The Concept of Emergency Lights

April 10, 2023

It is necessary to learn more professional knowledge of emergency lights

Nowadays emergency lighting has been regarded as a vice consideration when it comes to building safety systems. Especially in the event of a power cut or fire, emergency lighting is crucial to the swift and safe evacuation of occupants from any building.

The concept of emergency lights.

Emergency light is a lighting system that can activate lighting automatically when the normal lighting out of mains power. It is includes escape lighting and standby lighting, and is used only for immediate evacuation.

Emergency lights are battery-operated and provide backup power in the event of an outage. These lights can be battery-operated by self-contained, or by central battery system, but both types are wired to the mains supply when installed.

Emergency lighting is a very important component of public and commercial building safety and it must provide illumination of a sufficiently high level to enable all occupants to evacuate the premises safely.

The importance of emergency Lighting.

Without an emergency lighting system in place, the sudden darkness during a power outage can causing panic that may impede the safe evacuation of those within the building, In general,having a reliable emergency lighting system can help save lives and reduce unnecessary losses.

The applications for Emergency Lighting.

There are many places require to have emergency lighting : hotels, hospitals, schools, offices, shops, factories, restaurants and entertainment venues, to name but a few.

  • Different emergency luminaires should be installed according to the application area as following:Stairway
  • Any change in floor level
  • Any change of direction
  • At firefighting equipment and fire alarm panel
  • At escape equipment for the disabled
  • At intersection of corridors
  • At Emergency Exits and outside towards a place of safety
  • Outside the final exit

The right person who charge for installation and maintenance.

The owners of public and commercial buildings, as well as private multi-unit residences with shared areas, have obligation to ensure the safety of occupants, no matter what size it is.

It is the responsibility of a person designated by the building’s owner to conduct a risk assessment to establish if and where emergency lighting is required. Following this, a plan should be drawn up showing specific areas to be covered and the type of emergency lighting fixture to be used.

Property owners and facility managers should fully understand the role of emergency lighting as they are responsible for its maintenance, which includes physical and visual inspections, as well as detailed record keeping.

By working with a reliable service provider like Epowertech, you can keep the occupants of your building out of harm’s way by our reliable product quality and automatic testing system.  Contact us here to see how we can help you achieve automated compliance.

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