UK Emergency lighting regs

[djm0057]

Sounds to me like several things may be being confused:

Fire exit door - a means to escape the building when there is a fire. Needs appropriate signage, lighting and door handles to help people exit in a hurry. I would have thought the rules don't care if the door is open or not when there is no fire.

Fire door - a door that needs to resist the spread of fire. Often between fire compartments in a building. These need to be closed when there is a fire to do their job. Various ways are used if making sure they are closed in a fire are used like signs saying "keep shut", springs that close the doors, automatic closing doors etc


It sounds to me like the problem may be that it is a fire door and that the way they are ensuring it is closed in a fire is by keeping it locked shut. Are there springs/door closers on the door so that it closes automatically when you do open it?

Nope, no springs on the door. Also it's a disabled access door.

 

[mainline]

Nope, no springs on the door. Also it's a disabled access door.

Is it marked up Disabled access.

 

[djm0057]

Is it marked up Disabled access.

Is it marked up Disabled access.

Not yet. But it's the only way in and out at our level for a disabled person. Our CEO was in our room a few months ago and said something will have to be done about it.

 

[westward10]

Is there a refuge for disabled people in the event of an emergency.

 

[djm0057]

Is there a refuge for disabled people in the event of an emergency.

Your having a laugh. Course not

 

[oscar21]

What are peoples thoughts on keeping the main lighting on when doing an EM test. I always try to wire them so the main lighting stays on but you can still carry out the emergency lighting 3hr test. but I have a problem when they are combined fittings, you cant tell whether they are running on emergency or standard power.

 

[suffolkspark]

What are peoples thoughts on keeping the main lighting on when doing an EM test. I always try to wire them so the main lighting stays on but you can still carry out the emergency lighting 3hr test. but I have a problem when they are combined fittings, you cant tell whether they are running on emergency or standard power.

Is the charge indication led not visible?

 

[Flanders]

What are peoples thoughts on keeping the main lighting on when doing an EM test. I always try to wire them so the main lighting stays on but you can still carry out the emergency lighting 3hr test. but I have a problem when they are combined fittings, you cant tell whether they are running on emergency or standard power.

Agree the mains lights should stay on durring test mode except the combined ones of course. As suffolksparks says. The LED indicator will not be illuminated in test mode . And label the el fitting to avoid any confusion

 

[davesparks]

What are peoples thoughts on keeping the main lighting on when doing an EM test. I always try to wire them so the main lighting stays on but you can still carry out the emergency lighting 3hr test.

You should always wire them this way as that is a requirement of the emergency lighting regulations.

but I have a problem when they are combined fittings, you cant tell whether they are running on emergency or standard power.

Switch the normal lighting off for a few seconds and you will see which are working in emergnecy mode.