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Illumination (general industry) - California

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California OSHA has a standard for illumination in general industry that is more specific than federal OSHA. It requires the following:

  • Working areas, stairways, aisles, passageways, work benches, and machines must be provided with natural or artificial illumination that is adequate to provide a reasonable safe place of employment.
  • When adequate natural illumination or permanent artificial illumination cannot be made available, suitable portable lights shall be provided.
  • Skylights, side windows, lamps, and other light accessories that provide necessary illumination must be kept clean, adjusted, and repaired so that they do not impair the illumination required for employee safety.

Table IL-1, Minimum levels of illumination for safety, lists the following minimum requirements for various work areas:

Hazards requiring visual detectionSlightHigh
Normal activity levelLowHighLowHigh
AreasStorage yards, offices, locker roomsLoading areas, warehouses, corridors, washrooms, spray booths, inspectionElevators, stairways, assembly areas, layout areasEngine rooms, processing areas, machine shops, sheet metal works, woodworking shops
Footcandles0.51.02.05.0
For areas not covered in the table, and for recommended illumination levels for efficient visual performance in varied tasks and areas, refer to ANSI/IES RP-7-1991, Practice for Industrial Lighting and ANSI/IES RP-1-1993, Practice for Office Lighting.

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