Glare at Outdoor Workplaces—An Underestimated Factor of Occupational Risk
Lighting is an integral aspect of electrical engineering and public safety, as buildings, public areas—both indoors and outdoors—or any type of workplace must be illuminated in a way to prevent accidents. The sensation of glare, in particular, plays an important role in visual comfort and consequent...
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| description | Lighting is an integral aspect of electrical engineering and public safety, as buildings, public areas—both indoors and outdoors—or any type of workplace must be illuminated in a way to prevent accidents. The sensation of glare, in particular, plays an important role in visual comfort and consequently influences occupational risk. The aim of this article is to draw attention to the problem of glare at outdoor workplaces. We have carried out an assessment of glare at outdoor workplaces in 19 different industrial plants. At 20 task areas (21.5% of the 93 examined) the determined degree of glare exceeded the limits specified in the standard. In eight categories of industrial plants (66.7% of 12 examined) defined in the standard, there was at least one task area where the requirements of the standard in terms of glare limitation were not met. The presented analysis leaves no doubt about drawing the conclusion that glare at outdoor workplaces is mostly underestimated or simply neglected, although it could cause high risk in workplaces. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dce0f1356a644111b02c43569dcb6a4f2023-11-23T13:36:45ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-01-0115247210.3390/en15020472Glare at Outdoor Workplaces—An Underestimated Factor of Occupational RiskDariusz Sawicki0Agnieszka Wolska1Institute of Theory of Electrical Engineering, Measurement and Information Systems, Warsaw University of Technology, Koszykowa 75, 00-661 Warsaw, PolandDepartment of Safety Engineering and Department of Ergonomics, Central Institute for Labour Protection—National Research Institute, Czerniakowska 16, 00-701 Warsaw, PolandLighting is an integral aspect of electrical engineering and public safety, as buildings, public areas—both indoors and outdoors—or any type of workplace must be illuminated in a way to prevent accidents. The sensation of glare, in particular, plays an important role in visual comfort and consequently influences occupational risk. The aim of this article is to draw attention to the problem of glare at outdoor workplaces. We have carried out an assessment of glare at outdoor workplaces in 19 different industrial plants. At 20 task areas (21.5% of the 93 examined) the determined degree of glare exceeded the limits specified in the standard. In eight categories of industrial plants (66.7% of 12 examined) defined in the standard, there was at least one task area where the requirements of the standard in terms of glare limitation were not met. The presented analysis leaves no doubt about drawing the conclusion that glare at outdoor workplaces is mostly underestimated or simply neglected, although it could cause high risk in workplaces.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/2/472glareoutdoor workplacesartificial lightingoccupational accidentsrisk |
| spellingShingle | Dariusz Sawicki Agnieszka Wolska Glare at Outdoor Workplaces—An Underestimated Factor of Occupational Risk Energies glare outdoor workplaces artificial lighting occupational accidents risk |
| title | Glare at Outdoor Workplaces—An Underestimated Factor of Occupational Risk |
| title_full | Glare at Outdoor Workplaces—An Underestimated Factor of Occupational Risk |
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| title_short | Glare at Outdoor Workplaces—An Underestimated Factor of Occupational Risk |
| title_sort | glare at outdoor workplaces an underestimated factor of occupational risk |
| topic | glare outdoor workplaces artificial lighting occupational accidents risk |
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