Industrial Lighting

While performing his daily works a normal person places more reliance on his sight than any other senses. He obtains most of his information about the outside world by means of his sight. The eye can portray to the brain such impression as are carried to it by light waves and if these light waves are not rational then its effect on a normal person is similar to that of partial blindness. The best of visual information in an industry can be obtained by adequate and uniform illumination of the workplace. The number of accidents in industries attributable to inadequate or insufficient illumination is fairly high. A good illumination, that provides a surface luminance (brightness) that is both adequate and uniform, has therefore been recognized as a very important factor of preventing industrial accidents. The importance of good illumination has, so far, not been recognized by the plant's top management to its fullest extent in our Industries and the violations endanger the workers regardless of the physiological condition of their vision. A good number of industrial workers are often found to be the victims of "double handicap of poor lighting and defective eyesight".