I have had the same experience as Emma – I used to see poor lighting when the fad was single offices etc now the trend is large bright open plan offices with lots of glass lux that is too high is a familiar find. I saw a lovely trendy office designed by a well-known architect this year who did not design any blinds but floor to ceiling windows; the staff were squinting due to the glare – they now have blinds as lux was above 800. I use a multi-function environment meter for spot checking, reasonably priced as I recall.

I think the other aspect of building design that I see as problematic to visually impaired employees is motion sensor lighting, often quite dim and there is a delay between it going off and on.

Regards

Karen  

Hi

As with Carr, it is our Health and Safety team that manage the light meter readings.  They use a 4 in 1 multi function environment meter (light, sound, temperature and humidity).  If the lighting checks are out then it is usually recommended that a proper lighting check is carried out by our facilities/property team.  Recently I went to see someone with a rare eye condition to carry out a workstation assessment.  Despite the electric light above the individual's desk being disconnected the light reading approximately 800 lux.  The blind was not fully down at this point.  When it was down the lux dropped to between 450 - 500 lux.  It's always worth considering reflective light as well as light bulbs.

Regards

Emma

I've never used one. Personally I feel the Regs have been around so long that it would be rare to come across an office where the general lighting was outside the recommended range (is it 300-500 lux or is my memory failing me). Usually I've found it comes down to a perception/personal preference issue of the user and local task lighting usually sorts that out. If I ever have needed a light reading (to confirm what seem to be  inadequate lighting levels) the safety and/or facilities teams have owned that task. A few times its come down to changing a light bulb to one with a different filter/colour to reduce a perception of brightness (other employees in area were consulted).

Regards

Carr

On 29 Oct 2015 12:17, "Sarah Holling" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

I'm doing an assignment on DSE at the moment and interested what light meters people use in the workplace. We don't have one and wondering what might be a reasonable cost effective one to look at if we bought one. Thanks.

Sarah Holling
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