Emergency lighting
Emergency lighting, tested to I.S. 3217.
Design, installation and the full testing regime, including the annual three hour duration test that proves every fitting lasts its rated time.
Emergency lighting is the least glamorous system in the building and the one most likely to be quietly failing. A fitting that lights up when you press the test key can still die after eleven minutes, and nobody finds out until the annual duration test, or until the power actually goes.
We design and install to I.S. 3217, which sets where fittings are needed, how bright the escape route has to be, and how long it has to stay that way. Escape routes, stairwells, changes of level, final exits, and the areas people need to see well enough to shut equipment down safely.
The testing regime is split between you and us. You function test monthly. We do the quarterly thirty minute test and the annual three hour full duration test, which is the one that actually proves the system.
What the work covers
Design and installation
Fittings placed against the escape route rather than spread evenly across a ceiling, which is the most common reason a building has plenty of emergency lights and still fails an inspection.
Monthly function test
Yours to do, briefly, and to log. We will show you what to press and what to write down.
Quarterly 30 minute test
A duration test on the full system, with the result recorded for the register.
Annual 3 hour test
The full duration test. Every fitting has to last its rated time, and any that do not are listed with a price to put right.
Why people call us about this
The annual three hour test has never been done, or there is no record of it.
Fittings that light up on the test key but are dead within the hour.
A fit out that moved the escape route but not the lighting.
A fire officer or an insurer asking for the test records.
Start with a free site survey.
A technician walks the building with you and puts the findings in writing. It is free, there is no obligation to proceed, and the findings are yours either way.