Collingwood Lighting, a UK manufacturer of LED lighting products, has produced a specifiers’ and installers’ guide to emergency lighting to help ensure compliance and safe evacuation of a building.
“Emergency lighting can save lives,” says Anthony Martindale, Product Manager for Collingwood Lighting. “The responsible person for a building is legally responsible for fire safety and if a building needs evacuating, then emergency lighting will minimise panic and help get people to a place of safety, especially if there is a power outage.
“Our guide will help specifiers and installers advise the building owner on the best design and system for their building based on a risk analysis and their budget.”
The guide explores factors that can influence the specification, such as who is likely to be in the building; their age, awareness, and familiarity with the layout; what tasks they may be doing; and the type of building.
It goes on to explore the different technologies and products available, and what to select for different applications.
The final section deals with designing a compliant system to ensure that it is fit for purpose and helps people get to a place of safety.
Anthony continues, “Designing a compliant emergency lighting scheme is not a one stop solution; it is based on a full risk analysis and involves working closely with the building owner or person who is responsible for the occupants’ safety.
“Quite rightly there is legislation and a number of standards that you need to be aware of.
“We all hope that a real emergency never happens in a building that we are responsible for, but if it does, the responsible person has a legal duty for the occupants’ safety. A specifier and installer of emergency lighting plays a critical role in helping them achieve this.”
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