Premier Electrical
Emergency Lighting and Signs

"Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises"

Emergency lighting is essential for the safety of building occupants. It is vital that the lighting comes on if the normal lighting fails. It needs to be sufficiently bright, illuminated for a sufficient length of time and the light sources so positioned, that the building occupants can be evacuated safely in an emergency.

BS 5266-1:2005 gives information and guidance on the categories of emergency lighting systems and their suitability for premises with different types of occupants. The characteristics of emergency lighting systems and the lighting levels that they have to deliver are now covered by BS EN 50172 and BS EN 1838, respectively.

The standard is applicable to all types of premises, except for domestic dwellings. However, it is applicable to common access routes in multi-storey dwellings, such as HMO’s, Hotels, Guest Houses and Holiday Flats.

Maintenance programs require proper testing of your system, something that is often overlooked. Left until the need for use of your emergency lighting, failure could occur leading in extreme cases to loss of life.

Premier Electrical have been designing, installing, commissioning and maintaining emergency lighting systems for over 20 years, offering professional installation, repair and upgrade of existing systems to meet current requirements.

We supply, fit and maintain any size or type of system ranging from small guest house escape routes to large multi storey commercial buildings controlled by central battery cabinets.