If there is an emergency in your workplace, have you considered whether there is adequate lighting to enable people to safely escape?

In the event of a fire on your work premises, your normal lighting system could fail and plunge the building into darkness. Anyone inside the building could struggle to get out.

As an employer, you have a legal duty to carry out a fire risk assessment and part of this involves taking a look into your emergency lighting requirements!

How do I know if my workplace needs emergency lighting?
You may not need emergency lighting if :-

Your premises are never occupied during the hours of darkness and you have adequate natural light coming through the windows.
Your workplace is used at night but there is sufficient street lighting outside which shines through the windows
You are based in a small building and have rechargeable torches strategically placed around the premises.

                                                  
However, if your premises have complicated escape routes, staircases or members of the public are on site regularly then you must look at your emergency lighting requirements. If escape routes and exits require artificial lighting, you should consider the need for an electrical emergency lighting system.

If your risk assessment determines that an emergency lighting system is required then that system should be designed and installed in accordance with British Standard 5266 Part 1 or an equivalent standard.

We are able to design a new emergency lighting system or update your existing one From design to end-user handover.

We can advise on the type of emergency lighting system be it self contained, central battery, non maintained, fully maintained, one hour or three hour systems. We also advise on the testing of your system and at what intervals.