{"id":290,"date":"2026-01-05T12:44:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T12:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lyco.co.uk\/blog\/?p=290"},"modified":"2026-03-20T14:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T14:10:05","slug":"outdoor-lights-for-staff-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lyco.co.uk\/blog\/outdoor-lights-for-staff-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor lights for staff safety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Posted on 15 September 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Author: Andrew Evangelidis<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last updated on 9 August 2024<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Lighting affects our working lives in several ways. It has a major effect on our health and mental welfare and may protect life and limb in dangerous manual jobs. At either end of a working day employees enter or leave a workplace. It\u2019s essential they\u2019re able to do this without risk of accident or physical threat.\u00a0Outdoor lights<\/a>\u00a0for staff safety deserve close attention. This article points you towards specific products to help keep employees safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Outdoor car parks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

European Standard 12464-2 gives useful advice on car park lighting. It recommends surface illuminance of at least 5 lux for car parks with low traffic and 20 lux for busy parking zones. The size of the car park will influence your lighting choice. A light mounted high up covers more ground and avoids glare, but it needs to emit more light to maintain intensity. The distance covered by a floodlight is roughly twice its mounting height.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Dextra 400W Metal Halide Floodlight suits a high mounting position. This fitting produces far more light than a 400W halogen equivalent. Good-quality colour rendering makes car recognition easier and aids crime detection. Our choice of metal halide floodlights caters for many applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For large areas of lighting, there is the Dextra 400W SON Floodlight. This floodlight is energy efficient and throws out even more light than the 400W metal halide lamp, but its colour rendering is poorer. Nonetheless, it allows some colour recognition and is suitable for many outdoor purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Covered car parks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Covered car parks have different lighting needs to open parking spaces. They are trickier to navigate, and their hemmed-in nature causes a sense of unease if poorly lit. The psychological effect of lighting is important; staff should feel safe as well as being as safe as possible. Suggested lux levels are 75 lux for driving lanes, entrances, exits and parking bays; a minimum 100 lux for pedestrian areas; and 150 lux for ramps, corners, and junctions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A good choice for covered car parks is the Eterna IP65 T8 Weatherproof Fluorescent Batten<\/a>. This inexpensive light source is dust-tight and resistant to jets of water. LED substitutes for fluorescent tubes last longer and are 30-40% more energy efficient. The Robus Vulcan LED Batten<\/a> is an example. These lights are ideal for tunnels or sheltered paths, too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Paths<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Paths need good lighting for the safety and security of staff. An illuminance level of between 5 and 20 lux is recommended. The Eterna Outdoor Wall Light<\/a> includes a photocell to trigger light at dusk and is suitable for a path alongside a building. The eye-lid design helps to reduce glare and protect visibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Any obstacle or change of direction along a path demands good lighting. Adequate corner lighting helps prevent accidents. The Eterna Well Corner Light<\/a> comes with a special mount to allow this. It is wise to keep building extremities amply lit for reasons of personal security, especially when publicly accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For brick buildings, a discreet way of lighting adjoining paths is with brick lights such as the JCC Fresco Low Energy Brick Light. This ensures enough lighting at ground level while also cutting out glare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Post lights such as the modern\u00a0Edit Inti LED Post<\/a>\u00a0allow safe passage along isolated paths.\u00a0Floodlights<\/a>\u00a0are useful for lighting large outside spaces and provide a safe environment for all employees and visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bike sheds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fluorescent tubes<\/a>\u00a0are fine in bike sheds, but the Eterna\u00a011W IP65 LED Bulkhead<\/a>\u00a0also satisfies. This compact fitting has a built-in photocell to trigger light automatically at dusk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Security Camera<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Security cameras deters criminals by capturing, relaying and saving video footage. You can remotely access cameras through a computer, tablet or smartphone. Lyco sells a wide range of\u00a0security camera\u00a0to keep your business and employees safe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lux measurement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Lux is a unit of illumination equal to one lumen of light spread evenly over a 1m\u00b2 surface. It measures light intensity at the surface plane. As the distance of a lamp increases, so does the surface area that it lights, while light intensity (lux) decreases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are various light calculators available on the Internet, but a lux meter offers a cheap and reliable means of ensuring sufficient light for any application inside or outside a workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further info<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For advice on related topics, please look at our\u00a0security lighting<\/a>\u00a0feature. Our outdoor light\u00a0buying guide<\/a>\u00a0may also be helpful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more useful information and advice please take a look at our\u00a0Lighting Advice<\/a>\u00a0section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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