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Emergency Lighting Solutions

Through surveys, lighting design, supply and installation we have your emergency lighting needs covered. Explore our range of self-contained emergency lighting products and power units covering single phase compact units to larger scale three phase units fully compliant to EN 50171.

Inception to Completion and Handover

Llumarlite provides business a complete service that delivers the best emergency lighting solution for your needs that is in full compliance with BS 5266.

Our emergency lighting experts work with you through the complete process; by understanding the needs of your business along with detailed site surveys, we guide you through the lighting scheme design phase before delivering the final installation with our project management team and engineers.

Overview to Emergency Lighting Regulations

Welcome, we are here to support your understanding including benefit attributed to the awareness that both “The Building Regulations approved document B” and “Regulatory Reform Fire Safety Order” list the need for compliance to BS 5266  & EN 1838.  The following items are a first step introduction into how you may achieve suitable compliance.
Free Guide to Emergency Lighting
Covering standards and legislation (BS5266/EN1838), risks to responsibility, this overview also covers system documentation and test records, plus a completion certificate template.
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A Guide to Emergency Lighting

Highlighting the specific standard criteria and areas of focus. The following images offer insight into potential layout for consideration on a ground floor property arrangement.
Cabling requirements
Central power supply FP cabling for centrally supplied luminaires.
Open area
Open area lighting BS5266 Pt 7: (EN1838)
Emergency Lighting needs to meet 0.5 Lux minimum
Escape route lighting
Escape Route Lighting in line with BS 5266 Pt1 2016, needs to meet 1 Lux minimum and focus attention to achieve luminaires at change of direction, intersections, changes in level and specific points of emphasis.
Safety devices
Lighting at fire safety devices needs to be 5 lux minimum

BS-5266 Emergency Lighting Completion Certificate

Does your emergency lighting system comply with current legislation, and can you prove it? The following questions form part of the Emergency lighting completion certificate.

Do you know the answers for your system?

Are plans of the system available, and correct?
The plans should show the location and details of the luminaires and other emergency lighting equipment?
Is a completion certificate available with photometric design data? Is a test log book available and are the entries up to date?
Does the installation conform to the good practice defined in BS 7671?
Do the luminaires conform to BS EN60598-2-22 if it is not marked?
If it is not marked it is not compliant and judgement on its suitability should be made.
If a central power supply unit is used, does it conform to BS EN50171?
If it is not marked it is not compliant and judgement on its suitability should be made.
If an automatic test system is installed, does it conform to BS EN62034?
For centrally powered systems, is the wiring fire-resistant?
Are there luminaires sited at the “points of emphasis”?

The key to compliance. Documentation.

The completion and test log referenced H,I,K,L & M from BS 5266 part 1 2016.  We are keen to assist with this so please download and complete the unlocked word version.  If no existing documents are available for your site, then K document is acceptable as an overview and ability to verify deviations with all involved parties.

System Documentation Guide

The enforcing authority will look for evidence that systems have been designed, installed are being maintained correctly to minimise the risks too occupants in the event of a supply failure or fire.
Enforcing authority
The enforcing authority will look for evidence that systems have been designed, installed are being maintained correctly to minimise the risks too occupants in the event of a supply failure or fire.
Documentation
BS 5266-1 recommends that this is achieved by documentation on the installed system supported by a logbook certificate to show that it operated correctly when tested.
Engineers inspection
If the original documentation is not available a substitute record can be provided by a competent engineers inspection.
This is not as complete as records produced correctly at installation but it will check the most important aspects of the emergency lighting system.
Llumarlite’s free emergency lighting guide covers Standards and Legislation, Risk and Responsibilities. We look at a range of design decisions including Exit Signs and Escape Routes and cover system documentation and records. We also provide a BS 5266 Completion Certificate template.  Download your free copy today
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