The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standard pertaining to perimeter protection states that critical areas should be illuminated up to?
Correct Answer: B
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standard
pertaining to perimeter protection states that critical areas should be illuminated eight feet
high with at least two foot-candles.
It can also be referred to as illuminating to a height of eight feet, with a BRIGHTNESS of
two foot-candles.
One footcandle 10.764 lux. The footcandle (or lumen per square foot) is a non-SI unit of
illuminance. Like the BTU, it is obsolete but it is still in fairly common use in the United
States, particularly in construction-related engineering and in building codes. Because lux
and footcandles are different units of the same quantity, it is perfectly valid to convert
footcandles to lux and vice versa.
The name "footcandle" conveys "the illuminance cast on a surface by a one-candela
source one foot away." As natural as this sounds, this style of name is now frowned upon,
because the dimensional formula for the unit is not foot
candela, but lumens per square
foot.
Some sources do however note that the "lux" can be thought of as a "metre-candle" (i.e.
the illuminance cast on a surface by a one-candela source one meter away). A source that
is farther away casts less illumination than one that is close, so one lux is less illuminance
than one footcandle. Since illuminance follows the inverse-square law, and since one foot =
0.3048 m, one lux = 0.30482 footcandle 1/10.764 footcandle.
TIPS FROM CLEMENT:
Illuminance (light level) - The amount of light, measured in foot-candles (US unit), that falls
n a surface, either horizontal or vertical.
Parking lots lighting needs to be an average of 2 foot candles; uniformity of not more than
3:1, no area less than 1 fc.
All illuminance measurements are to be made on the horizontal plane with a certified light
meter calibrated to NIST standards using traceable light sources.
The CISSP Exam Cram 2 from Michael Gregg says:
Lighting is a commonly used form of perimeter protection.
Some studies have found that up to 80% of criminal acts at businesses and shopping
centers happen in adjacent parking lots. Therefore, it's easy to see why lighting can be
such an important concern.
Outside lighting discourages prowlers and thieves.
The National Institute of Standards and Technologies (NIST) states that, for effective
perimeter control, buildings should be illuminated 8 feet high, with 2-foot candle power.
Reference used for this question:
HARRIS, Shon, All-In-One CISSP Certification Exam Guide, McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2001,
Page 325.
and
Shon's AIO v5 pg 459
and
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-candle