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Lighting is the one piece of equipment
that universally affects everyone on the
TOWER LIGHTS ADD jobsite. Since humans receive 80 percent
of their information through the sense of
sight, a well-lit jobsite is a necessity, not a
JOBSITE SAFETY AND luxury, to support safety and productivity.

Workers need proper lighting 24 hours
PRODUCTIVITY a day, in all locations. Safety risks can
increase or decrease with jobsite visibility,
whether working in a dark mechanical
room, during an electrical shutdown,
on a night concrete pour, or repairing
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Inadequate lighting on a worksite is
not only a hazard to safety, but also a
danger to health. The risk of accidents,
injuries, and fatalities increases when a
worker cannot correctly see the location,
shape, or speed of an object. For workers,
poor lighting can cause symptoms
including eye strain, discomfort, and
headaches, and result in reduced worker
hours. This can lower productivity and
quality, especially for precision work.

Improved jobsite lighting can help
avoid injuries and deaths. In 2019, the
construction industry topped all others

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