The Basic Codes For Emergency Exits And Lights

With the variety of fire safety equipment, the emergency lights and exits always take a backseat.
The emergency lights illuminate your way towards the safety. They are the only thing that takes you towards the safety at the time of emergency. It is very easy to understand why the emergency exists in lights are so important.

Whether you are an owner of the residential building, commercial building or amidst new construction project, you need to follow the rules and ensure the safety of all occupants of the building. Different buildings have different codes regarding the safety lights. Make sure that you follow right regulations regarding the installation of lights. The regulations of emergency lights fall under OSHA 1910.37(b) and NFPA 101. You can even hire an emergency lighting service to install the lights in the proper places.

Emergency Lights

• All buildings whether commercial, residential, industrial, religious, institutional along with other building types require emergency lighting.
• All the existing routes in the building should be illuminated with the lights. The exit routes include all stairways, hallways, and corridors. The emergency backup lights should be positioned them in such as way that a person with normal vision should be able to see easily.
• The allowance exists for the areas with large windows. The large windows supply the excessive natural light.
• The internal rooms, storage, bathrooms, and areas larger than broom closet require the emergency lights.
• The emergency lights need to be spaced correctly to prevent the dark spots or excessive bright areas.
• The lights are required to illuminate the pathway. Any bulbs that point towards the roof or the wall do not meet the regulations set by OSHA (even if they are rightly placed).

Exit signs

• The doors that lead to the hallway and to the chief building exits should be clearly marked ‘EXIT’.
• The exit signs should be illuminated with the emergency lights and backup lights. The sign should be in legible letters, plain and in a distinctive color so that it differs from the building background.
• The exit routes must be void of decoration, furnishing and any equipment.
• If the exit route is not obvious, the signs must be installed in such a way that they show the path of the exit.

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Stay safe at work with basic fire training

With the chill in the air, the heaters are and radiators are working overtime. While the residential buildings are often decked with the appropriate fire suppression gear by the fire alarm monitoring service, same cannot be said about the commercial building. It is very important that the commercial building occupants should have knowledge about the basic fire training.

According to a recent survey, it is believed that about half of the employees do not have the basic workplace fire training. More than the third of employees do not know what to do in event of an emergency. With such statistics, it is difficult for the employees to save themselves in the event of an emergency. Do you know that the employers are legally bound to provide their staff with appropriate fire training?

It is not necessary that you need to hire fire alarm monitoring service to train your employees. Training the staff regarding the fire can be as simple as putting up exit and emergency lights, regular drills and showing them the fire action notice board. Make sure you add notices all around the building to make sure each and every occupant of the building knows about them.

Make sure that the employees and the occupants of the building have the required knowledge about:
 
1. Fire safety measures of the building
2. Measures to take in the event of fire
3. Actions to take after hearing the fire signal/alarm
4. Location and the use of the extinguishers
5. Summoning the fire, rescue and other emergency services
6. The people who are authorized to assist with the evacuation
7. The measures taken to safely evacuate all the employees including the disabled people, children, and part-time employees

Regular fire drills help to inculcate the fire evacuation procedure in every person’s mind. Remember -- practice makes perfect. The fire drills should be at least done twice a year. Along with this regular inspection of all the fire suppression system is a necessity. Do not think that if once the system is installed, it does not need to be checked. The system needs to be winter-proofed to make sure it stays working.

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