ABSTRACT
Occupational Safety and Health Administration oversees and regulates workplace safety standards, which includes establishing minimum industrial lighting standards for manufacturing settings. The disciplined application of workplace orderliness and ergonomic practices can help ensure employee movements are minimized to prevent repetitive motion and workplace injuries. Traditional management of safety practices in the workplace focused on lagging indicators such as accident rate and reacting to events to prevent their reoccurrence. The availability, intensity, and positioning of lighting at shop floor work areas and inspection stations are considered. A comfortable ambient temperature will minimize employee discomfort in being too hot or cold while working. Factors affecting a work environment can also include building design and age, workplace layout, workstation setup, furniture, equipment design, space, ventilation, lighting, noise, odor, vibration, radiation, and air quality. Although space costs money, there must be a balance between space needed to work, for employees, storage, and organizational growth.
