On Board Trains Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (SOR/87-184)

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Regulations are current to 2025-10-14 and last amended on 2025-03-26. Previous Versions

SCHEDULE I(Section 3.3)

Levels of Lighting in Cabooses, Locomotives and Maintenance of Way Equipment

Item	Column I	Column II
Item	Area	Level of lighting (lx)
1	Work surfaces while being used to read or write operating orders, timetables or other operating documents	220
2	Work surfaces of equipment while being repaired or maintained	220
3	Corridors, passageways, toilet rooms and on-board accommodations while being used by employees	30
4	Areas where meters and gauges are located, other than those that are self-illuminated	30