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  • BS 5266-4:1999

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    Emergency lighting Code of practice for design, installation, maintenance and use of optical fibre systems

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Withdrawn date:  26-08-2020

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  15-07-1999

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Table of Contents - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Committees responsible
    Foreword
    1 Scope
    2 References
    3 Definitions
    4 Design of the lighting installation
    5 Operational assessment
    6 Technical specification
    7 Scope of works document
    8 Selection of components
    9 Installation
    10 Records
    11 Certificates and log book
    12 Servicing
    Annexes
    A (normative) Optical budget
    B (informative) Optical budget worked examples
    C (informative) Guidance on areas of low fire risk
    D (informative) Routing of lightguides
    E (informative) Safety recommendations for handling of
    optical fibre lightguides
    Figures
    1 - Typical lightguide output
    A.1 - Terms used in an optical budget
    B.1 - Example of an optical fibre system for use in the
    worked example
    D.1 - Low fire risk route in a corridor
    D.2 - High fire risk route
    List of references

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Gives guidance and recommendations on the design, installation, maintenance and use of optical fibre emergency lighting systems. Applies to optical fibre emergency lighting systems for escape route lighting, including open area lighting. Also applies to optical fibre systems used for standby lighting when the system is also used as part of the emergency escape route lighting.

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    Committee EL/1/1
    Development Note To be read in conjunction with BS 5266-1(1988) & BS 5266-5(1999). Supersedes 93/206752 DC. (07/2005) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, January 2010. (12/2009)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Withdrawn
    Supersedes

    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 5266-5:1999 Emergency lighting Specification for component parts of optical fibre systems
    BS 5266-1:2016 Emergency lighting Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises
    11/30227604 DC : 0 BS 5266-1 - EMERGENCY LIGHTING - PART 1: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE EMERGENCY ESCAPE LIGHTING OF PREMISES
    BS 5266-1:2011 Emergency lighting Code of practice for the emergency escape lighting of premises
    BIP 2081 : 2012 A GUIDE TO EMERGENCY LIGHTING
    PD 6686:2006 Guidance on directives, regulations and standards related to prevention of fire and explosion in the process industries
    16/30331553 DC : 0 BS 5266-1 - EMERGENCY LIGHTING - PART 1: CODE OF PRACTICE FOR THE EMERGENCY LIGHTING OF PREMISES
    BS 4163:2000 HEALTH AND SAFETY FOR DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS AND SIMILAR ESTABLISHMENTS - CODE OF PRACTICE

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 7671:1992 REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS
    BS 5266-5:1999 Emergency lighting Specification for component parts of optical fibre systems
    BS EN 60898:1991 Specification for circuit-breakers for overcurrent protection for household and similar installations
    BS EN 60947-2:2017 Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear Circuit-breakers
    BS EN 60947-3 : 2009 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 3: SWITCHES, DISCONNECTORS, SWITCH-DISCONNECTORS AND FUSE-COMBINATION UNITS
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