ARTICLE V. ARTIFICIAL LIGHTING AND EXIT SIGNS (13-112-320 et seq.)

13-112-320 General requirements.

   The requirements of this Code, relating to artificial lighting and exit signs in an industrial or storage unit shall apply to a hazardous use unit except as otherwise provided below, and in Chapters 15-24, 15-26 and 15-28 of this Code.

(Prior code § 60-32; Amend Coun. J. 6-14-95, p. 2841; Amend Coun. J. 11-9-16, p. 36266, § 24)

13-112-330 Artificial lighting.

   All artificial lighting in the following occupancies:

   Cereal, feed, flour, grist or starch mill;

   Dry cleaning building;

   Fume or flammable compressed gas room;

   Grain elevator, malt house or similar building;

   Grinding or dust producing room;

   Highly flammable material storage building or room;

   Japanning or enameling room;

   Magazine;

   Nitrocellulose or nitrocellulose products building or room;

   Paint mixing or spraying room;

   Picker or shredder room;

   Drying room for any article or material which will give off explosive or flammable vapors during the drying process;

shall be by explosion-proof electric lights protected by wire guards. Switches for the control of such lighting shall be located outside the building or room, or shall be oil switches or other types suitable for use in the presence of explosive or flammable vapors. There shall be no switches or receptacles for extension cords in any such building or room, except types approved for use with explosive vapors.

(Prior code § 60-33)

13-112-340 Exit signs.

   Every vertical means of exit required under that part of this chapter dealing with means of exit from any story for which two exits are required shall have a standard exit sign as required by Chapter 13-160.

(Prior code § 60-34)

13-112-350 Exit directional signs.

   Standard directional signs shall be provided for any hazardous use unit three stories or more in height as required by Chapter 13-160 of this Code.

(Prior code § 60-35)