Emergency Lighting Systems

Emergency lighting systems must be activated automatically to ensure that adequate lighting exists if electric lights go out for any reason. They should ensure that exit routes are safe by using appropriate lighting and signage.

Emergency lighting systems are automatic and are activated in the event of a power outage in a lighting system or branches within it. They need to illuminate escape routes and ensure access to exits. They need to provide adequate lighting, which is necessary for safety purposes.

Regulations on the function and location of emergency lights can be found in the Building Code, which also provides standards and instructions. There you can also find the current regulation on maintenance of emergency lighting. Emergency lights can, for example, be located by exit routes, exit doors, where the direction of an escape route changes, and near stairs or other changes in floor levels, as well as by manual fire alarms, fire extinguishers, and fire hoses. Attention must be paid to elevators, all stairs, closed spaces such as bathrooms and changing rooms as well as equipment rooms and parking garages.

Such systems can be installed as back-up lighting and are meant to ensure that normal operations in the room are not disturbed, even if the electric lighting system fails.

Emergency lighting systems are available both with individual lights with batteries and with a central battery (back-up power). You can also choose between wired or wireless system. Wireless lights are connected to the closest stable lighting power while wired lights are connected to the control center of the emergency lighting system which is powered by a back-up power source. Wired emergency lighting systems are available both in 24 v and 230 v, while the wireless ones are 230 v.

Automated functional testing for regular tests, centralized control software and a range of configurations are also available.

Öryggismiðstöðin is an approved agent and service provider for ASM. We offer a wide range of emergency lighting equipment from this trusted manufacturer. ASM entered the security market with a clear vision of how to provide the latest technological solutions to ensure peoples’ safety, which is in line with the goals and values of Öryggismiðstöðin.

Öryggismiðstöðin’s experts will provide further advice on choosing the right solutions.