When it comes to workplace lighting, we know two things: workers who are content with the lighting in their workspace are more productive and have a more positive outlook on everything, and that most American workers complain that they hate their office lighting.
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The importance of parking area lighting must never be underestimated as it plays a critical role in enhancing safety. While the pole-mounted lights that dot different parking lots across the country are not something a lot of business owners think of, they can determine how safe (or unsafe) a parking lot is for employees, customers, visitors, and passers by.
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Truth be told, lighting systems are not equal. What may be ideal for one location may be unsuitable for another. For instance, a big box store does not need the same amount of light as a packaging warehouse. Even if these two facilities have the same square feet, the activities carried out inside them are very different.
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Explosion rated lighting, which also goes by the name Intrinsically Safe and Hazardous Location Lights, is UL certified lighting that complies with OSHA Safety Standards and is used in areas with pulverized dust, flammable petrochemical vapors, or ignitable fibers – or where the three have a probability of existing.
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Explosion proof lighting can enhance the safety of an industrial space, but only if it is ideal for the location. If you’re an architect, a facility manager, or a lighting expert, there are three things you should look at when choosing hazardous location lighting
The lighting technology
The Class, Division, and Group of explosion lighting
The cost savings and environmental impact
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There are two things most people grapple with when converting to energy-efficient lighting:
Choosing the best lighting technology for their spacesDeciding whether they should retain their existing light fixtures or replace both the light sources and the fixtures
LED technology is the best solution in both cases as it is highly versatile and extremely energy-efficient. However, switching to LED
doesn’t always mean replacing traditional light bulbs. Sure, if your current light fixtures work well, all you may need to do is replace the old bulbs with LED
modules. But if they are old, your only option may be a full fixture replacement.
Before we discuss retrofitting and a full replacement, let’s talk a little about LED technology.
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Warehouse lighting should be able to accomplish two things: enhance
safety and increase productivity. When choosing lights for your warehouse, these
two should be your top priorities. The top general industry accidents,
according to the Department of Labor, are trips, falls, and slips. Having good
lighting is the best way to reduce the risk of accidents. If you’re thinking of
upgrading the lighting in your warehouse, our valuable tips should help you make
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