FEATURE
TAKING THE EMERGENCY OUT OF EMERGENCY LIGHTING TESTING
Ben Williams of Prime Light explains why automatic testing systems are providing FMs with a greater peace of mind that their regulatory responsibilities are being met.
Recent research suggests that over 40% of buildings in the UK are non-compliant when it comes to emergency lighting. Some products don’t show they’ve failed until they are tested, so the big issue for facilities managers is that they don’t know they have a problem until it’s been discovered. Automatic testing systems (ATS) are revolutionising this market.
They are not only providing facilities managers with greater peace of mind that their regulatory
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responsibilities are being met, but with a host of other benefi ts and a real return on investment they are becoming the installation of choice.
Emergency lighting is not a set and forget system. In the UK emergency lighting testing is a legal requirement as outlined in the Fire Regulatory Reform Order (2005) and British Standards BS:EN 50172. Building owners and responsible persons, often FMs, are required by law to not only maintain emergency lighting in full working order, but
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