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  • BS 5266-10:2008

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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    Superseded date:  30-11-2011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

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    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
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    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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.

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    Committee EL/1/1
    Development Note To be read in conjunction with BS 5266-1(2005). Supersedes 07/30165491 DC. (11/2008)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Superseded
    Superseded By
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    Standards Referenced By This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

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

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

    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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