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The Advantages Of An LED Emergency Lighting System

<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Light-emitting diodes&comma; commonly known as LEDs&comma; are widely used as indicator lamps&period; However&comma; more people are beginning to use LEDs as emergency lighting&period; The advantages of such lighting systems make them an appealing option for both businesses and households looking for new emergency lights&period; In addition&comma; the evolution of emergency lighting <span style&equals;"text-decoration&colon; underline&semi;">technology<&sol;span> has made a great turn for the better through utilizing LEDs&period; This has led to more demand of automatic emergency lighting testing&comma; which LEDs can surely accommodate&period; Not only are LEDs one of the best for sure light emergency lighting systems&comma; but also are changing the way people see emergency lighting systems on the market&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Despite the popularity of incandescent and fluorescent lights&comma; LED lights are making their way as a top choice for emergency lighting&period; LED lights are thinner and lights than their other lighting counterparts&comma; making them more efficient and economical to use&period; Highly robust with excellent low temperature performance&comma; LEDs can be digitally controlled easily&period; Because they are one of the brightest types of bulbs available&comma; LEDs are a great option for emergency lighting systems&comma; especially for emergencies involving power outages or dark spaces&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">One of the biggest benefits of LEDs is their energy efficiency&period; While incandescent light bulbs burn heat to produce energy leaving them a vacuum for energy consumption&comma; LEDs do not rely on burning filament&period; Not only do users need not to worry about heat or wear and tear&comma; they can also relax about their electric bill as LEDs save about 30 percent of energy compared to their other lighting counterparts&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In terms of the lifespan of an LED light&comma; they can last as much as 50&comma;000 hours more than incandescent light bulbs&period; Because LEDs do not generate light by burning filament&comma; they expend less energy and thus can last much longer&period; With technology progressing with its costs decreasing&comma; LEDs continue to be a forerunner in the market for emergency lighting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Because LEDs usually have to be clustered to maximize their effectiveness&comma; this clustering often cuts their efficiency&period; However&comma; their brightness is unmatched as only a small bundle of LEDs can be seen from a great distance&period; Certainly&comma; LED lights are one of the best options for building evacuations in the event of an emergency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Regardless of the long life span of an LED and its great benefits&comma; LEDs have to maintain and eventually replaced&period; However&comma; as long as a user maintains their LED lighting systems regularly&comma; they are less likely to need to replace their system&period; Any lighting system should be tested annually with the main components being the batteries and luminaires&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-900" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2014&sol;12&sol;The-Advantages-Of-An-LED-Emergency-Lighting-System&period;jpg" alt&equals;"The Advantages Of An LED Emergency Lighting System" width&equals;"537" height&equals;"366" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Besides using LED lights for emergency exit signs&comma; many people may want to use LEDs for a twin spot light system&period; Twin spot emergency lights have a dual nature in operating regular lights as well as emergency lights&period; The emergency lights are automatically activated during a power outage or other emergency setting&period; They can also be activated manually&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Because the average life of an LED twin spot emergency light can rack up to 100&comma;000 hours&comma; users do not have to worry about constantly maintaining their sure light emergency lighting systems&period; In addition&comma; LEDs voltage can range from low 20 volts to high 260 volts depending on the design&period; This makes LED twin spot emergency lights great for both small-scale and large-scale businesses&period; In the case of an emergency or any other situation in dark spaces&comma; LED twin spot emergency lights use anti-glare shades&period; This makes the lights easy to see while minimizing eye fatigue allowing better work efficiency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In terms of build&comma; LED twin spot emergency lights are durable and practical&period; They have good electromagnetic compatibility&comma; thus reducing power consumption and prevent pollution from the system&period; Made with lightweight alloys&comma; the emergency lights are corrosion resistant&comma; waterproof&comma; and dustproof&period; With bulletproof plastic design&comma; these lights can withstand many harsh environments&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Not only are LED twin spot emergency lights a great option for sure light emergency lighting systems&comma; but also LED bulkheads are making their way to the emergency lighting scene for both the industrial and household industries&period; Like its other counterparts&comma; LED bulkheads are reaping all of the benefits LED lighting is known for&comma; such as brightness&comma; durability&comma; and economical value&period; LED bulkheads come in a variety of shapes&comma; sizes&comma; and designs to accommodate different needs and spaces&period; They are also available for both indoor and outdoor use&period; For commercial or industrial buildings&comma; a bulkhead can be installed with a fire exit to ensure proper safety&period; Bulkheads are also used for twin spot emergency lights&comma; but they can be purchased alone as well for more flexibility for the sure light emergency lighting system of the household or business&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><b>Maintaining LED Lights<&sol;b><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Although the benefits of LED emergency lighting are plentiful&comma; setting up such a sure light emergency lighting system may cost you more than a traditional one&period; However&comma; when you compare the life spans&comma; running costs and maintenance needed for each lighting source&comma; LED emergency lighting systems are the clear winner&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Currently&comma; businesses must ensure that their emergency lighting systems work properly as designated and must maintain them in working order&period; In order to prove this&comma; they must test to see if their sure light emergency lighting system works properly as well as keep records of the proof that this was done&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting &lpar;ICEL&rpar; of the Lighting Industry Association &lpar;LIA&rpar;&comma; emphasize the benefits of automatic testing&period; Not only is automatic testing often more reliable and cost effective than testing manually&comma; but it can also