Guest LisaGr Posted February 3, 2015 Report Share Posted February 3, 2015 I need to know the legal requirements for saftey/emergency lighting in flats - we have had an expensive quote to bring blocks up to date but do the new legislations only affect new builds ie. not existing ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Sutton Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 No the legislation affects the common areas of all builds but the question you need to answer is do you need emergency escape lighting. If the normal electric supply failed during a fire in the hours of darkness is there sufficient borrow light from out side the premises to enable the tenants to find the way out of the building safely, if there is, then you do not need EL. Check it out with your fire risk assessor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireRiskPro Posted February 4, 2015 Report Share Posted February 4, 2015 The first point of call for "do I need it" is without doubt your fire risk assessment, it is worthwhile & can save you making expensive mistakes or being "miss-sold" unnecessary equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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