Emergency lighting BS 5266

[South Spark]

In a standard set up for emergency (non maintained) lighting ,in an HMO for example, is it necessary for the lighting to form a single circuit i.e to be simultaneously isolatable for testing purposes or can each light be fed separately with its own test switch?

 

[The Ghost]

Nowadays you can get emergency lights with a test switch built in. Also Cosnic do emergency control gear with built in self test. But one switch to bind them all is ok, the only problem being is you can't see the lights on other floors when you use one switch. So quite often it is one switch per floor.

 

[westward10]

You can have one test facility or individual. The main criteria is that non maintained fittings operate upon failure of the associated general lighting circuit. For example if you have a non maintained fitting in a corridor it must illuminate upon failure of the general lighting in that corridor.

 

[South Spark]

Nowadays you can get emergency lights with a test switch built in. Also Cosnic do emergency control gear with built in self test. But one switch to bind them all is ok, the only problem being is you can't see the lights on other floors when you use one switch. So quite often it is one switch per floor.

Apols for laziness but do you know who makes them?

 

[The Ghost]

Eterna, Fern Howard and others I believe.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Who is going to do the monthly test? In the flats I look after, the maintenance man does the monthly test. I think he wouldnt be too amused at having to drag a pair of steps all over 5 blocks of flats and turn off multiple test switches.
One switch off, check they work, sign the book and move on.

Any faults and the annual 3 hour tests are done by yours truly.