Hi Guys & Gals, I have recently had two emergency lights installed above fire exits by an electrician, I then produced two shiny new fire exit signs. The electrician informed me that I could not use the signs as new regulations state that the light must have a sign on is. He stated that a transparent sticker would need to be obtained and stuck over the glass of the light. Is this correct and if so where can I obtain the stickers from. Thanks in advance.

The advice is incorrect...the signage must be illuminated by the emergency light fitting but there is no need for a sticker over the actual light, as long as the light from the fitting illiuminates the sign you will be fine. So just make sure the light fitting is near enough to your signage so when its lit you can see the sign! hmm hope that makes sense

Thanks for the responses. A Kurdziel. Must admit I try and keep informed of changes but wasn’t sure if it was one I missed. Stonecold. This was my understanding but thought better to check. damelcfc. No stickers in the box unless electrician pinched them to sell them back to me at a latter date. (that was a joke, better state that before the solicitors letter comes in for liable)

I hope you find it useful. If I get the time I'll post later Rob

Beware of websites attached to companies selling products. This link contains misleading information and is badly written For example - what the hell is this supposed to mean?.................... "...In a building each door that is used as the final exit point for the evacuation of people from it when a fire occurs should have a fire exit sign above them. Plus there must also be one situated at the main entrance along with the fire exit doors from the relevant areas in the building. Plus other fire exit signs should be situated above the doors that lead into and out of every room in the building...." It's gibberish and is wrong. There 'must' be a sign over the main entrance? - wrong. Plus signs 'above doors that lead in and out of every room in the building' - Absolute tosh. How about this one?...................... "....In many cases today companies are now investing money in purchasing photoluminescent signs as these glow in the dark, especially if they cannot afford to install emergency lighting...." The biggest building I look after is about 250,000m2 and has almost 4000 people in it at peak times. We are facing cuts. This website is saying we can get rid of our expensive EL and replace it with glow in the dark signs. - That's dangerous advice! I tend to steer clear of advice from suppliers. Some info is great (Coopers Emergency Lighting's site is good), but some others is clearly aim at increasing sales. I will let you make your own mind up about the one feature in the above post

Sorry for any to have lead anyone on a wild one here. lack of time.Should have closed the old mouth.

http://www.iar.unicamp.b...ighting_design_guide.pdf You can pays your money...

14 posts and only 7 from Zimmy - so far! I think Stonecold at 7 'has it', doesn't he/she?

The above referenced documents should not be relied upon as authoritative and current guidance . It is dated, referring to repealed or revoked legislation. Anyone preparing documents or work procedures without or not studying current applicable legislation or guidance /best practice is simply not competent. What really amazes me on these forums is the amount of people seeking proper regulatory advise and or guidance from the general membership. Would it not be more appropriate and indeed safer to get the information from the IOSH legal helpline . Other organisations have and operate such a facility very successfully. Although I accept that some people try to be helpful by assisting others such "assistance" might be very questionable as thus exposed in this thread. Jon

Perhaps IOSH could inform Trading Standards?

Nice one JW :-) Post No.1 asked for help, I just posted some sites that may have been useful. At the time I had other things to do than carry out research into the topic. I simply tried to help the poster on that's all. If the designs are looked at you may well find that they could be described as good practice. I don't recall saying that they were regulations. I certainly didn't suggest that the sites were a safe source of legislation. And stop picking on me I'm only small

I heard that Exit signs were on the way out............. Its friday.

To add some more mirth, of an arboricultural nature, the head of the local fir service is apparently called Douglas. Some people might also disbelieve the rumour that his parents had originally named him Pseudotsuga. However, he disliked the fact that it means 'false hemlock', and furthermore thought that 'Douglas' would be much easier to say and spell ! :-)

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