Resumen en inglés

From the point of view of occupational health and safety, inadequate lighting conditions in the workplace can have negative impacts on the health of employees, ranging from blurred vision, tearing and headaches, and in the worst case, it can be the trigger for work accidents. In this project, the lighting conditions of the administrative jobs of Distrisec Solutions S.A.S were evaluated, through hygienic measurements and a qualitative perception survey. The results obtained in the hygienic measurements, it’s possible to affirm that, of the administrative jobs evaluated, only one meets the minimum requirements established in the current regulations. In relation to symptoms manifested during and after the workday, the surveyed collaborators refer a feeling of eye fatigue, headache and heaviness in the eyelids. Finally, measures based on the principles of risk control were proposed, in order to guarantee the visual health of employees and improve the management of risks associated with inadequate lighting conditions.