Emergi-Lite Emergency Lighting Product Catalogue

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Technical reference
Specific location requirements
BS 5266 stipulates light levels, response and duration
times for specific locations within premises, and for
specific activities, including:
Kitchens
First Aid rooms
Examination and treatment rooms
Refuge areas for the mobility impaired
Plant rooms, switch rooms and emergency winding
facilities for lifts
Reception areas
Crash bars or security devices at exit doors
Inspection of the condition of fire control and
indicating equipment
A table showing the illuminance recommendation for
these specific locations and requirements can be found
in BS 5266-1.
Emergency lighting systems
There is a varied range of emergency lighting
available to suit different budgets, decors, building
requirements, colours and specifications. The types
and categories available for specification are:
Types of emergency lighting
Self-contained
Each luminaire contains a battery and electronic
circuitry to charge batteries and operate the lamp.
Slave
Luminaires are powered from a central system.
Conversions
Almost any mains fluorescent luminaire can be
converted for emergency use. Emergi-Lite is
registered to ICEL 1004 to undertake emergency
lighting conversions at our head office facility
in Leeds, UK.
Categories of emergency lighting
Non-maintained (NM)
Luminaires operate when the mains fail.
Maintained (M)
Luminaires operate when the mains fail, but can
also be operated if required using a switch when
the mains supply is healthy.
Combined Non-maintained (CNM)
The luminaire contains more than one lamp, one
of which is mains operated, the other is for
emergency use only. When the mains is healthy
one or more lamps operate, but should the mains
fail the emergency lamp operates.
Combined Maintained
Similar to combined non-maintained, but when
the mains supply is healthy both lamps operate,
whereas on mains failure only one lamp operates.
CE marking alone on an emergency lamp does not
necessarily imply that the product will work in an
emergency situation. All emergency lighting must be
designed and manufactured to meet the requirements
of BS EN 60598.2.22, the established product standard.
Emergency lighting products may be independently
certified and approved as a means of proving quality in
the product, thereby giving an enhanced level of
assurance to the installer, and greater confidence and
less risk in the work he performs. Emergency lighting
independently tested and carrying the approval of a
recognised national standards body, such as the BSI
Kitemark or European ENEC mark, serves this purpose.
Selecting products from a reputable manufacturer also
serves to assure that products and services supplied will
perform satisfactorily. National certification bodies
such as BAFE - British Approvals for Fire Equipment -
provide, through schemes such as SP203-4, third party
certification and recognition that emergency lighting
manufacturers have competency in undertaking
design, installation, commissioning and maintenance
of such systems.
Emergi-Lite is a core member of the BAFE scheme.
Testing and maintenance of
emergency lighting
Fire legislation requires the safety systems within a
building to be tested and maintained to ensure correct
working order.
The major standards for emergency lighting establish
the testing requirement, and that testing and
maintenance should be done by a “competent person”
(trained, with appropriate skills and experience).
Automated testing solutions are available to assist with
the testing requirement, such as the Self-Test, IR2 infra-
red and Naveo addressable testing solutions available
from Emergi-Lite (see pages 72 - 78 of this catalogue
for more details on these solutions).
For automated testing solutions, IEC 62034 provides
specific guidance for luminaire testing, including:
Testing should be undertaken during periods of
low risk
Tests should be performed at the appropriate
times for the correct duration
Testing should prove the emergency circuit
operates correctly, and that the battery powers
the luminaire for the duration of the test
Results of the test should be reliably indicated
Within the IEC 62034 Standard, test systems for both
self-contained and centrally powered emergency
lighting systems are covered.
For further information about emergency lighting
standards and legislation, or the testing requirement,
contact Emergi-Lite direct or visit our website
for a copy of our latest
technical guide (see page 98 for more details).