29 C.F.R. § 1926.56   Illumination.


Title 29 - Labor


Title 29: Labor
PART 1926—SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION
Subpart D—Occupational Health and Environmental Controls

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§ 1926.56   Illumination.

(a) General. Construction areas, ramps, runways, corridors, offices, shops, and storage areas shall be lighted to not less than the minimum illumination intensities listed in Table D–3 while any work is in progress:

       Table D-3_Minimum Illumination Intensities in Foot-Candles------------------------------------------------------------------------              Foot-candles                      Area or operation------------------------------------------------------------------------5......................................  General construction area                                          lighting.3......................................  General construction areas,                                          concrete placement, excavation                                          and waste areas, accessways,                                          active storage areas, loading                                          platforms, refueling, and                                          field maintenance areas.5......................................  Indoors: warehouses, corridors,                                          hallways, and exitways.5......................................  Tunnels, shafts, and general                                          underground work areas:                                          (Exception: minimum of 10 foot-                                          candles is required at tunnel                                          and shaft heading during                                          drilling, mucking, and                                          scaling. Bureau of Mines                                          approved cap lights shall be                                          acceptable for use in the                                          tunnel heading.)10.....................................  General construction plant and                                          shops (e.g., batch plants,                                          screening plants, mechanical                                          and electrical equipment                                          rooms, carpenter shops,                                          rigging lofts and active                                          storerooms, barracks or living                                          quarters, locker or dressing                                          rooms, mess halls, and indoor                                          toilets and workrooms).30.....................................  First aid stations,                                          infirmaries, and offices.------------------------------------------------------------------------

(b) Other areas. For areas or operations not covered above, refer to the American National Standard A11.1–1965, R1970, Practice for Industrial Lighting, for recommended values of illumination.

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