It is to reduce the impact of electrical shock to the workers (in case any). By having less voltage the consequence would also be diminished. Installation with higher voltage (110 V, 220 V, or 380 V) is possible to create a fatal incident depending upon the environment (wet, metal surface, etc.)
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A 24-volt light may be used in confined spaces because it produces less heat compared to higher voltage lights, reducing the risk of fire in a small enclosed area. Additionally, the lower voltage is safer for the user in case of accidental contact with the light fixture.
Other voltages are used in confined space applications. Depending on what the electrical reason power is needed in confined space different electrical equipment is used. In wet well applications explosion proof equipment is used and the voltages can go as high as 600 volts. Non explosion proof areas that are still confined space ordinary lighting can be used and low voltage applications do not apply.
Before entering any confined space an air sample must be taken.
24 volts is required because the higher volts is danger in any confined space because some flammable gas,vapors,mist may be still present in any confined space area.
A portable carbon monoxide detector is used to sniff an area in a confined space to make sure that there is no carbon monoxide gasses present before any personnel are allow to enter the confined space.
You generally need the same number of volts for a given amount of light (lumens), regardless of how many hours you use it. They typically measure the amount of energy used by a bulb in "watts", not volts, and you can find a wide range of wattage ratings from milliwatt LEDs to 1000-watt floodlights and on up.
On 120 volts seven could be used, on 240 v fourteen of them.
The standard voltage used in America is 120 volts.
In the United States toasters run on 120 volts.