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Emergency Lighting

Something we all take for granted is light, both during the day and when it gets dark. But what about in an emergency? It's bad enough if power simply fails, but power failure combined with the effects of fire can spell disaster.

The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 makes it quite clear that the responsibility to take adequate and effective fire precaution measures rests on the shoulders of the owner and/or manager of a given workplace. In the vast majority of cases, a risk assessment is required to be conducted, recorded and regularly reviewed. The results of this risk assessment must be acted on, and any fire precautionary measures which are implemented must be maintained in good working order by competent persons.

Many aspects of risk assessment are common sense, and therefore it follows that in the majority of cases emergency lighting and adequate direction signage will be required if the lights go out. People in the workplace need to be directed to a place of relative safety, which is usually in the open air and at a realistic distance away from any structure affected by fire.

Here to Help

We provide fire alarms and emergency lighting to industry compliant standards. More details

What needs to be covered?

Emergency lighting must be considered for:

all escape routes
all large public areas
at all exits
at changes in direction (typically corridors)
stairways
fire points (alarm call points and extinguishers)
flat roofs forming part of escape routes
external fire escapes
covered car parks
plant rooms
lift cars (for re-assurance)

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