Emergency lighting is essential for ensuring the safety of building occupants if power to the building or floor is lost. It helps by enabling the safe evacuation of individuals, including those with mobility challenges. By providing well-lit, clearly marked paths to exits, emergency lighting reduces the likelihood of panic and minimises the risk of accidents during emergencies.
Recent changes to emergency lighting standards have been implemented to improve safety during building evacuations, especially in fire emergencies. These changes were largely driven by recommendations from the Grenfell Tower Public Inquiry, which underscored the critical importance of effective emergency evacuation systems.
Maintaining and testing emergency lighting systems is a key aspect of fire safety, ensuring buildings can be evacuated safely in case of an emergency. By adhering to updated standards and conducting regular maintenance, businesses can enhance safety protocols and better protect building occupants.
Installing emergency lighting systems is just the start, maintaining them and keeping them working is an ongoing job that cannot be overlooked or ignored.
How does this affect you?
In short, these new rules affect you if you are a building owner or landlord. it is your responsibility to ensure your emergency lighting provision is compliant. Insurers will look far less favourably on an incident, if emergency lighting is either not present, or present but not operational or compliant with the latest directives.
In response to these evolving guidelines, there has been a noticeable increase in both enquiries and installations of emergency lighting and fire detection systems.
If you’re based in the North West and need guidance on how these rules apply to your organisation or your building, our team is here to assist you through the process.
Client: Liverpool City Council Location: Liverpool Project: Abbots Lea School Fire Alarm and Emergency Lighting Value: £220k Project Manager: Phil
Client: ACC Arena Location: Liverpool Waterfront Project: LED Lighting upgrades Project Manager: Greg Percival LED Lighting upgrades for M&S Bank Arena
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