TSK-FM5950.01D Re-lamping in limited access areas
Effective Date: January 4, 2000, Revised April 27, 2007
Approved by: Director of Facilities Management
See Also
POL-U5950.01
POL-U5950.05
POL-U5950.06
Background
Limited access areas include tunnels, mechanical spaces, and crawl spaces, along with any other confined space.
Task Outline
The Facilities Management Maintenance Mechanic or Electrician shall do the following:
- When re-lamping a light fixture located 6 feet or less from the floor in a limited access area, use a shatter-proof lamp or other shatter-proof device.
- When re-lamping a light fixture within contact distance of a fixed ladder in any limited access area, use a shatter-proof lamp or other shatter-proof device.
- Use “common sense” when applying the above.
- Follow the appropriate procedure or task outline that pertains to changing lamps and ballasts.