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Canada Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/86-304)

Regulations are current to 2024-02-20 and last amended on 2023-12-15. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE III(Section 6.6)

Levels of Lighting — General Areas

ItemColumn IColumn II
AreaLevel in lx
1BUILDING EXTERIORS
  • (a) Entrances and exits that are

  • (i) used frequently blank line

100
  • (ii) used infrequently blank line

50
  • (b) Passageways used by persons

  • (i) at vehicular intersections blank line

30
  • (ii) at other locations blank line

10
  • (c) Areas used by persons and mobile equipment in which there is

  • (i) a high or moderate level of activity blank line

20
  • (ii) a low level of activity blank line

10
  • (d) Storage areas in which there is

  • (i) a high or moderate level of activity blank line

30
  • (ii) a low level of activity blank line

10
2FIRST AID ROOMS
  • (a) in treatment and examination area blank line

1 000
  • (b) in other areas blank line

500
3FOOD PREPARATION AREAS blank line500
4PERSONAL SERVICE ROOMS blank line200
5BOILER ROOMS blank line200
6ROOMS IN WHICH PRINCIPAL HEATING, VENTILATION OR AIR CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT IS INSTALLED blank line50
7EMERGENCY SHOWER FACILITIES AND EMERGENCY EQUIPMENT LOCATIONS blank line50
8PARKING AREAS
  • (a) Covered blank line

50
  • (b) Open blank line

10
9LOBBIES AND ATRIA blank line100
  • SOR/89-515, s. 1
  • SOR/96-525, s. 12
 

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