eyesight and lighting energy saving. It encourages qualified classrooms. Reference use.

Myopia in children and adolescents is caused by many factors, including genetic factors and environmental factors, among which classroom lighting is a major aspect of environmental factors. Zhuo Yehong, deputy director and deputy dean of the Zhongshan Eye Center of Sun Yat-Sen University, said that the important goal of formulating the provincial local standard “Technical Specifications for Classroom Lighting in Primary and Secondary Schools” is to provide teachers and students with a comfortable and healthy light environment to effectively prevent and control myopia in primary and secondary school students.

According to Chen Jiansheng, director of the Sports, Health and Arts Division of the Provincial Department of Education, the Provincial Department of Education will popularize the main content and technical requirements of the local standards to the provincial education administrative departments and all primary and secondary schools in various regions, and promote the implementation of school lighting facilities in place and the lighting environment to gradually meet the standards, To create a light environment conducive to the physical and mental health of teachers and students. He pointed out that it is necessary to promote the standardized construction and transformation of the teaching lighting environment to ensure that 100% of the school classroom lighting meets the national standard requirements by 2023, and to fully complete the task of meeting the lighting standards of the primary and secondary schools in our province.

According to reports, the provincial local standard “Technical Specifications for Classroom Lighting in Primary and Secondary Schools” was initiated by the Provincial Department of Education and under the guidance of the Provincial Market Supervision Administration. The writing units include testing agencies, disease control centers, and eye hospitals. Relevant social opinions, and the compilation process is scientifically standardized.