Section 25-A3008. LIGHTING - INTENSITY

 

3008.1The light intensity shall be: 

 

(a)At least one hundred eight (108) lux or ten (10) foot candles at a distance  of seventy-five centimeters (75 cm) or thirty inches (30 in.) above the  floor, in walk-in refrigeration units and dry food storage areas and in other  areas and rooms during periods of cleaning;

 

(b)At least two hundred fifteen (215) lux or twenty (20) foot candles: 

 

(1)At a surface where food is provided for consumer self-service,  such as buffets and salad bars, or where fresh produce or packaged  foods are sold or offered for consumption;

 

(2)Inside equipment such as reach-in and under-counter refrigerators;  and

 

(3)At a distance of seventy-five centimeters (75 cm) or thirty  inches  (30 in.) above the floor in areas used for handwashing,  warewashing, and equipment and utensil storage, and in toilet  rooms; and

 

(c)At least five hundred forty (540) lux or fifty (50) foot candles at a  surface  where a food employee is working with food or working with utensils or  equipment including knives, slicers, grinders, or saws where employee  safety is a factor.

 

authority

Sections 4 and 10 of An Act Relating to the adulteration of foods and drugs in the District of Columbia, approved February 17, 1898 (30 Stat. 246: D.C. Official Code §§ 48-104 and 48-110 (2009 Repl.)); Section 7 of An Act Making Appropriations to provide for the expenses for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and three, and for other purposes (32 Stat.627: D.C. Official Code § 47-2834(a)(1), (a)(2), and (b) (2005 Repl.)); and Mayor’s Order 98-139, dated August 20, 1998, and Mayor’s Order 2002-103, dated June 18, 2002.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 50 DCR 4394 (June 6, 2003), incorporating by reference the text of Proposed Rulemaking published at 49 DCR 6184, 6318-19 (July 5, 2002); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 13690 (November 30, 2012).