Exit & Emergency lighting

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Any government or commercial building that is occupied by employees, customers or the general public will require emergency lighting, also the common areas of multi-residential buildings.

 

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In the event of an emergency and if a major power failure has occurred, most occupants within a building do not realise that even during the day, a building can be extremely dark making the exits difficult to locate. To overcome this life threatening problem, exit signs and emergency lighting are installed throughout a building showing the occupants the fastest way to exit a building.

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Exit signs and emergency lighting are connected to a  240volt power supply , similar to ordinary light fixtures. Unlike ordinary light fixtures, exit signage and emergency lighting have an internal battery allowing illumination even when main power is out.

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Under the Australian Standards AS2293 exit signage and emergency lighting must stay illuminated for a minimum of 90 minutes.

 

The Australian Standards and local council requirements also state that exit signage and emergency lighting must be tested and discharged at the following intervals:

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• 6 Monthly: Technician must conduct a 90 minute power drop test

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• Annual: Technician must conduct a 90 minute power drop test

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By conducting the required testing not only do you meet your duty of care, but also by discharging the batteries every six months you will prolong the life of the exit sign or emergency light.

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What are the Different Types of Emergency Lighting

 

There are three different types of emergency lighting:

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• Sustained – A sustained emergency light has two lamps within the light fitting and only one lamp

       works at either time.

• Non-maintained – These emergency lights are normally non-illuminated, are consistently on

       charge and only illuminate when the main power has failed.

• Maintained – A maintained emergency light has only one lamp which is illuminated both on

       mains power and when mains power fails.

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CJM is able to install, maintain, service and certify all types of exit signs and emergency lighting.

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FPAS Accredited.

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