EMERGENCY LIGHTING
University Hospital with a fully compliant, highly robust fire and emergency lighting system, complete with graphics control and full accountability.”
Testing regulations
To conform to BS5266-1 regulations, monthly and annual testing of emergency lighting systems must take place. With traditional lighting systems this can be very time-consuming and costly in human resource, since it requires an adequately trained member of staff to walk the entire length and breadth of a hospital to check every single luminaire (emergency light) and exit sign. With more modern systems, each part can be checked and tested from a centralised panel control system, and in some cases – such as with FIREscape from Hochiki – it can even self-test.
FIREscape is a fully monitored, self-testing system with intelligent addressable devices. The EL-2 control panel continuously monitors the status of the luminaires and exit signs. If there is an uncharged battery or device fault, the system will quickly locate and identify the problem, thereby making maintenance quick and easy. In addition, completed test reports are stored in the memory of the panel, and can be printed for end-user records, as required by EN 50172. Systems designed in this way not only provide peace of mind, but also ensure that the hospital or other healthcare site complies with regulations, and thus keeps the people inside the building safe.
6: Environmental considerations Climate change poses a major threat to our health, as well as our planet. The environment is changing rapidly, and this has direct and immediate consequences for the public and the healthcare industry. There are many great initiatives being implemented by NHS Trusts and private hospitals across the country, and shared ideas on how to reduce the impact of healthcare activities on public health and the environment, save money, and reach net zero carbon.
Even life safety systems have their role in reducing carbon emissions, and choosing a system that consumes less will help your hospital meet its green targets. FIREscape’s standard LED luminaires consume less than 0.5 W when charging. Once the units are fully charged, they only consume 0.1 W. Even the high-power luminaire consumes less than 0.2 W when fully charged. A similar 8 W fluorescent light found in a more traditional emergency lighting system will typically consume 12 W. Lower energy consumption directly correlates with lower CO2
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emissions; giving the hospital building owner a ‘greener’ and more cost-effective solution.
7: Dual-purpose emergency lighting systems
Emergency lighting, as provided by FIREscape’s feature-rich system, with adjustable lighting levels, can be used to meet the variety of needs within hospital environments. The presence of day and night modes, along with the ability to program units as maintained or non-
maintained, enables a tailored solution that fits perfectly with the requirements of the building. On wards where patients are in recovery and require plenty of rest, exit signs, which must be maintained (permanently illuminated) 24/7, can be ‘dimmed’ so as not to disturb sleep, but in emergencies switch to their maximum light level as controlled by the main panel. Overnight, on low-traffic corridors or within the wards themselves, emergency lighting can be used as low-level lighting, as well as providing the necessary illumination in an emergency – this is a far more cost-effective and patient-friendly approach than the main lights being on all the time. This dual purpose allows for a more efficient use of hospital energy. Following a successful emergency lighting installation project for University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which provides acute and specialist services in six hospitals across central London, CPW, a leading environmental building services consultancy, says it now specifies Hochiki on a variety of hospital projects.
Ian Hill and Hochiki
Ian Hill started his career as a lighting designer engineer with Simplex Lighting, at the time part of Whitecroft Group. After two years in design and technical support he moved into sales with Simplex, and has held sales and business development positions with various lighting manufacturers over the years, including Thorn, Concord, Phillips, Zumtobel, Fagerhult, and Eaton. Now, as Hochiki Europe’s Emergency Lighting Business manager, he says that he believes ‘quality lighting design which not only meets, but exceeds standards, is the key to a safe and compliant emergency lighting installation’.
Hochiki is a wholly independent, multinational, publicly-listed group of companies with over 2,000 employees working across six manufacturing plants, 38 sales offices, and 14 subsidiaries. For over 100 years, Hochiki Corporation has designed and manufactured ‘innovative life safety solutions’. Hochiki’s European headquarters were established in 1993 in the UK. Operating as Hochiki Europe, the business provides advanced fire detection and emergency lighting systems across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India. At present, Hochiki Europe builds over one million conventional and ‘intelligent’ detectors and ancillaries per year at its purpose-built production facility.
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