Posted By TM1 Where would we stand legally, in a warehouse (approx 16,000sqft) with no windows or sky lights, that has no emergency lighting except a small green directional arrow above each final exit fire door? Could we rely on torches? Is this acceptable? Comments welcome

Posted By TM1 I'm of the opinion we need emergency / safety lighting. We don't have a racking system, but the product stored can and does block the exit lights above the doors. Travel distance can be up to 50 metres. There are objects next to aisles that are sharp. The layout of the warehouse changes periodically, i.e we have 'floating aisles' that change depending on the cargo we are storing. I appreciate the notion of "it depends what your risk assessment says" - while I don't like it, our low number of warehouse staff could find their way out with a torch if needed. Before someone says i've answered my own question, my original question was is this truly acceptable? and what would an inspector say or do?