LIGHTING & LIGHTING CONTROLS
may change to reflect new storage needs. Changing the fitting to meet these new needs is difficult when the fittings are more than 8 metres above your head. Fortunately, there is an answer with adaptable high bay lighting, taking our Tri Bay range as an example, you can switch the beam angle from 100o for open areas to 30o x 90o for lighting long rows of racking.
Picking areas and loading bays
Other important spaces in a busy warehouse include picking areas and the loading bay. The picking area is where staff retrieve individual items to fulfil orders. It is typically replenished from bulk storage and is designed for fast and efficient access. Lighting is vital so that people can accurately identify goods. CIBSE recommends 300 lux at floor level and 200 lux on the racking faces. The loading bay is a transitional area. It links indoors with outside and you must consider the needs for both drivers and pedestrians for safety and accurate loading.
Factors to consider included transitional lighting so that can adjust between bright daylight or darkness and the warehouse lighting, and visibility and glare control to help avoid any accidents. For outdoor lighting you will also need IP65 rated fittings, and control using PIR, photocell, and/or door open sensors to help save energy.
Lighting control
While modern LED high bays will improve the working environment, the incentive for most refurbishments will be to save energy. Modern warehouses will have skylights providing natural light which is free, so the role of artificial lighting is to supplement this to meet required illuminance levels in unlit areas and when daylight fades.
Daylight harvesting and motion sensors for the lighting will ensure that you only use artificial lighting when you need it and will help further reduce both
your energy bill and carbon footprint to help you meet the new EPC ratings. Most of us buy products online so warehouses are a vital part of our life. With a hard deadline to meet tougher energy efficiency requirements by 2031 building engineers need to start planning how they will achieve this. A lighting refurbishment is the obvious place to start and will quickly pay for itself.
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