S.L. 646.8 Art. 12Natural and artificial room lighting.

(1) The employer shall take all the necessary measures to provide and maintain in every workplace suitable and sufficient lighting, which so far as reasonably practicable, shall be by natural light.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subregulation (1):

(a) emergency lighting of adequate intensity, and powered by a source independent from that of normal lighting, shall be provided and suitably maintained in any room in which persons at work are specially exposed to danger in the event of failure of artificial lighting;

(b) artificial lighting shall be so placed or directed, or other measures are undertaken, to prevent annoying glare.

(3) The employer shall take all the necessary measures to ensure that workplaces outdoors are adequateIy lit by artificial lighting whilst work is in progress if natural light is insufficient.

(4) The employer shall ensure that any lighting systems including lights, light fittings and light switches put up in a workplace, including in passageways, are placed in such a way that there is no risk of accident to any person as a result of the type of lighting fitted or installed.