Analysis of the Impact of Working Environment Factors on Employee’s Health and Wellbeing; Workplace Lighting Design Evaluation and Improvement

Ružena Králiková, Ervin Lumnitzer, Laura Džuňová and Anna Yehorova
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Ružena Králiková: Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia
Ervin Lumnitzer: Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia
Laura Džuňová: Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia
Anna Yehorova: Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, 040 01 Kosice, Slovakia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 16, 1-16

Abstract: In modern society, humans spend most of their time in the indoor environment (home, work, school...). This indoor lifestyle constantly poses challenges to our physical and mental health by affecting our hormone levels and circadian rhythm. This article deals with the possible connection between human and working environment factors and the emergence of health problems in connection with work. Using statistical methods, the dependence between the six characteristics (age, length of employment, visual demand of the work task, satisfaction with lighting conditions, and shift work) and occurrence of health-related problems and discomfort (i.e., eye discomfort, headache, eye fatigue, and seasonal affective disorder symptoms) was examined. The paper also deals with the evaluation of lighting conditions in the workshop using the lighting design software DIALux evo 9.2. Using this software, two lighting variants were modeled. The first simulated variant included lighting parameters according to the currently used luminaries and the second variant contained more efficient LED luminaries.

Keywords: working environment factors; health and safety; workplace lighting; visual comfort (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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