Emergency Lighting Standards
Emergency Lighting Standards seek to provide visual conditions which make safe and timely evacuation possible while simultaneously curtailing panic. Safeguards for emergency management are vital in areas to which either the public or workers have access. Recommendations for specific luminaires such as exit signs and other sources of guidance, as well as the installation, operation, and testing of these, are outlined. These standards also address design principles that account for optimal placement, energy use, and possibility of electrical supply failure during emergencies.
ISO 30061:2007
Emergency lighting
ISO 30061:2007 specifies the luminous requirements for emergency lighting systems installed in premises or locations where such systems are required. It is principally applicable to locations where the public or workers have access.
BS EN 1838:2013
Lighting applications. Emergency lighting (British Standard)
This standard specifies the luminous requirements for emergency escape lighting and standby lighting systems installed in premises or locations where such systems are required. It is principally applicable to locations where the public or workers have access.
IEC 60598-2-22 Ed. 5.0 b:2021
Luminaires - Part 2-22: Particular requirements - Luminaires for emergency lighting
IEC 60598-2-22:2021 is available as IEC 60598-2-22:2021 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition. IEC 60598-2-22:2021 specifies requirements for emergency luminaires for use with electrical lamps on emergency power supplies not exceeding 1 000 V. This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2014 and Amendment 1:2017. This edition constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition: - update of requirements for rest mode and inhibiting mode; - clarification of high temperature operation tests; - introduction of new requirements for lithium batteries; - introduction of new requirements for electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs); - clarification of resistance to heat, fire and tracking; - clarification of test facilities for self-contained luminaires; - clarification of the test method for contrast measurements of exit signs.
BS 5266-2:1998
Emergency lighting. Code of practice for electrical low mounted way guidance systems for emergency use (British Standard)
Recommends planning, design installation and servicing of low-mounted way guidance systems for use within emergency lighting systems.
BS 5266-5:1999
Emergency lighting. Specification for component parts of optical fibre systems (British Standard)
Specifies constructional and performance requirements for component parts to be used in optical fibre emergency lighting systems.
AS/NZS 2293.1:2018
Emergency lighting and exit signs for buildings - System design, installation and operation (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Specifies requirements for the design and installation of emergency lighting and illuminated emergency exit signage systems for buildings. Central battery, single point and self-contained systems are included.
AS/NZS 2293.2:2019
Emergency lighting and exit signs for buildings - Routine service and maintenance (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Specifies requirements for the periodic inspection and maintenance procedures for emergency evacuation lighting systems to ensure that such lighting systems will be in a state of readiness for operation at all times.
AS/NZS 2293.3:2018
Emergency lighting and exit signs for buildings - Emergency luminaires and exit signs (FOREIGN STANDARD)
Specifies requirements for the design, construction, performance and testing of emergency luminaires and exit signs.
