Emergency Lighting: testing, installation and maintenance
Ensuring safe evacuation in an emergency
A fire emergency lighting system is critical in creating a building environment that can be evacuated quickly and safely during an emergency. At Amthal, our trusted life safety protection experts can help you with all aspects of fire emergency lighting, from choosing the right system for your premises, to instigating regular emergency lighting testing to keep your building safe and legally compliant.
What is emergency lighting?
Emergency lighting is a backup system to be used in the event of a fire or other major incident. If the power supply to the standard lighting provision fails, emergency lighting automatically activates to ensure people can still find their way out unharmed.
Standby emergency lighting can also allow business or day-to-day activities to continue undisrupted during more minor incidents, such as a power outage.
Fire emergency lighting installation
In the event of a fire, a professionally installed emergency lights system could save lives. Our emergency lighting installers will ensure that your installation is correct and compliant, for optimal safe operation.
Complying with your legal obligations
It’s a standard requirement under The Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) 2005 that all workplaces must have emergency lighting in case the normal lighting system fails. This requirement also applies to any building to which the public has access (including multi-storey dwellings). You must also keep your fire emergency lighting system maintained with regular testing.
Emergency lighting testing and maintenance from the experts at Amthal
Building owners or occupiers must carry out monthly and annual checks to ensure that the emergency lighting system is working correctly. Non-compliance comes with a range of risks and unlimited fines. Our team of highly qualified technicians will take care of the whole process, scheduling weekly or monthly light flick tests at a time to suit you, to help ensure the system’s integrity.
Monthly emergency lighting testing
Monthly emergency lighting tests are commonly known as flick tests. Our team will check that the LED light is on, use the test point and ensure that the light works. We’ll keep a record of all monthly tests, including any faults which will be reported to the Responsible Person in your organisation.
If you prefer, we can arrange to carry out flick tests on your premises on a weekly basis.
Annual emergency lighting testing
You are legally required to have a 3-hour emergency lighting test once a year. These annual tests must be done in addition to monthly tests –you shouldn’t choose one over the other.
Our qualified and experienced technicians will switch off your primary light circuit and will leave your emergency lights for three hours, in line with BS5266-1:2016. If any defects are found, we will take swift action to report and resolve them as soon as possible.
Contact Us…
In the event of a fire, a professionally installed emergency lighting system can help save lives. Our experts will ensure that your system is installed in line with all the necessary fire risk legislation, and carry out regular testing for ongoing compliance. To find out more about how Amthal can support you with emergency lighting systems as part of your building’s fire safety protocol, contact us today.
EMAIL: info@amthal.co.uk
PHONE: 0800 093 7818