Emergency Lighting
Emergency Lighting
Emergency lights are self-contained units that are wired into the mains, but have the benefit of battery backup which enables them to remain illuminated should the mains power fail. The batteries can either be carried within the body of the individual light or accessed by lights via an independent wired circuit. The batteries are kept charged via the mains. These systems should conform to BS5266 and BS5588
Current legislation requires the “Responsible Person”, to consider all aspects of Fire Safety within their premises and included in this requirement is the provision of Emergency Lighting systems.
Under the new Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, which became law on the 1st October 2006, it is now mandatory to undertake a written Fire Risk Assessment and to maintain this as a “living document”. i.e. it should be re-assessed at least annually, and updated in the event of any changes made to the premises which should be incorporated into the document.
The new Fire Safety Order encompasses and takes the place of all previous fire safety legislation and all aspects of Fire Safety are now together under this order and now non-compliance is dealt with under the authority of criminal law.
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Design of Systems
We can assist in the design and costing of suitable emergency lighting systems.
On a Power fail the escape routes need to be illuminated sufficiently to allow a safe evacuation from the premises and illuminate sufficiently the route to be followed including any change of direction, change of level, not forgetting stairways and final exit points inside and outside.
It may be possible to convert or replace existing luminaires into dual-purpose fittings.
The systems should be capable of being tested for periods without turning off the main lighting system.
Types of Lighting
The Testing Regime
- Every month the site operators should perform a flick test, using the test switches provided to cut power off to the lights, to make sure the emergency lights illuminate and then record check in the site Emergency Light/ Fire Prevention Log Book.
- A Competent Engineer should be called out so defects should be repaired as soon as practicable
- Every 12 months a competent Engineer should undertake a full 3 hr battery drain down test and report results in the site Emergency Light/Fire Prevention log book
- Engineer to issue a certificate to site showing result
- Any repairs needed should be undertaken as soon as possible