EMERGENCY LIGHTING
Lighting designed for the moments that matter.
TGM designs, installs and maintains emergency lighting across London and the surrounding areas, from self-contained fittings to central battery systems.
Our experienced team helps you choose a system suited to your building and supports it with planned maintenance. Speak to us about a new installation, an upgrade or ongoing servicing.
Requirements
An emergency lighting system is required to operate in an emergency situation when the mains powered illumination fails through a fault or power failure. As the failure of the mains powered lighting system could be a result of a fire or a power cut the sudden darkness could lead to confusion and risk with the occupants of the building.
Current emergency-lighting guidance includes BS 5266-1:2025 for premises, BS EN 1838:2024 for lighting performance, and BS EN 50172:2024 for installation, verification, operation, maintenance and testing of emergency escape lighting systems. The appropriate provision depends on the building and its fire risk assessment.
Responsibilities
If the emergency lighting system forms part of the fire safety arrangement within a building then it is subject to the requirements of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 and the required risk assessment.
Regular maintenance will ensure you're protected.
It is vital that the emergency lights illuminate when the normal lighting system fails.
TGM offers a variety of maintenance packages to suit your personal requirements in accordance with the recommendations of relevant British Standards.
The following brief summary of test sequences for self-contained emergency lighting systems is recommended.
Daily: Visually check that all maintained lamps are operating and that all mains power indicators are illuminated.
Monthly: Complete the daily checks and test all emergency lights briefly to ensure they illuminate when mains power is removed. Upon restoring the mains power check that all mains healthy indicators are operating. Record the test results in the emergency lighting log book and ensure that all previously recorded and new faults are rectified.
Annually: Complete all monthly tests but ensure that the fittings are illuminated for their full duration.
