Emergency Lighting2024-10-11T11:53:28+00:00

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Emergency Lighting
Edinburgh Electricians

Emergency lighting is lighting for an emergency situation when the main power supply is cut and normal electrical illumination fails. The loss of mains electricity could be the result of a fire or a power cut. Without emergency lighting this could lead to sudden darkness and possible danger to occupants, either through physical danger or panic.

Emergency Lighting

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Edinburgh Electricians for Emergency Lighting

Emergency Lighting is a hard wired, self maintained unit that illuminates in the event of a power cut to the lighting circuit.

All devices have a battery back up or Direct Connection that are automatically triggered when the power to the light fails which allows them to stay on. The batteries are kept charged via the mains wiring to the light. Emergency Lights are used to light up emergency escape routes including, change of direction, change of levels, stairways and final points inside and outside.

They also prevent you from being isolated in complete darkness and avoid obstacles in the event of a power failure. It is legislation that the building has constant lighting to these escape routes and emergency exits so people can evacuate quickly and methodically in the case of an emergency.

Emergency light systems should be tested by an engineer annually, to ensure the battery back ups for each unit can provide 3 hours of illumination when the mains power is disconnected. At Burgh Electrical we can assist and design an emergency lighting system most appropriate for your building and costs.

With our experience and knowledge Burgh Electricians can provide the best solution to all your Emergency Lighting needs to the current BS7671 regulations.

Do I Need Emergency Lighting?

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order (RRFSO) 2005, which came into force in October 2006, charges the responsible person in control of non-domestic premises and the common areas of a House in Multiple Occupancy (HMO) with the safety of everyone in the building, whether working, visiting or living there. This duty of care includes the provision of emergency lighting.

Emergency lighting is part of the fire safety provision of a building and cannot be ignored: as noted by the Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting (ICEL), which is the foremost UK authority on emergency lighting and provides third party accreditation for components and products for emergency light fittings under the auspices of the Lighting Industry Association (LIA):

“The legal requirement is that non-domestic buildings must be safe at all times, even if mains power failure occurs. Therefore, nearly all such buildings must have emergency lighting fitted”.

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Our Electricians in Edinburgh service the following areas: Calton Hill‎, Corstorphine,‎ Gorgie‎, Leith‎, New Town, Old Town‎ and Portobello.

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Who is responsible for my Emergency Lighting ?2020-04-16T20:27:18+00:00

The British Standards Institution (BSi) guide to this code describes the duties of the “responsible person” as follows:

“The responsible person has to be able to demonstrate that the hardware of fire safety systems and their maintenance is adequate to protect the occupants. Fire protection products and related services should be fit for their purpose and properly installed and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions or the relevant British Standard.” (A Guide to Emergency Lighting Second Edition, 2012, p 211)

Even though this duty of care can in practice often be shared or delegated, it remains a daunting prospect for laypeople who have no knowledge of fire safety and find themselves in the position of being legally accountable for the protection and well being of others in this regard.

The responsible person can be anyone who has some control over a building or areas within it, including inter alia facilities management companies, landlords and lettings agents.

What is Emergency Lighting?2020-04-16T20:32:44+00:00

The BSi guide to emergency lighting, referenced above, explains that:

“For the purposes of the British and European standard BS EN 1838, ’emergency lighting’ is the generic term for equipment that provides illumination in the event of failure of supply to the normal lighting” There are two main types of emergency lighting: 1.) emergency escape lighting; 2.) standby lighting

Emergency escape lighting is emergency lighting that is provided to enable safe exit in the event of failure of the normal supply.

Standby lighting is emergency lighting provided to enable normal activities to continue in the event of failure of the normal mains supply”.

Where is emergency escape lighting necessary?2020-04-16T20:35:56+00:00

In detail, as noted in the HM Government publication Fire safety risk assessment: offices and shops require an emergency escape lighting system that should normally cover the following:

  • Each exit door
  • Escape routes
  • Intersection of corridors
  • Outside each final exit and on external escape routes
  • Emergency escape signs
  • Stairways so that each flight receives adequate light
  • Changes in floor level
  • Windowless rooms and toilet accommodation exceeding 8m²
  • Fire-fighting equipment
  • Fire alarm call points
  • Equipment that would need to be shut down in an emergency
  • Lifts
  • Areas in premises greater than 60m²

It is not necessary to provide individual lights (luminaires) for each item above, but there should be a sufficient overall level of light to allow them to be visible and usable.

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