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Alternative Lighting
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Anti-Glare Filters for Fluorescent Lights
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Cubicle Doors, Shields, and Shades
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Fluorescent Light Tube Covers
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Full Spectrum or Natural Lighting Products
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LED Light Filters
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Light Filtering Glasses
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Lighting Gel Filters
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Sun/UV Protective Clothing
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Vehicle Window Tinting and Shades
Alternative Lighting
Alternative lighting, such as incandescent lighting and LED light fixtures provide adequate task light without harmful UV radiation. LED lights are becoming more widely available. Contact the following companies for information regarding these products:
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Anti-Glare Filters for Fluorescent Lights
Filters for fluorescent lights allow the fluorescent to more closely resemble natural sunlight, and reduces reflective and veiling glare.
Vendors and Products
Cubicle Doors, Shields, and Shades
Attachments for office cubicles to enhance privacy and reduce external noise.
Fluorescent Light Tube Covers
Fluorescent light tube covers are clear or tinted mylar sleeves that fit over straight standard-sized fluorescent bulbs. The tube covers may be used to help darken the bulbs to lessen the intensity of the brightness of the light, and may mask the contrast between the light and the dark during the flickering of the lights. The tough mylar film sleeve protects the bulb and adds a safety factor as well. The fluorescent light covers can be cut easily with scissors to fit smaller sizes or be combined to fit larger ones. The fluorescent light covers are reusable and outlast many bulb changes.
Full Spectrum or Natural Lighting Products
Individuals who experience eye strain or fatigue may benefit from natural light. If it is not possible to situate the worker near a natural light source, alternative lighting may be an accommodation solution. Full Spectrum Lighting or Full Spectrum Light Filters (for covering fluorescent lighting) may reduce glare from overhead lights by simulating a natural light source and blocking ultraviolet rays. To learn more about this type of lighting and to select an appropriate lighting source for the situation, please contact the following vendors and manufacturers.
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LED Light Filters
LED light filters are clear or tinted covers that fit over variously shaped LED light sockets. The covers may be used to help lessen the intensity of the brightness of the light. Different colour filters allow for varying hues of softer light to be achieved.
Light Filtering Glasses
Glasses that filter light including, Blue light filters, Migraine Glasses, Glasses for Light Sensitivity, and Computer glasses.
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Lighting Gel Filters
Lighting gel filters can be used with overhead fluorescent bulbs to provide a softer diffused light source. They are available in a full spectrum of colors and in various degrees of diffusion.
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Sun/UV Protective Clothing
Sun protective clothing may be needed when job functions require an individual to work outdoors frequently.
Vendors and Products
Vehicle Window Tinting and Shades
Ultraviolet radiation can pass through ordinary window glass, so filtering out these harmful rays can be paramount to the health of those who are photosensitive. UV tinting is available through many dealers and auto-body shops. It is important to note that some states have regulations on the how dark the windshield and front vehicle windows are allowed to be. The following vendors can give prices and product information: