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September 16th, 2017
In July 2017, the EU’s Scientific Committee on Health, Environment and Emerging Risks published their preliminary report into the risks to human health of LEDs: “The SCHEER concludes that the available scientific research does not provide evidence for health hazards to the eye or skin associated with LEDs when the total exposure is below the […]
August 31st, 2017
LightAware is delighted to be nominated for an award at the 6th Professional Lighting Design Convention in Paris in November 2017. The charity has been shortlisted for the Professional Lighting Design Recognition Award 2017 in the Category “Award at Large”! LightAware have been shortlisted for our “effort to raise awareness of the impact of artificial lighting on […]
July 12th, 2017
LightAware has written to Justine Greening, Minister for Women and Equalities, Penny Mordaunt, Minister of State for Disabled People, Health and Work, and Chris Grayling, Secretary of State for Transport, to ask for meetings with the charity. The text of one of the letters is below: Dear Chris Grayling, LightAware is a charity dedicated to […]
June 22nd, 2017
We have serious concerns about the effect of LED streetlights on light-sensitive people
May 1st, 2017
Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks concluded that there is no evidence that blue light from artificial lighting constitutes a risk in practice and that all light-sensitive patients can choose light sources suitable to prevent an aggravation of symptoms.
April 28th, 2017
Brenda Ryder is taking on the role of LightAware Ambassador for light sensitive lupus.
February 24th, 2017
A LightAware Ambassador summarised how the choice of outdoor and interior LED and modern fluorescent lighting affects people’s health leading sufferers to be excluded from normal social interaction and opportunities.
October 1st, 2016
We hope the meeting with Julie Ward MEP will lead to a meeting between LightAware and a representative of the European Commission.
July 25th, 2016
The spread of new forms of lighting has resulted in the social exclusion of light-sensitive people
July 18th, 2016
Event: Meeting between representatives of Lambeth Council, a LightAware trustee, Simon Nicholas street lighting expert and LightAware adviser, and a Lambeth resident. After the meeting Lambeth Council agreed not to install LED street lighting in the resident’s street.
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