Instant Illumination Instant Illumination Fluorescent or Tungsten

Whentheelectricitysupplyfailsandthelightsgoout,it
isessentialthatemergencylightingisautomatically
activatedto:
1. provideadequateilluminationfornormalactivities.
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2. forthesafeevacuationofthebuilding.
*Instantilluminationisrequiredwhenthesupplyfails
Instantilluminationisrequiredwhenthesupplyfails
andforthisreasononly,fluorescentortungstenlight
sourcesareused.
sourcesareused
TheexistingU.K.legislationforemergencylighting,BS
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5266:1999,hasbeenpartiallysupersededbyBSEN
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50172:2004
11.StandbyLighting
StandbyLighting
Thisisthepartofemergencylightingwhichmaybe
providedtoenablenormalactivitiestocontinueinthe
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eventoffailureofthenormalmainssupply.Forlong
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backupperiods(inexcessofthreehours),itisnormal
fth h
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forcentralbatterysystems,uninterruptiblepower
suppliesorstandb generatorstobeused
suppliesorstandbygeneratorstobeused.
2.EmergencyEscapeLighting
whichisprovidedtoensureallmeansofescapecanbesafely
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andeffectivelyusedatalltimes.Emergencyescapelighting
maybesubdividedintothreeareas:
A. EscaperouteLighting
Theemergencylightingonarouteformingpartofthemeans
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ofescapefromapointinabuildingtofinalexit.
B.OpenArea(Antipanic)Lighting(largerthan60m2)
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Thepartofemergencylightingprovidedtoavoidpanicand
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provideilluminationallowingpeopletoreachaplacewhere
anescaperoutecanbeidentified.
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C. HighRiskAreaLighting
Anewcategoryprovidedtoensurethesafetyofpeople
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involvedinapotentiallydangerousprocessorsituationand
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toenablepropershutdownproceduresforthesafetyofthe
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operator.
The duration off the battery

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is decided by:
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1. Three hour duration is required in places of entertainment
and for buildings where people may be sleeping.
2. Three hour duration is required if evacuation is not
immediate, or early reoccupation is likely to occur.
3. One hour duration may be acceptable, in some premises, if
evacuation is immediate and reoccupation is delayed until a
f ll recharge
full
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off the
th system
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h occurred.
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ti it is
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normally preferable to choose a three hour system.
**All emergency luminaires should be wired from the

unswitched side of each local lighting circuit.
LOCATE LUMINAIRES AT MANDATORY POINTS :

1.Ateachintersectionofcorridors.
2.Ateachexitdoor.
3.Ateachchangeofdirection(otherthanonastaircase).
4.Oneachstaircasesothateachflightofstairsreceives
directlight.
5.Atanyotherchangeoffloorlevel.
6.Outsideeachfinaexit andclosetoit.
7.Ateachfirealarmcalpoint.
8.Atfirefightingequipment.
9.Ateachfirstaidpost.
10.Toilluminateexitandsafetysignsrequiredbythe
enforcingauthority.
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11.Liftcars.Althoughonlyinveryexceptionacircumstanceswill
theybepartoftheescaperoute theydopresenttheproblemthat
theybepartoftheescaperoute,theydopresenttheproblemthat
peoplemaybetrappedinthemintheeventofasupplyfailure.Lift
manufacturersarelegallyobligedtofitemergencylighting.
12.Toiletswithfacilitiesexceeding8m2floorareaandalltoiletsfor
T il i hf ili i
di 8 fl
d ll il f
thedisabled.Largetiledareassuchaschangingroomsalsofall
underthiscategory.Thisshouldbeconsideredanopen(anti
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panic)area.
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13.Escalators,toenableuserstogetoffthemsafely.Thisshouldbe
consideredanopen(anti panic)area.
consideredanopen(antipanic)area.
14.Motorgeneratorcontrolorplantroomsrequirebattery
suppliedemergencylightingtoassistanymaintenanceor
operatingpersonnelintheeventoffailure Itisalsonecessaryto
operatingpersonnelintheeventoffailure.Itisalsonecessaryto
installselfcontainedemergencylightinginareasadjacentto
centralbatterysystemsincaseoffailure.
15.Coveredcarparks,thenormalpedestrianroutesshouldbepro
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videdwithnonmaintainedluminaires ofatleastonehour
duration.
16.Firstaidrooms,theroomtogetherwiththeareaimmediately
outside.
***BS 5266: Part 1: 1999 calls for a minimum of 0.2 lux at

floor level on the centre line of permanently unobstructed
escape routes. Points of emphasis should be illuminated to a
minimum off 1.0 lux.
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***Position luminaires into the open (antipanic) areas
using the current standard 0.5 lux min. Note: EN 50172 / BS
52668 requires a minimum of 2 luminaires in open areas.
***BS 5266: Part 1: 1999 recommends using a larger number
of low power luminaires rather than a few high power units,
so that no part of the escape route is lit by just one luminaire.
***Look at the manual for Spacing table
High risk task area:

The British standard states that the average horizontal
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illuminance
on the
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plane
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shall
h ll be
b as high
hi h as the
h
task demands in areas of high risk. It shall not be less
than
h
10%
% off the
h normall lighting
li h i
l l or 15 lux,
level,
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whichever is the greater.
Locate exit signs and directions:

BS 5266 states that:
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Signs
are required
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ll exits,
it emergency exits
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escape routes, such that the position of any exit or route
to it is easily recognized and followed in an emergency.
emergency
MaximumViewingDistance
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Vi i Di t
ViewingdistancesaregiveninBS5266:part7:1999as
200xHforaselfilluminatedsign,and100xHfor
Hf lfill i t d i d Hf
externallyilluminatedsignswhereHistheheightofthe
pictogram.
pictogram
Type of System: mode of Operation

1. Selfcontained luminaires contain their own battery
charger, control gear and lamp, so that if the mains supply
fails, the emergency lighting will operate for the design
duration.
duration
2. central battery systems, the luminaire (known as a slave
luminaire) derives emergency lighting supply from a
central power source, which may be a standby generator
or a central battery system.
***Either type of luminaire can be maintained or non
maintained. With maintained operation all emergency
li hti
lighting
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lamps
are in
i operation
ti
att all
ll times.
ti
F non
For
maintained emergency lighting, all the emergency
lighting lamps are in operation only when the supply to
the normal lighting fails, the lamps are then illuminated
from the battery and control gear. When the mains is
restored the lamps are switched off and the battery is
recharged ready for the next failure.
BS 5266 recommends a maintained mode of operation

for premises where the normal lighting can be
dimmed or reduced below the levels required for the
identification and illuminance of escape routes while
the premises are occupied e.g. theatres and cinemas.
EN 50172:2004 also recommends maintained exit
signs where the occupants may be unfamiliar with the
building.
building

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Whentheelectricitysupplyfailsandthelightsgoout,it

The duration off the battery

**All emergency luminaires should be wired from the

LOCATE LUMINAIRES AT MANDATORY POINTS :

***BS 5266: Part 1: 1999 calls for a minimum of 0.2 lux at

High risk task area:

Locate exit signs and directions:

Type of System: mode of Operation

BS 5266 recommends a maintained mode of operation

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