Hi all, A small low level building - two small offices, 8 metre corridor, tiny mess room and his and her toilets. Reasonable natural light throughout. I would be grateful for some advice. Emergency lighting a legal requirement or not. The RRFSO does not shout out a definitive yes or no to me. Many thanks

Just to ad what Chris has said is there street lighting that can be used as borrowed lighting in the hours of darkness if the building is occupied. It might be suitable to just have torches. but make sure they are fully charged at all times (ideally you can buy emergency torches that plug into the mains and operate automatically when the mains fails) that you test them regularly and record the testing and they are clearly visible not buried under a pile of paperwork. carrying out a fire risk assessment will help identify what you need to do and the likely risks hazards. phil

Lots of things need to be considered to identify if emergency lighting is required. this could be number of floors, number of employees, members of the public, complexity of layout, activities at the premises, hours of occupation, familiarity with the layout etc etc. certainly if you are in a high risk environment then it would be difficult to argue the reasoning for not having E/L as clearly the need to evacuate would be even more critical so looking for torches would be a no no. But the premises you describe have a simple layout and dependant on number of employees then torches could be a realistic alternative to a full E/L system. It need to be suitable ans sufficient give the risk. Phil