BIP 2081 : 2012
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A GUIDE TO EMERGENCY LIGHTING
Hardcopy , PDF
04-10-2020
English
01-01-2012
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Acknowledgements
1 Introduction
2 Emergency lighting standards: an overview
3 Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises
(BS 5266-1)
4 Emergency lighting (BS 5266-7/BS EN 1838)
5 Application standard (BS EN 50172/BS 5266-8)
6 Emergency lighting luminaires (BS EN 60598-2-22)
7 Centrally powered supply systems (BS EN 50171)
8 Automatic test systems for emergency lighting
(BS EN 62034 and other standards)
9 Other relevant standards
10 Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005
11 The Building Regulations
12 System design
13 System selection
14 Photometry for emergency lighting
15 Design considerations for major applications
16 Installation, maintenance and testing of emergency
lighting
17 Responsible person's role in supervising the operation
of the emergency lighting installation
18 Documentation
Appendices
Appendix A - Inspection and test certificates
Appendix B - Emergency lighting completion certificates
Appendix C - Compliance checklist for inspecting engineers
Appendix D - Additional guidance
Appendix E - Mathematical table for use in photometric
calculations
Bibliography
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266
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British Standards Institution
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| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC1-7/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTIONS 1-7 - OVERALL CONTENTS/SCOPE |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT1)/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 1: OVERARCHING PEOPLE-RELATED REQUIREMENTS |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC11/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 11 - TRAINING |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC8/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 8 - PEOPLE IN SYSTEMS |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC15/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 15 - WORK EQUIPMENT |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC9/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 9 - PEOPLE CHARACTERISTICS |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC10/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 10 - SYSTEMS SAFETY |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC13/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 13 - THE WORKPLACE |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC14/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 14 - THE ENVIRONMENT |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC12/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 12 - OPERATIONS, MAINTENANCE & SUPPORT |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT2)/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 2: PARTICULAR PEOPLE-RELATED REQUIREMENTS |
| DEFSTAN 00-250(PT3)SEC16/1(2008) : 2008 | HUMAN FACTORS FOR DESIGNERS OF SYSTEMS - PART 3: TECHNICAL GUIDANCE - SECTION 16 - LIVING SPACES |
| IEC 60243-1:2013 | Electric strength of insulating materials - Test methods - Part 1: Tests at power frequencies |
| BS EN 13032-3:2007 | Measurement and presentation of photometric data of lamps and luminaires Presentation of data for emergency lighting of work places |
| ISO 7010:2011 | Graphical symbols Safety colours and safety signs Registered safety signs |
| BS EN ISO 9000-1:1994 | Quality management and quality assurance standards Guidelines for selection and use |
| BS EN 12193:2007 | Light and lighting. Sports lighting |
| BS 5266-1:2011 | Emergency lighting Code of practice for the emergency escape lighting of premises |
| BS EN 61347-2-7:2012 | Lamp controlgear Particular requirements for battery supplied electronic controlgear for emergency lighting (self-contained) |
| BS EN 60896-22:2004 | Stationary lead-acid batteries Valve regulated types. Requirements |
| 89/106/EEC : 1988 | COUNCIL DIRECTIVE OF 21 DECEMBER 1988 ON THE APPROXIMATION OF LAWS, REGULATIONS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS OF THE MEMBER STATES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS |
| BS 5266-4:1999 | Emergency lighting Code of practice for design, installation, maintenance and use of optical fibre systems |
| BS EN 62034:2012 | Automatic test systems for battery powered emergency escape lighting |
| BS EN 12665:2011 | Light and lighting. Basic terms and criteria for specifying lighting requirements |
| BS EN 12464-1:2011 | Light and lighting. Lighting of work places Indoor work places |
| BS EN 60896-11:2003 | Stationary lead-acid batteries. General requirements and methods of test Vented types. General requirements and methods of tests |
| BS 5266-5:1999 | Emergency lighting Specification for component parts of optical fibre systems |
| BS EN 54-4:1998 | Fire detection and fire alarm systems Power supply equipment |
| ISO 8528-12:1997 | Reciprocating internal combustion engine driven alternating current generating sets — Part 12: Emergency power supply to safety services |
| BS 7671(2008) : 2008 | REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS - IET WIRING REGULATIONS |
| BS EN 50272-2:2001 | Safety requirements for secondary batteries and battery installations Stationary batteries |
| BS EN 60598-1:2015 | Luminaires General requirements and tests |
| ISO 384:2015 | Laboratory glass and plastics ware — Principles of design and construction of volumetric instruments |
| BS 5266-6:1999 | Emergency lighting Code of practice for non-electrical low mounted way guidance systems for emergency use. Photoluminescent systems |
| BS EN 81-1 : 1998 | SAFETY RULES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND INSTALLATION OF LIFTS - PART 1: ELECTRIC LIFTS |
| BS ISO 3864-1:2011 | Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs Design principles for safety signs and safety markings |
| IEC 60243-3:2013 | Electric strength of insulating materials - Test methods - Part 3: Additional requirements for 1,2/50 µs impulse tests |
| BS EN 60079-14:2014 | Explosive atmospheres Electrical installations design, selection and erection |
| BS EN 50171:2001 | Central power supply systems |
| BS EN 50172:2004 | Emergency escape lighting systems |
| BS EN 60947-4-1 : 2010 | LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 4-1: CONTACTORS AND MOTOR-STARTERS - ELECTROMECHANICAL CONTACTORS AND MOTOR-STARTERS |
| IEC 60243-2:2013 | Electric strength of insulating materials - Test methods - Part 2: Additional requirements for tests using direct voltage |
| BS 5266-8(2004) : 2004 | EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTING SYSTEMS |
| BS EN 1838:2013 | Lighting applications. Emergency lighting |
| BS EN 60896-21:2004 | Stationary lead-acid batteries Valve regulated types. Methods of test |
| BS EN 60598-2-22:2014 | Luminaires Particular requirements. Luminaires for emergency lighting |
| BS EN 61558-2-6:2009 | Safety of transformers, reactors, power supply units and similar products for supply voltages up to 1100 V Particular requirements and tests for safety isolating transformers and power supply units incorporating safety isolating transformers |
| BS EN ISO 9000:2015 | Quality management systems. Fundamentals and vocabulary |
| BS EN 60623:2017 | Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes. Vented nickel-cadmium prismatic rechargeable single cells |
| BS EN 61951-1:2017 | Secondary cells and batteries containing alkaline or other non-acid electrolytes. Secondary sealed cells and batteries for portable applications Nickel-Cadmium |
| BS 7273-4:2007 | Code of practice for the operation of fire protection measures Actuation of release mechanisms for doors |
| BS 5266-2:1998 | Emergency lighting Code of practice for electrical low mounted way guidance systems for emergency use |
| BS EN 60073:2002 | Basic and safety principles for man-machine interface, marking and identification. Coding principles for indicators and actuators |
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