Essentially, as the name suggests, self-testing emergency lighting is a system that automatically checks itself to ensure that the battery and lamp inside each and every emergency light are 100% operational. Should an issue be detected, this will show up as a visual or audible warning - with everything complying to BS5266.
This auto-self-testing feature is something that replaces monthly and annual manual tests, meaning that less building disruption is caused and working hours are saved. As an intelligent piece of building design tech, it’s even able to indicate the nature of the fault, so that it can be resolved in the appropriate way.
Building services design consultants understand the need to meet fire regulations and a self-testing emergency system like this is one of the most time/cost-efficient ways to ensure that you do. The process requires virtually no input from the user either and replacing legacy systems with this new type is quite easy.
As we alluded to previously, our M & E consulting engineers are well versed in the kinds of systems and we used self-testing emergency lighting in the €2,500,000 14-bed emergency Critical Care Ward project at University Hospital Limerick in 2020.
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