b) Stand-by emergency power shall be provided with adequate capacity for the electrical requirements of the venue. 8.6 Lighting a) Where natural lighting is provided with opening(s), the opening(s) shall be; situated in an external wall or in a suitable position on the roof of the building b) Where such opening is glazed, it shall be with transparent or translucent material c) The area of the opening including the exit areas shall not be less than 20% of the floor area of the room d) In the absence of adequate daylight in any area used by the public or audience, the house artificial lighting in such areas shall be fully in operation while the public are in the premises. e) If essential to the production that lighting is reduced or extinguished (except for fire safety signs), it should be controlled from a position with a clear view of the audience f) Lighting equipment likely to reach high temperatures shall be suitably guarded with a clearance maintained from flexible cords to prevent overheating. g) Maximum loads of lighting dimmers shall not be exceeded to avoid overloading and a consequent fire hazard. h) The installation and operation of any laser shall comply with necessary safety standards for lasers used for display purposes and located out of reach of members of the public. The safety of the laser installation including mirrors and mirror balls shall be checked on a regular basis. i) The event and entertainment enterprise and the provider shall notify patrons if and when strobe lighting is to be used in a performance. j) Where stroboscopic lighting units may be viewed directly by members of the public, these units shall be synchronized when more than one is used at a fixed frequency of less than 4 flashes per second. k) UV lights shall be eliminated or substituted wherever possible. Where the use of UV lights is unavoidable, to control adverse effects of UV light, identify potential sources and: limit access distance to the source where possible ensure sources are well maintained to prevent leakage enclose or shield the source wherever possible ensure replacement of component parts on sources will not increase potential UV lights 18
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