Emergency Lighting
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Emergency Lighting
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At Arundel Firecare, Security & Electrical, we have a vast amount of experience helping businesses across the South Coast with their fire safety needs, including emergency lighting installation.
Our professional team are here to suggest practical, pragmatic steps to help you improve your compliance and better protect your people, premises and property.
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For advice about emergency lights or to arrange for one of our assessors to visit your premises, get in touch with us today by completing our contact form, and a member of our team will be in touch.
Is it a Legal Requirement For My Business to Have Emergency Lighting?
The law says that all commercial buildings must be safe at all times, even in the event of a mains power failure. This is clearly set out in the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005. This means that virtually all businesses premises are legally obliged to have some form of emergency lighting in place, that will illuminate a path to safety, should it ever be needed.
The law also states that the lighting should be installed and serviced annually to BS5266 standards, and suitable certification must be provided as evidence that the work has been undertaken by competent and qualified engineers. Furthermore, monthly user checks are recommended in order to ensure that the ELS is functioning optimally and is ready in the event of an incident.
Additionally, some Local Authorities, deem a 6 month service schedule for ELS to be mandatory. If you are unsure whether your Local Authority requires these additional checks, please get in touch and we would be happy to advise you further.
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What Is The Purpose of an ELS?
An ELS (emergency lights system) is a backup source of illumination that becomes active in the event of a fire, or other disaster that prevents the primary lighting system from working. An ELS will automatically activate, if the building’s main electrical power lines are cut. This can be either due to damage caused by the fire, or incident, or because it has been stictched off voluntarily to prevent the spread of a fire. Their purpose is to provide visibility and make exits clear, to enable the safe evacuation of the personnel and visitors on the premises in an emergency.
At Arundel Firecare, Security & Electrical, we are specialists in all aspects of fire safety, and are among a select few professional, high-quality service providers that can manage ELS verification procedures and ensure that systems are working optimally and maintained to the correct standards.
Whether your business premises is a small office or a large industrial plant, our highly experienced and trained team, will conduct a comprehensive inspection of your ELS and document the areas that are up to standard, as well as any that may require improvement or repair. This is all fully documented with a log of all testing performed, which allows you to demonstrate your compliance with the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005’s mandatory emergency lighting requirements, to regulatory authorities and insurers.
Where Should Emergency Lighting be Installed?
As a minimum, the following locations should be considered:
- In the proximity of every exiting doorway
- Next to the emergency escape indicators
- Along the emergency escape route(s)
- In all elevators of the building
- By the fire extinguishers
- Next to the break-glass fire intervention triggers
- Close to safety machinery or devices that must be shut down during emergencies
- Outside all exit points of the structure
How Often Should Emergency Lighting Be Serviced?
Emergency lighting should be tested once a month by isolating the supply to the lighting circuit to ensure that all lights are fully functioning. This can be done in-house by your own team.
On an annual basis, all emergency lighting systems should be serviced to BS 5266 standards by experienced technicians.
