Attic Lighting Requirements
The switch or lighting outlet containing a switch must be at the usual point of entry.
Attic lighting requirements. Then discussed some. For attics and underfloor spaces containing equipment requiring servicing such as heating air conditioning and refrigeration equipment at least one lighting outlet containing a switch or controlled by a wall switch shall be installed in such spaces. Code requirements for attic storage. A corded work light attached if necessary to a long extension cord can cast a lot of light in an attic.
Receptacle and lighting outlet requirements are covered in article 210. Live loads are people and animals and tangentially the things used by people. All occupancies are covered but many of these provisions pertain to dwelling units. Dead loads are things that do not move.
At least one point of control for the lighting outlet shall be located at the usual point of entry to attics underfloor spaces utility rooms and basements that are used for storage or contain equipment requiring servicing. This section specifies the requirements for how bright emergency lighting must be and how long it must be provided in the event of failure of normal lighting. The light has to contain a switch or be controlled by a wall switch and at least one switch must be at the usual point of entry to the space. Your attic floor was probably built with dead loads in mind.
If the lighting is for equipment that requires servicing such as an air handler or water heater it should be located at or near the equipment. Basement foundation are there any code requirements for laying plywood flooring for light storage in an attic area. At least one point of control shall be at the usual point of entry to these spaces. The series began with a discussion of related terminology from article 100.
A small flashlight attached to a strap that wraps around your head allows you to see where you re going in the attic without having to hold a flashlight in your hand. Fema notes that emergency lighting requirements may be different and in the icc excerpt below we give an example of both normal and emergency lighting level requirements. Last month s in focus began a new series covering required lighting outlet provisions. The normal egress requirements for stairway lighting for new stairs is 10 footcandles per nfpa citations given at references.