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BS 5266-10:2008

Superseded

Superseded

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Guide to the design and provision of emergency lighting to reduce the risks from hazards in the event of failure of the normal lighting supply

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

30-11-2011

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-11-2008

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Need for emergency lighting
5 Emergency lighting to be considered for specific locations
6 Portable emergency luminaires
7 Testing, maintenance and recordkeeping
8 Procedures to limit the risks of annual full duration testing
Annexes
Annex A (informative) - Guidance on illuminance measurements and
        calculations
Annex B (informative) - UK requirements for emergency lighting
        - general information
Annex C (informative) - Responses to queries on BS 5266-1
Annex D (informative) - Compliance checklist and report
        for an existing site
Bibliography

Provides recommendations on the factors that need to be considered in the design and provision of emergency lighting systems to meet identified hazards for buildings. It also identifies the ability for correctly installed emergency lighting to help reduce risk in the event of a failure of the normal lighting supply and offers advice on appropriate emergency lighting levels, initiation times and working planes.

Committee
EL/1/1
DevelopmentNote
To be read in conjunction with BS 5266-1(2005). Supersedes 07/30165491 DC. (11/2008)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
26
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

11/30227604 DC : 0 BS 5266-1 - EMERGENCY LIGHTING - PART 1: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTING OF PREMISES

BS EN 13032-3:2007 Measurement and presentation of photometric data of lamps and luminaires Presentation of data for emergency lighting of work places
BS EN 62034:2012 Automatic test systems for battery powered emergency escape lighting
BS 5266-7(1999) : 1999 LIGHTING APPLICATIONS - EMERGENCY LIGHTING
BS EN 50171:2001 Central power supply systems
BS EN 50172:2004 Emergency escape lighting systems
BS 5266-8(2004) : 2004 EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTING SYSTEMS
BS EN 1838:2013 Lighting applications. Emergency lighting
BS EN 60598-2-22:2014 Luminaires Particular requirements. Luminaires for emergency lighting

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