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Lighting in the Workplace: An Analysis of the Lighting Quality and the
Possible Associated Symptoms Related to Lighting among Lecturers
Nur Aqilah Binti Aris
Supervisor: Dr Tengku Azmina Binti Engku Ibrahim
Bachelor of Technology (Environment)
School of Ocean Engineering
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
In indoor environment, lighting quality is one of the conditions that need to be
considered. Health hazards may arise due to the excessive or limited lighting especially
at the workplace where people mostly spend their times. The aim of this study is to
identify the prevalence of Computer Vision Syndrome-related symptoms associated
with lighting quality among academic staff working in Universiti Malaysia Terengganu.
The CVS-related symptoms are assessed using a self- reported questionnaire and
lighting conditions are measured by a luxmeter. From this study, it was depicted that
the academicians are working under lighting which is not in the range between 300-
400lux as recommended by the guideline. Throughout this study the results discovered
that majority academicians experienced CVS because of the usage of computer. To
summarize, an additional artificial lamp should be provided to improve the lighting
which eventually reduce the prevalence of CVS as a safety measures in UMT.
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