Emergency Light Testing London

Our service includes hour emergency light testing annual emergency light checks.

Emergency light testing london. Emergency lighting as the term implies is lighting for an emergency situation when the main power supply fails. Emergency light testing in london. To comply with bs 5266 2005 on emergency light testing. Trade facilities services provides emergency light testing service in london and essex.

Aside from installing emergency lights employers also have the legal responsibility to do emergency light testing in their business premises this is to ensure that the system is in good condition and will automatically and properly work during emergency situations. The minimum permitted duration of an emergency escape lighting system is 1 hour and so your annual emergency lighting test will check that all of your lights turn on and stay on for at least 60 minutes and for as. The uk fire safety legislation stipulates that the entire emergency light system must undergo a full test once a year. Emergency lighting at your commercial premises is imperative in cases of fire or power failure.

The full duration test checks that the light stays on for the required time stated in bs5266 part 1 which is usually 3 hours. Why perform emergency exit and emergency light testing. At test london we can provide the complete solution for keeping your business premises safe and compliant with all electrical and fire safety regulations. This type of lighting is installed to help protect staff customers and visitors and enable them to easily find emergency exits or escape routes if there is an emergency.

The loss of mains electricity could be the result of a fire power cut or local circuit failure and the normal lighting supplies fail. In the event of power outages darkness or emergencies such as earthquakes or fires emergency lighting and exit signs are crucial because they help occupants navigate safely remain calm and evacuate quickly. For bookings call at 02036371446. Emergency lighting is often overlooked when considering building occupant safety.

The annual inspection of your emergency lighting involves checking that the lighting unit activates correctly in a simulated loss of power situation as well as a full duration test. An up to date inventory of all emergency lighting units should be maintained including emergency escape lighting standby lighting open area lighting and high risk task area lighting.