MANDATORY EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM LOCATIONS

17 Jun

MANDATORY EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM LOCATIONS

Locations requiring emergency lighting

• All escape routes

• Emergency gathering points

• Lifts and escalators

• Points at which the ground level changes and at hallway intersections

• Workshops or laboratories where hazardous machinery or chemicals are located

• Electricity distribution points and generator rooms

• Central battery unit rooms

• Service stations

• Indoor car parks

• Places where first aid and safety equipment are located

• Areas where fire alarm buttons, fire cabinets,

Buildings requiring emergency lighting

• Hospitals, care homes, and educational institutions

• Buildings where more than 200 people congregate

• Buildings where 50 or more people congregate below ground level

• Buildings without windows

• Hotels, motels, and residence halls

• High-risk areas

• High-rise buildings

REGULAR TESTING, MAINTENANCE, AND REGISTRATION

Buildings that will be fitted with emergency lighting must have a project plan that is in accordance with the Interior Electrical Wiring Project Regulation, and it must be submitted to the building authorities. Correct planning saves lives. The project plan must include all devices to be used, and it must be signed by an expert to verify that it conforms to all relevant standards and regulations.

EMERGENCY LIGHTING DURATION

The required duration of emergency lighting depends on building usage and evacuation strategies.

WHAT IS THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING?

Emergency lighting is a type of secondary lighting that activates immediately, independent of a generator system, when the usual lighting system is disabled due to emergencies involving events such as earthquakes, fires, terror attacks, sabotage, or power outages. Emergency lighting systems allow for the safe evacuation of people from a building.