Occupancy Sensors in Mechanical Rooms

I am working on a LEED-CI project that has a large room used for mechanical equipment and general storage. For the purposes of pursuing credit EAc1.2, Occupancy Sensors, are there any exceptions regarding mechanical rooms? We usually do not install occupancy sensors in a mechanical room because a technician could be working on equipment and suddenly encounter a lighting "false-off". If the lighting in this room contributes to the project's total connected lighting load used for this credit, projects may be inclined to add an occupancy sensor when it would not normally be used due to potential hazards.