Emergency lighting design

[Guest KatEmm]

Hi
Please could you advise me on something. We currentlly have a bulk head light above the main fire exit of my restaurant, on this bulk head is a directional running man sticker. Is htis allowed or does it need to be a hanging sign underneath the bulk head?
Thanks

Kat

[Tom Sutton]

Is the bulk head light above the main fire exit, part of the emergency lighting system, if so, you can either have the running man pictograph on the light or a standard BS 5499-1 fixed below providing it does not reduce the light level and if a standard sign is fixed below it is well illuminated.

If you need to remove the fire exit sign pictograph, then replace it with a pictograph conforming to BS 5499-1 sign, check out http://www.firesafe.org.uk/fire-exit-signs/

You can now get 200mmx100mm Emergency Exit Sign (Self Adhesive Sticker Label) and hopefully more will be available in the future. Check out http://www.amazon.co.uk/200mmx100mm-Emergency-Adhesive-Sticker-Label/dp/B00BE339AK/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1373482144&sr=8-4&keywords=emergency+exit+sign or you can get the standard BS 5499-1 (BS EN ISO 7010) from safelincs and fix it below the light to ensure it is fully illuminated.