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EL/1/1 - Emergency lighting

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Lighting | Luminaires | Relays | Fibre optic systems. General | Public information symbols | Fire protection equipment | Measurement. Light | Road engineering | Electricity supply | Electrical accessories. Other | Lamps and related equipment | Accident and disaster control | Lighting. Interior

Overview: Under the direction of EL/1 is responsible for the UK input to CEN/TC 169/WG 3 for standards relating to the emergency lighting requirements. It is also responsible for the national standards in this area.

Committee standards activity

In Progress (3)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
CEN/TC 169 N 1826 Lighting applications - Emergency lighting

Categories: Information management | Standardization. General rules | Construction | Construction materials and building | Lighting | Lighting. General

Proposal begins : 2021-04-22 		Proposal
BS EN 1838:2024 Lighting applications - Emergency lighting for buildings

Categories: Lighting. Interior

Approval begins : 		Approval
BS 5266-1 Emergency lighting - Part 1: emergency lighting of premises -. Code of practice, BS 5366-1

Categories: Unclassified documents

Proposal begins : 		Proposal
Published (6)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
PD CEN/TS 17951:2024 Lighting Applications. Adaptive Emergency Escape Lighting Systems

Categories: Public information symbols | Lighting. Interior

Published standard begins : 2024-06-10 		Published standard
BS EN 50172:2004, BS 5266-8:2004 Emergency escape lighting systems

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Electrical accessories. Other | Lighting. Interior

Published standard begins : 2004-12-21 		Published standard
BS EN 50171:2001 Central power supply systems

Categories: Electricity supply

Published standard begins : 2001-08-23 		Published standard
BS EN 1838:2013 Lighting applications. Emergency lighting

Categories: Lighting. Interior

Published standard begins : 2013-08-07 		Published standard
BS EN 13032-3:2021 Light and lighting. Measurement and presentation of photometric data of lamps and luminaires. Presentation of data for emergency lighting of workplaces

Categories: Measurement. Light | Luminaires | Lighting. Interior

Published standard begins : 2021-11-23 		Published standard
BS 5266-1:2016 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Electrical accessories. Other | Lighting. Interior

Published standard begins : 2016-05-20 		Published standard
Withdrawn (10)
Reference Standards description
Status ?

The standards development process is divided into chronological stages: Proposal; Drafting; Public comment; Comment resolution; Approval; Published standard.
BS EN 1838:1999, BS 5266-7:1999 Lighting applications. Emergency lighting

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Electrical accessories. Other | Lighting. Interior

Withdrawn begins : 2013-08-07 		Withdrawn
BS EN 13032-3:2007 Measurement and presentation of photometric data of lamps and luminaires. Presentation of data for emergency lighting of work places

Categories: Measurement. Light | Luminaires | Lighting. Interior

Withdrawn begins : 2021-11-23 		Withdrawn
BS 8456:2005 Code of practice for design and installation of directional sounder evacuation systems

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Fire protection equipment

Withdrawn begins : 2016-06-14 		Withdrawn
BS 5266-6:1999 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for non-electrical low mounted way guidance systems for emergency use. Photoluminescent systems

Categories: Electrical accessories. Other | Lighting. Interior | Accident and disaster control

Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-26 		Withdrawn
BS 5266-5:1999 Emergency lighting. Specification for component parts of optical fibre systems

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Fibre optic systems. General | Lighting. Interior

Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-26 		Withdrawn
BS 5266-4:1999 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for design, installation, maintenance and use of optical fibre systems

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Fibre optic systems. General | Lighting. Interior

Withdrawn begins : 2020-08-26 		Withdrawn
BS 5266-10:2008 Guide to the design and provision of emergency lighting to reduce the risks from hazards in the event of failure of the normal lighting supply

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Lighting. Interior

Withdrawn begins : 2011-11-14 		Withdrawn
BS 5266-1:2011 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency escape lighting of premises

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Electrical accessories. Other | Lighting. Interior

Withdrawn begins : 2012-06-13 		Withdrawn
BS 5266-1:2005 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises

Categories: Electrical accessories. Other | Lighting. Interior | Accident and disaster control

Withdrawn begins : 2011-11-14 		Withdrawn
BS 5266-1:1999 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises other than cinemas and certain other specified premises used for entertainment

Categories: Accident and disaster control | Electrical accessories. Other | Lighting. Interior

Withdrawn begins : 2005-11-30 		Withdrawn