Amend Section 3317 to read:
§3317. Illumination.
(a) Working areas, stairways, aisles, passageways, work benches and machines shall be
provided with either natural or artificial illumination which is adequate and suitable to
provide a reasonably safe place of employment. Minimum illumination levels for safety
alone are listed for various typical areas in Table IL-1. (Title 24, Part 2, Section 2-1755
512, Table 5-C.)
TABLE IL-1
MINIMUM LEVELS OF ILLUMINATION FOR SAFETY
| Hazards Requiring Visual Detection | Slight |
High |
| Normal Activity Level | Low |
High |
Low |
High |
| Areas | Storage Yards Offices Locker Rooms |
Loading areas Warehouses Corridors Washrooms Spray Booths Inspection Areas |
Elevators Stairways Assembly Areas Layout Areas |
Engine rooms Processing Areas Machine Shops Sheet Metal Works Woodworking Shops |
| Footcandles | 0.5 |
1.0 |
2.0 |
5.0 |
NOTES:
(1) To assure these levels at all times, higher initial levels need to be provided to compensate for their depreciation due to the decrease of light output of lamps with age and to the accumulation of dirt on lamps and room surfaces.
(2) For areas or operations not covered above, and for recommended illumination levels
for efficient visual performance in varied tasks and areas, refer to ANSI
A11.1-1973, ANSI/IES RP-7-1991, Practice for Industrial Lighting and ANSI
A132.1-1973, ANSI/IES RP-1-1993, Practice for Office Lighting. (Title 24,
Part 2, Section 512, Table 2-1755.1 5-C.)
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NOTE: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3, Labor Code; and Section 18943(c), Health and Safety Code.
Amend Table 5-C to read:
TABLE 5-C [FOR DOSH]-MINIMUM LEVELS OF ILLUMINATION FOR SAFETY
| HAZARDS REQUIRING VISUAL DETECTION |
SLIGHT |
HIGH |
||
NORMAL ACTIVITY LEVEL |
LOW |
HIGH |
LOW |
HIGH |
| Areas
Footcandles (1x) |
Storage yards Offices Locker rooms
0.5 (5.38) |
Loading areas Warehouses Corridors Washrooms Spray booths Inspection areas 1.0 (10.76) |
Elevators Stairways Assembly areas Layout areas
2.0 (21.52) |
Engine rooms Processing areas Machine shops Sheet metal works Woodworking shops
5.0 (53.8) |
NOTES: 1. To assure these levels at all times, higher initial levels need to be provided to compensate for their depreciation due to the decrease of light output of lamps with age and to the accumulation of dirt on lamps and room surfaces.
(2) For areas or operations not covered above, and for recommended illumination levels
for efficient visual performance in varied tasks and areas, refer to ANSI
A11.1-1973- ANSI/IES RP-7-1991, Practice for Industrial Lighting and ANSI
A132.1-1973- ANSI/IES RP-1-1993 Practice for Office Lighting.
Note: Authority cited: Section 142.3, Labor Code. Reference: Section 142.3 Labor Code; and Section 18943(b), Health and Safety Code.