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Safety of workplaces

effective evacuation plan so that all persons are evacuated speedily without panic and
accounted for and all plant and processes shut down.

3.6.16. Notices should be posted at conspicuous places indicating:
(a) the nearest fire alarm;
(b) the telephone number and address of the nearest emergency services.

3.7. Lighting

3.7.1. Where natural lighting is not adequate to ensure safe working conditions,
adequate and suitable lighting, including portable lighting where appropriate, should be
provided at every workplace and any other place on the construction site where a worker
may have to pass.

3.7.2. Artificial lighting should, as far as practicable, not produce glare or
disturbing shadows.

3.7.3. Where necessary to prevent danger, lamps should be protected by suitable
guards against accidental breakage.

3.7.4. The cables of portable electrical lighting equipment should be of adequate
size and characteristics for the power requirements and of adequate mechanical strength
to withstand severe conditions in construction operations.

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