Lighting and health hazards.

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• Personal Author:
  Cogan DG
• Description:
  The health effects of low illumination were reviewed briefly. According to available evidence, none of the organic eye diseases such as glaucoma, cataract, retinal degeneration and other such conditions are affected by the use of the eyes in poor light. The condition known as miner's nystagmus appears to involve many factors other than light, and it has not been encountered in any other occupations. Eyestrain is a psychological condition which occurs in visual tasks performed in difficult conditions. Headache, irritability and nausea may be induced by insufficient illumination or glare, but also by a variety of other conditions such as stress and noise. A survey of tasks performed in government buildings has demonstrated that many of the tasks carried out by the employees involve poor contrast conditions. The author concludes that low illumination is not involved in the occurrence of organic diseases of the eye. In the ensuing discussion when the question of eye damage induced by excessively high levels of lighting was raised, it was pointed out that lighting levels above 20,000 footlamberts actually could damage the eye, although no such luminance is encountered in interior environments.
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Animals Dust Environmental Exposure Laboratories Lung Lung Diseases Occupational Health Oxygen Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety

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• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Eyesight Health-hazards Human-factors-engineering Lighting-systems Occupational-health Safety-measures Standards
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Conference/Symposia Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  28-33
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00168701
• Citation:
  The occupational safety and health effects associated with reduced levels of illumination, proceedings of a symposium, July 11-12, 1974, Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 75-142, 1975 Mar; :28-33
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  The occupational safety and health effects associated with reduced levels of illumination, proceedings of a symposium, July 11-12, 1974, Cincinnati, Ohio
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179856/cdc_179856_DS1.pdf
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