Home Workplace Lighting

Insufficient lighting in your home workplace can lead to headaches, eyestrain, or lack of concentration and fatigue.  Regular workplaces have precise specifications regarding lighting, whereas at the home workplace can differ from these standards.

The standards give a practical guidance regarding the lighting of indoor workspaces and the illumination parameters regarding your home office are as follows: -

• Work area: 500 lux
• Direct surroundings: 300 lux

In order to achieve lighting of 300 lux, an LED lamp should be at least 600 lumens and to achieve 500 lux you will require a 1,000 lumen desk light.

There are apps available for iOS and Androids devices, allowing employees to complete an easy and reliable test as to whether their lighting is sufficient or whether they should improve the lighting accordingly.