The lighting in the workplace should allow workers to have adequate visibility into the place to develop their activities without risk for their safety and health.
the lighting of each zone in workplace must adapt to the characteristics of the activity that takes place in it. usually the workplace will have natural lighting with artificial lighting as supplement when the first does not ensure adequate visibility conditions.
Lighting systems must distribute the light as evenly as possible, avoiding the direct and indirect glare and strobe effects. for this reasons, you must consider the following tips when instaling lighting.
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1-The windows must be well equipped with an adequate and adjustable coverage to attenuate light.
2-In the design of workplace it is recommended to direct the light back or parallel to the windows for avoiding glare and reflections,
3-General artificial light that is placed on the workplace should be designed as the overlapping effect of the lights do not create shadow or glare.
minimum levels of lighting must be doubled when there is risk of falls, collisions or other accidents, and when a visual assessment has error, it might be a hazard to workers or others, or in the case of luminance and contrast in color between the object and the background is very weak.
alwayes, we must pay special attention that the used lighting systems hasn`t electrical hazards, fire or explosion, and comply with specific regulations in force.
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