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SAFETY
AUTHOR Luis Ramirez

LED INDUSTRIAL LIGHTING
ENHANCES SAFETY

& OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY FOR AVIATION FACILITIES
High-efficiency LED lighting improves safety and reduces costs.
SAFETY AND efficiency are two of the aviation
industry's biggest priorities and balancing the two
is sometimes a difficult challenge. Critical safety
features and protocols can be quite expensive and
time-consuming, but they're absolutely necessary
to protect the traveling public.
At the same time, protecting the
safety and wellbeing of personnel on
the ground is paramount as well. From
maintenance crews, mechanics and new
aircraft construction teams to logistics
specialists and other ground crews,
there might be hundreds of people
involved in building and maintaining
an aircraft. Ensuring a safe and efficient
work environment here also requires
leveraging the latest technology at the
most economical cost.
Upgrading to modern, highefficiency industrial LED lighting in
aviation facilities like airplane hangars is
proving to be one of the best investments
in safety and operational efficiency for
aviation companies around the world.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
LUIS RAMIREZ,COO

Luis Ramirez is Dialight's Chief Operations
Officer and is responsible for global
operations, including: direct and contract
manufacturing; supply chain, planning
and logistics; quality, warranty and
technical services; and sustainability
initiatives. He is a charismatic, "hands-on"
and people-centric executive with over 23
years of global experience.

Originally intended for the rigors of
heavy industrial applications, industrial
LEDs are extremely well suited for
aviation hangars due to their outstanding
durability, long-life performance and
high output that's ideal for higher
mounting heights.
The bright, crisp and ample light
output are obvious benefits of upgrading
from conventional technology, such as
metal halide or fluorescents, to industrial
LED fixtures. But, there are also a
number of other advantages that make
LED fixtures the clear choice for aviation,
where precision, safety, attention to detail
and operational efficiency are critical to
business success.
Here's how indust r ia l LED
t ech nolog y out per for m s mo st
conventional lighting solutions in
aviation applications:

Better visibility
improves safety
Poor lighting has proven to be a leading
cause of slip, trip and fall accidents,
along with contact with objects and
equipment-some of the most common
workplace incidents.
Clear visibility is critical in aviation

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construction and maintenance facilities
where components and parts are often
lying around during the build process
or teardown/rebuild work. Improving
visibility through better lighting has
shown to reduce the risk of accidents by
as much as 60 percent, simply because
workers are better able to see what they're
doing.
At the Duncan Aviation facility in
Michigan, with just 45-50 footcandles on
the ground from their antiquated metal
halides, technicians were forced to work
with headlamps to see their work clearly
and safely. An upgrade to high-output
industrial LED high bay lighting solved
that problem and workers now enjoy a
much safer work environment.
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