Escape and exit routes in the uk must be lit to a minimum of one lux during an emergency.
Sustained emergency lighting.
50 hz number of lamps.
The purpose here is to minimise any possibility of emergency lamp failure as the sustained lamp is only used in emergency mode.
Sustained bare power rating.
This will only be relevant on a maintained emergency luminaire.
What is emergency lighting.
This was because a fluorescent lamp could easily fail and so if you had a sustained light fitting you were always sure of lighting just when you needed it.
72 w lamp wattage.
Sustained this is where a lamp separate to the main lamp provides the emergency light source.
240 v frequency rating.
White powder coated shape.
There are three different types of emergency lighting.
01 02 2018 23 04 2020 maintained non maintained sustained there are now only really two types of emergency lighting modes for when there is a power cut here is a simple explanation of the two.
Emergency luminaires have integral back up batteries continuously charged during normal operation.
This will only be relevant on a maintained emergency luminaire.
Legislation requires all occupied buildings to have adequate escape lighting to allow safe exit should mains power fail.
Non maintained these emergency lights are normally non illuminated are consistently on charge and only illuminate when the main power has failed.
Sustained a sustained emergency light has two lamps within the light fitting and only one lamp works at either time.
A sustained emergency light is one that has two light sources one for everyday mains room light and one that is only used during a power cut.
Reliable long life can be networked our emergency lighting systems provide reliable illumination for up to 3 hours when powered by batteries.
The lights are typically dimmed when the premises are occupied and the emergency escape lighting prevents total darkness.
1225 mm length x 130 mm width x 80 mm height.
In respect of maintained emergency lighting in areas where high levels of light are normally required for example in the corridors of office blocks a combined or sustained emergency luminaire can be installed.
Also available as emergency exit lighting with the escape signs of your choice.
This is where a lamp separate to the main lamp provides the emergency light source.
The purpose here is to minimise any possibility of emergency lamp failure as the sustained lamp is only used in emergency mode.
Folded sheet metal finish.
Maintained emergency luminaire this is a luminaire in which the emergency lamps are lit all the time.
Emergency batten brand name.
