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Fixtures in Commercial Cooking Hood: Permitted to be installed if the fixture is identified for use within
commercial cooking hoods and is constructed to exclude exhaust vapors, grease, oil, or cooking vapor from
the lamp and wiring compartment.
Luminaire: Defined as a complete lighting unit consisting of a lamp or lamps together with parts designed
to distribute the light, to position and protect the lamps and ballast (where applicable), and to connect the
lamps to the power supply.
Wall-Mounted Light: Generally installed as an accent but may also serve as general lighting, often
installed at eye level inside or outside a building.
Accent Lighting: Used mainly to focus on a specific point of interest or achieve a desired effect, giving the
impression of a larger room.
Flush Mount Light Fixture: Sit flush against the ceiling without hanging down on a chain, wire, or down
rod.
Recessed Light Fixture: Often known as canister lights, can lights, or downlights, with the bulb and socket
assembly contained within a metal housing above the ceiling plane.
Indoor Ambient Lighting: Installed to light up a room or space entirely and provide a uniform level of
illumination independently of other lighting sources.
Chandelier: A form of luminaire usually installed in dining rooms, kitchens, hallways, and above stairways
with different branches catering to light bulbs.
Track Light: Defined as a lighting fixture designed to support and energize luminaires that can be readily
repositioned on the track.
High-Intensity Discharge Lamp: A type of lamp usually used for outdoor lighting.
Three-Way Switch: Used to connect an electrical lighting circuit with two lamps to be controlled individually
by two switches.
Switches: Devices used to connect or disconnect an electrical circuit.
Three-Way Switch: Used when controlling an electrical lamp in two or more different locations.
Transfer Switch: Used to connect an emergency power supply like a generator to an electrical system and
disconnect it from the normal power supply.
Push Button Switch: A type of switch usually used for signaling systems like controlling bells or buzzers.
Equipment: The general term including material, fittings, devices, appliances, luminaires, apparatus, and
the like used in an electrical installation.
Live Parts: A conductor or conductive parts intended to be energized in normal use.
Lighting Outlet: An outlet intended for the direct connection of a lamp holder, luminaire, or pendant cord
terminating in a lamp holder.
Location, Damp: Protected from weather and subject to moderate degrees of moisture.
Location, Dry: Not normally subject to dampness or wetness.
Location, Wet: Subject to saturation with water or other liquids, exposed to weather or vehicle washing
areas.
Luminaires: A complete lighting unit consisting of a lamp or lamps together with parts designed to
distribute the light.
Lighting Outlet: An outlet intended for the direct connection of a lamp holder, luminaire, or pendant cord.
900mm: No part of cord-connected fixtures should be located within a zone measured 900mm horizontally
and 2400mm vertically from the top of the bathtub or shower stall threshold.
Ambient/General lighting, Task lighting, and Accent Lighting: The three (3) basic types of lighting.
Task Lighting: Created to illuminate tasks like reading, cooking, studying, and computer work.
Accent Lighting: Gives the impression of a larger room and highlights architectural features, plants,
sculptures, or collections.
Ceiling-Mounted Lighting: Suitable for lighting lobbies and hallways with lower ceilings.
Portable Lighting: Easily moved and can be plugged into a socket outlet.
Incandescent Bulb: Produces light when an electric current passes through a coiled tungsten filament.
High-Intensity Discharge Lamp: Usually used for outdoor lighting.
Fluorescent Lamps: Has different parts like ballast, lamp holders, and others installed in a housing called
a frame.
Light Emitting Diode (LED): One of the latest innovations in the lighting industry
PEC: The set of regulations and standards established by the Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineer of
the Philippines (IIEE).
Treatment Room: An enclosed area or room equipped with necessary medical facilities and supplies.
Providing Safe and Healthy Working Conditions: The main focus of occupational safety and health
standards.
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA): Responsible for enforcing and setting safety
standards according to occupational safety and health standards.
Construction Safety and Health Program: A set of detailed rules covering processes and practices
utilized in a specific construction project site.
Construction Safety and Health Officer: An employee trained and tasked by their employer to implement
occupational safety and health programs in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Safety and
Health Standards (OSHS).
Construction Safety and Health Committee: Responsible for coordinating and implementing overall
safety and health programs on a construction site.
Construction Safety Signage: Any sign, such as emergency, danger, warning, or safety instruction, that
follows standard colors and sizes for standardized signage.
Technical Safety Inspection: The inspection conducted to determine the safety of boilers, pressure
vessels, internal combustion engines, electrical installations, elevators, hoisting equipment, and other
mechanical equipment.
