7 Pa. Code § 82.12 - Lighting and electrical
(a)
Electrical installations at seasonal farm labor camps shall comply with and be
maintained in accordance with the requirements of the 1978 National
Electrical Code published by the National Fire Protection Association.
An exception to this requirement is that those camp facilities constructed
prior to January 3, 1981, shall comply with the code in effect at the time of
construction.
(b) Electrical
installations at seasonal farm labor camps shall be inspected and approved in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the 1978 National
Electrical Code by an electrical inspection agency acceptable to the
Department. Proof of electrical certification shall be submitted to the
Department in duplicate. The original electrical inspection certificate
acquired for a seasonal farm labor camp may be used for future applications
subject to paragraph (2).
(c) The
minimum lighting levels, measured in footcandles 30 inches from the floor, are
as follows:
Area | Footcandles |
Food Storage Room | 10 |
Central Kitchen | 35-work surface, 20-general area |
Communal Kitchen | 30-work surface, 20-general area |
Private Kitchen | 30-work surface, 20-general area |
Dining Rooms | 10 (when cleaning) |
Laundry Rooms | 20 |
Halls/Stairways | 10 |
Habitable Rooms | 20 |
Living Quarters | 20 |
Private Sleeping | 20 |
Dormitory Sleeping | 20 |
Private Toilet and Bathing | 20 |
Shared Toilet and Bathing | 20 |
Chemical Toilets | 20 |
(d) The minimum number of electrical outlets
shall be as follows. These outlets are not permitted on the floor surface.
(1) Food storage room-0.
(2) Existing central, communal and private
kitchens-a minimum of two outlets, one of which shall be a 20-amp appliance
circuit.
(3) New kitchens-a minimum
of two 20-amp electrical circuits.
(4) Laundry rooms-at least one ceiling type
or wall lighting fixture and at least one separate wall outlet.
(5) Halls/stairways-at least one ceiling type
light fixture. Light switches at top and bottom of stairways.
(6) Habitable rooms/living quarters-at least
one ceiling type light fixture and at least one separate wall outlet.
(7) Sleeping, private-at least one wall
outlet per person.
(8) Sleeping,
dormitory-one wall outlet for the first five persons, and one additional outlet
for each additional five persons.
(9) Toilet and bathing rooms, private-at
least one ceiling or wall lighting fixture and one wall outlet.
(10) Toilet and bathing rooms, shared-at
least one ceiling or wall lighting fixture and one wall outlet for each two
sinks.
Notes
The provisions of this § 82.12 issued under sections 301 and 603 of the Seasonal Farm Labor Act (43 P. S. § § 1301.301 and 1301.603).
This section cited in 7 Pa. Code § 82.20 (relating to single family homes).
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.