Impact of Lighting in Retail Cloth Stores on Salesperson Blood Pressure, Heart Rate and Body Temperature

J. Deepika, T. Neeraja

Abstract: A major challenge in recent times in the illumination field has been to define how light affects health, not only in aspects related to work but also related to human health and performance. The aim of the study was to explore the impact of lighting on salesperson blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature in retail cloth stores. For the study, ten retail cloth stores were selected in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, the twin cities of Andhra Pradesh. The study was conducted on 100 salesperson who were working in these retail cloth stores. This information was recorded with scientific instrument before starting, during and after the work and the results showed that the lighting condition in the retail cloth stores had shown an impact on salesperson blood pressure and body temperature whereas had not shown any impact of salesperson heart rate bright lighting played a significant role on the salesperson health.

Keywords: Lighting factors, blood pressure, heart rate and body temperature