Illumination
OSHA Standard: 1915.82, 1926.26, and 1926.56
Potential Hazards:
Inadequate or poor-quality lighting systems can lead to:
- slips, trips, and falls
- electric shocks and burns
- inability to exit the space
Requirements and Example Solutions:
- Temporary lights must have guards or be recessed to prevent accidental contact with the bulb.
- Temporary lights must:
- be equipped with heavy duty electric cords
- not be suspended by their electric cords
- have splices equal to the insulation of the cable
- Cords must be protected from damage.
- Exposed non-current-carrying metal parts of temporary lights must be properly grounded.
- Temporary lighting must be equipped with overcurrent protection such as fuses or circuit breakers.
- In dark areas that do not have permanent or temporary lights, portable emergency lighting such as flashlights or light sticks must be provided.
- Workers must not enter dark spaces without a suitable portable light.
- Burning torches should not be used to illuminate work areas.
Construction areas, ramps, runways, corridors, offices, shops, and storage areas shall be lighted to not less than the minimum illumination intensities listed above in the link to OSHA Standard 1926.56 while any work is in progress.
Knowledge Check Choose the best answer for the question.
5-8. Temporary lighting must be equipped with _____ such as fuses or circuit breakers.
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