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

Regulations are current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2012-12-07. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE II

(s. 6.5)

LEVELS OF LIGHTING IN INDUSTRIAL AREAS

Column IColumn II
ItemAreaLevel in lx
1.GARAGES
(a) Main repair and maintenance areas, other than those referred to in paragraph (b) 300
(b) Main repair and maintenance areas used for repairing and maintaining cranes, bulldozers and other major equipment 150
(c) General work areas adjacent to a main repair and maintenance area referred to in paragraph (b) 50
(d) Fuelling areas 150
(e) Battery rooms 100
(f) Other areas in which there is

  • (i) a high or moderate level of activity 

100

  • (ii) a low level of activity 

50
2.LABORATORIES
(a) Areas in which instruments are read and where errors in such reading may be hazardous to the health or safety of an employee 750
(b) Areas in which a hazardous substance is handled 500
(c) Areas in which laboratory work requiring close and prolonged attention is performed 500
(d) Areas in which other laboratory work is performed 300
3.LOADING PLATFORMS, STORAGE ROOMS AND WAREHOUSES
(a) Areas in which packages are frequently checked or sorted 250
(b) Areas in which packages are infrequently checked or sorted 75
(c) Docks (indoor and outdoor), piers and other locations where packages or containers are loaded or unloaded 150
(d) Areas in which grain or granular material is loaded or unloaded in bulk 30
(e) Areas in which goods are stored in bulk or where goods in storage are all of one kind 30
(f) Areas where goods in storage are of different kinds 75
(g) Any other area 10
4.MACHINE AND WOODWORKING SHOPS
(a) Areas in which medium or fine bench or machine work is performed 500
(b) Areas in which rough bench or machine work is performed 300
(c) Any other area 200
5.MANUFACTURING AND PROCESSING AREAS
(a) Major control rooms or rooms with dial displays 500
(b) Areas in which a hazardous substance is processed, manufactured or used

  • (i) in main work areas 

500

  • (ii) in surrounding areas 

200
(c) Areas in which substances that are not hazardous substances are processed, manufactured or used or where automatically controlled equipment operates

  • (i) in main work areas 

100

  • (ii) in surrounding areas 

50
6.SERVICE AREAS
(a) Stairways and elevating devices that are

  • (i) used frequently 

100

  • (ii) used infrequently 

50
(b) Stairways that are used only in emergencies 30
(c) Corridors and aisles that are used by persons and mobile equipment

  • (i) at main intersections 

100

  • (ii) at other locations 

50
(d) Corridors and aisles that are used by mobile equipment only 50
(e) Corridors and aisles that are used by persons only and are

  • (i) used frequently by employees 

50

  • (ii) used infrequently by employees 

30
  • SOR/88-68, s. 14;
  • SOR/89-515, s. 1;
  • SOR/94-263, s. 13;
  • SOR/96-525, s. 11;
  • SOR/2002-208, ss. 40, 43(F).