No. 10 „Emergency Lighting, Safety Lighting"
ISBN 978-3-926193-76-6
52 pages
DIN A4
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Index
No. 10 „Emergency Lighting, Safety Lighting"
- Emergency lighting for safety
- Light in a power cut
- Safety lighting
- Escape route safety lighting
- Safety lighting for work premises
- Anti-panic lighting
- Standby lighting
- Safety signs: quality is crucial
- Escape sign luminaires
- Luminaires for safety lighting systems
- Safety lighting operation
- Application examples
- LED, the light source for safety lighting
- Standards and ordinances
Extract
Emergency lighting for safety
No electricity means no lighting. This is when mains-independent emergency lighting needs to kick in. In a building suddenly plunged into darkness, panic can quickly spread – especially if a large number of people are present and some are not familiar with the surroundings. A blackout in an unknown place for an unknown reason triggers fear.
Escape sign luminaires identify routes out of a building, supplementary safety lighting along escape routes facilitates orientation and reduces risk of accident. Safety lighting is a must. Where safety lighting is required by law, responsibility for installing and maintaining it resides with the operator of the establishment; ensuring that a new or modernised installation complies with regulations is the responsibility of the designer. Failure to comply with the stipulations set out in standards may be judged hazardous building practice, which is an offence punishable under paragraph 319 of the German Criminal Code.
