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Answer by Hussam Al-Abed:
According to Robbery at Automated Teller Machines) guide By Michael S. Scott www.cops.usdoj.gov
Adequate lighting at and around ATMs allows users to see any suspicious people near the ATM, and allows potential witnesses, including police, to see a crime in progress and get a good look at the offender. Good lighting can deter people from robbing ATM users in the first place. There should be adequate light around all building corners adjacent to the ATM, as well as for nearby parking places.Most ATM lighting standards, including some mandated by law, call for minimum light levels at and around ATMs. According to lighting designers, however, most minimum lighting standards do not address all the factors that affect visibility. Shadows, light types, light colors, light-source Direction, light uniformity, glare, and obstructions all affect visibility for the observer.8 a qualified lighting designer should plan ATM lighting.
Lights should turn on automatically via photo sensors rather than by manual or timer switches. Light levels, once set properly, should be monitored regularly to ensure they do not fall below acceptable levels. Long-lasting light bulbs should be used. Automated light-detection monitors can alert the ATM operator if light levels drop. Light fixtures must be adequately protected so that offenders cannot disable them.
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Answer by Andy Zavoina:
For specifics, look to your state laws. As an example, Texas laws at 59.301 address the safety standards for unmanned ATMs.
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Answer by Barry Thompson:
New York State was one of the pioneers of ATM Security Requirements and in many situations has been used as the basis to write lighting procedures. I have performed hundreds of night inspections and found that even two foot candle of power may not be enough for adequate lighting. My suggestion is you review the following from the New York law and use the approach of would I want any of my family members to use this ATM installation. Good Luck.
4. "Adequate lighting" means (a) with respect to an automated teller machine facility located within the interior of a building, lighting, on a twenty-four hour basis, which permits a person entering such facility to readily and easily see all persons occupying such facility, and which permits a person inside such facility to readily and easily see all persons at the entry door of such facility.
(b) with respect to an open and operating automated teller machine facility open to the outdoor air, and any defined parking area, lighting during nighttime hours according to the following standards:
(i) a minimum illuminance of ten candlefoot power is maintained on a horizontal plane at a point five feet outward from and five feet above the ground surface from the automated teller machine;
(ii) a minimum illuminance of two candlefoot power is maintained on a horizontal plane at a point fifty feet in all unobstructed directions from the automated teller machine, measured at a point five feet above the ground surface; and
(iii) if an outdoor automated teller machine is located within ten feet of the corner of a building and the automated teller machine facility is generally accessible from the adjacent side, there shall be a minimum illuminance of two candlefoot power along the first forty unobstructed feet of the adjacent side of the building.
(c) with respect to a defined parking area, a minimum of two candlefoot power in that portion of the parking area within sixty feet of the automated teller machine facility.
First published on BankersOnline.com 9/2/03
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