Blue-light hazard risk assessment for white-light sources

Light from screens and general lighting is almost always photobiologically safe. The use of high-power spotlights e. g. in structural and civil engineering, at events or large storage areas, however, can come along with a blue-light hazard. The associated workplace risk assessment often requires demanding and time-consuming radiance measurements. An alternative method based on illuminance and correlated color temperature is virtually as accurate but much more practical.

Bibliographic information

Title:  Blue-light hazard risk assessment for white-light sources. Guidance for a practical illuminance based assessment method

Written by:  S. Bauer

1. edition.  Dortmund:  Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin, 2023.  pages: 2, Project number: F 2483, PDF file, DOI: 10.21934/baua:guidancebrief20231011

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Research Project

Project numberF 2483 StatusCompleted Project Simplified risk assessment of incoherent high-power spotlights

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Research completed