vxwestie
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Im currently carrying out a insoection on the emergency lighting within a public building (Town Hall) and although Im comfident with everything else, one particular area has got me questioning myself.
All the main exit routes are correctly illuminated but a have one small enclosed area which is not covered......
the main emergency exit is via a long corridor with all the required lighting, but off that corridors is two seperate doors leading to Male and female seperate WC's.
BUT between this corridor and the WC's, each WC has a small area between two doors approx 1m x 1.2m. Ie, when leaving the WC's there is a small area between the two doors before you re-enter the corridor, plunged into darkness in the event of mains failure. Each of the doors have a self closure on them too, meaning it is completely dark between the doors.
There is no change in direction and both areas (WC and corridor) have emergency lighting, but I cannot really find a definitive answer as to wherever this area needs to be illuminated by additional emergency lighting.
Am I suffering brain fade, or does this dark area need to be illuminated? If so, what clause/deviation is this for my report?
All the main exit routes are correctly illuminated but a have one small enclosed area which is not covered......
the main emergency exit is via a long corridor with all the required lighting, but off that corridors is two seperate doors leading to Male and female seperate WC's.
BUT between this corridor and the WC's, each WC has a small area between two doors approx 1m x 1.2m. Ie, when leaving the WC's there is a small area between the two doors before you re-enter the corridor, plunged into darkness in the event of mains failure. Each of the doors have a self closure on them too, meaning it is completely dark between the doors.
There is no change in direction and both areas (WC and corridor) have emergency lighting, but I cannot really find a definitive answer as to wherever this area needs to be illuminated by additional emergency lighting.
Am I suffering brain fade, or does this dark area need to be illuminated? If so, what clause/deviation is this for my report?
