Safety information profile: safety by effective illumination and color.

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• Personal Author:
  Broadwater KJ ; Burton, David J.
• Description:
  A safety information profile is presented for the uses of industrial lighting and color. Different types of lighting and the uses of color for psychological benefits and hazard identification are described. Health and safety hazards are discussed in terms of inappropriate quantity and quality of light. Current controls for the proper use of light and color are reviewed, and statistics are given for accidents associated with insufficient lighting. Industry trends are discussed. Related and proposed federal standards are considered, and a list of names and addresses of associations and other interested parties is provided. It is concluded that the contribution of visibility factors to accidents is underrated, and that the primary considerations for industrial lighting are proper quality and quantity. Recommendations cite the need for routine inspection of lighting systems, federal adoption of a vision conservation program, and further study to determine optimum lighting conditions.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Air Movements Air Pollutants, Occupational Communicable Diseases Hazardous Substances Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Occupational Health Risk Assessment Safety Ventilation
• Keywords:
  Accident-statistics Contract-210-78-0130 Industrial-equipment Industrial-hazards Industrial-operations Industrial-processes Lighting Lighting-systems NIOSH-Contract Safety-equipment Safety-practices Safety-programs

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Virginia ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-52
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00091528
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1979 Apr; :1-52
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1979
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:14d2c367fce178848f02ee814bcd744751921bd5739abbed6e89f61777c99a1eaafe112f6938f8ea06b6a39520b152762ddea18fa53ccd75df67cfa7b68275f2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/178916/cdc_178916_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.50 MB ]