Lighting guide 12
Subtitle: emergency lighting design guide
Edition: [Revised edition] : reprinted with corrections April 2006.
Series: LG -- 12 : [2006]; Lighting guide -- LG12 (2006)
Publisher: The Society of Light and Lighting
Published: 2006
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781628709957; 9781903287514
Subjects: Emergency lighting; Éclairage de secours
Other titles: Emergency lighting design guide
Description: The Society of Light and Lighting first published guidance on emergency lighting in 1986. Since then there have been enormous developments in the legal framework for emergency lighting and understanding of how it can best be used to assist escape from buildings. This Lighting Guide gives advice on the design of emergency escape lighting schemes and installations for all users of buildings and associated areas. It covers the relevant regulations, standards and requirements. It outlines available equipment and materials and gives guidance on their selection, installation, operation and maintenance. The Guide is aimed at, and will be useful to, specifiers, designers, equipment providers, installers, users, maintainers and enforcing authorities. The most pertinent sections to particular readers are: Sections 2, 3 and 4, to specifiers, designers, users, maintainers and enforcing authorities; Section 5 to designers and luminaire providers; Sections 6, 7 and 8 to specifiers and designers; Sections 8, 9 and 10 to installers, users and maintainers; Sections 9 and 10 to users, maintainers and enforcing authorities. This Guide makes use of several relevant international, European and British Standards and is a companion to BS 5266 Emergency lighting. --
Notes: Previous edition issued in 2004.

"In this printed version the references and section 2 have been updated to 1 April 2006"--Page 3

"This Lighting guide replaces the CIBSE Technical memoranda 12, Emergency lighting and its 1999 addendum"--Page 3

Includes bibliographical references (pages 50-53) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.; title: Introduction -- -- 2.; title: Legislation and standards:; title: Building regulations ; Fire precautions (workplace) regulations, 1997 ; The Health and Safety (safety signs and signals) regulations 1996:SI 341 ; Regulations covering other areas ; Standards -- -- 3.; title: Lighting requirements:; title: Specifications ; Safety signs ; Positioning of luminaires ; Requirements for escape lighting ; Standby lighting -- -- 4.; title: Design objectives:; title: Philosophy ; Design approach ; Detailed considerations ; Integration with normal lighting luminaires -- -- 5.; title: Design calculations:; title: Basic data ; Production of design data -- -- 6.; title: Equipment and systems:; title: Systems ; Power sources ; System functions and circuits ; Emergency luminaires ; Lamps for emergency luminaires ; Gas lighting ; Other illumination sources and systems -- -- 7.; title: Scheme planning:; title: Risk assessment and planning considerations ; Schedule of recommendations for specific areas ; Planning sequence -- -- 8.; title: Electrical design:; title: General ; Luminaires ; Energy considerations ; Self-contained emergency lighting ; Centrally supplied slave luminaires ; Building management systems, lighting controls and remote testing ; Protection from transient over-voltages ; Other emergency lighting systems ; Warning labels -- -- 9.; title: Installation, testing and maintenance:; title: Installation ; Maintenance ; Routine inspection and testing ; Records and documentation -- -- 10.; title: Commissioning and certification:; title: General ; Photometric commissioning ; Completion certificate. -- -- Appendices: -- Annex 1:; title: Emergency lighting completion certificate ; -- Annex 2:; title: Examples of calculations.