The Occupational Safety And Health Effects Associated With Reduced Levels Of Illumination PDF Download

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) conducts research, recommends occupational safety and health standards to the Department of Labor, and conducts training and related activities to assure safe and healthful working conditions for every working man and woman in the Nation. Reduced levels of illumination are currently being used in our country as a method of energy conservation. As a result, many questions have arisen regarding potentially deleterious effects on worker safety and health. The Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare, Caspar W. Weinberger, requested that NIOSH investigate the potential effects of these reduced levels of illumination on safety and health in the work environment. NIOSH conducted a symposium on reduced levels of illumination July 11 to 12 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Based on the premise that energy conservation is a long-range goal, knowledge and information pertaining to safety and health effects associated with working under reduced levels of illumination become of prime importance. The purpose of the symposium was to review and discuss potential problems. The primary objectives were to ascertain the current level of knowledge on safety and health associated with low levels of illumination, to identify areas where research is needed, and to create an awareness of these areas so that future research efforts can be appropriately directed. The information contained in these symposium proceedings should be of interest and assistance to public and private institutions and organizations, as well as individuals who have an interest in the relationship of illumination to safety and health.