provide better peace of mind for the business&period; Under Fire Safety Order&comma; all occupants of commercial and industrial buildings must be safe at all times&period; Therefore&comma; virtually all such buildings need emergency lighting schemes fit for protecting their occupants in the case of an emergency&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">To meet Fire Safety Order obligations&comma; a business may consider automatic testing of their sure light emergency lighting system&period; Not only does this minimize the cost and labor burden of having to test manually emergency lighting&comma; but also these Automatic Test Systems&comma; also known as ATS&comma; are one of the best ways to ensure compliance with periodic maintenance requirements of the ICEL&period; Any business considering installing an ATS should make sure such system conform to the BS EN 62034&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Properly regulating emergency lighting involves quality-accredited devices&comma; prescribed procedures&comma; and clearly defined boundaries&period; Installation should meet both national and international requirements&period; This can be done by hiring qualified installers to set up the system&period; After proper installation&comma; the emergency light system should be tested regularly as required by EN 50172 with test results recorded by the &&num;8220&semi;responsible person&period;&&num;8221&semi; Repairs and remedial work should be done within a reasonable amount of time from when they were identified&period; This way&comma; the &&num;8220&semi;responsible person can ensure that all emergency lighting systems within a building perform properly&period; There is close to no point in having an emergency lighting system that does not work correctly&comma; especially if the main power fails and escape needs to happen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In accordance with EN 50172&comma; it is mandatory for every emergency lighting system luminaire be tested daily&comma; monthly&comma; and annually&period; These evaluations should be done at a safe time in which people on the premises are not at risk in the case the power fails during a test&period; Each inspection and test must be recorded accurately&period; Exit signs and maintained luminaires must be checked daily&period; Testing self-contained lighting involves a monthly test of the light&&num;8217&semi;s functionality for at least 60 seconds&period; In addition&comma; lights must be tested for the full rated duration of about three hours at least every year&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Manually testing sure light emergency lighting systems may require help from qualified technicians&period; Keep in mind&comma; that the larger the building&comma; the more labor intensive and expensive testing can be&period; This can make manual testing difficult to properly complete&period; Without proper testing and functional sure light emergency lighting systems&comma; occupants may find themselves having trouble getting out of a building during an emergency&period; Therefore&comma; &&num;8220&semi;responsible persons&&num;8221&semi; who are in charge of the maintenance and check up of the emergency lighting systems&comma; may find themselves prosecuted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In order to properly&comma; regularly&comma; and cost effectively support accurate testing records&comma; implementing ATS may be a wise choice to reduce potential personal injuries and liability&period; Effective automatic testing regularly checks the battery connected to and receiving electrical charges&period; It ensures that when needed&comma; the lamp will strike properly&period; In addition&comma; it ensures that for a specified duration&comma; the battery runs the lamp&period; EN 50172 again emphasizes the need for sure light emergency lighting system to be properly tested as well as promoting the use of ATS to EN 62034&period; EN 62034 not only indicates the basic performance requirements for individual products and components&comma; but also indicates their safety requirements&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">ATS can also be more cost effective than manual testing&period; Although the initial investment is greater&comma; having fewer testing devices and reduced manual testing labor can save extra money in the end&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">EN 50172 also mandates that adjacent luminaires be regularly tested for about 24 hours between every few tests in order to minimize risks&period; Because twice the site time is needed for a full duration of manual testing&comma; ATS seems like the better option&period; There are two main types of automatic test equipment to consider when thinking about using equipment to monitor a business&&num;8217&semi;s sure light emergency lighting system&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><i>Self-Test Emergency Luminaire<&sol;i><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">The simplest form of the two types of automatic testing equipment is also known as the &&num;8220&semi;stand alone&&num;8221&semi; form&period; The self-test emergency luminaire does not connect to any other device&period; The results of the automatic tests are indicated by a single bi-color LED or luminaire&period; Anyone near an emergency luminaire that indicates a fault should report the issue to the &&num;8220&semi;responsible person&&num;8221&semi; who should look into corrective measures within a reasonable time after the indicated fault&period; Even with the self-test emergency luminaire&comma; the &&num;8220&semi;responsible person&&num;8221&semi; still needs to check the systems monthly in order to monitor any faults&period; He or she ensures that the emergency light systems can carry out their intended functions as well as remain un-obscured by defects&period; Although a light indicates the test results&comma; all results must still be manually recorded in a logbook to ensure safety&period; Emergency Lights Co&period; is one of the brand name leaders&comma; that has helped design many of these systems over the years&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><i>Automatic Test System &lpar;ATS&rpar;<&sol;i><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Although self-test emergency luminaires require manual recordings&comma; ATS record results by interconnecting with a control panel&period; This is a more complex system&comma; which allows programming of tests from a control panel or through a PC connection in which visual installation representation can be displayed&period; This may include showing connected luminaires under test and shows those that are faulty&period; ATS can also pinpoint luminaire locations graphically&period; Through an internet connection&comma; some of these systems can be monitored or controlled&period; In this case&comma; the &&num;8220&semi;responsible person&&num;8221&semi;  monitors the test results using a remote panel&period; However&comma; a monthly walk around&comma; check is necessary in case of machinery malfunctions or inaccuracies&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In order to ensure the consistent and efficient performance through manual testing while maintaining correct records&comma; businesses should consider an automatic emergency lighting testing system that conforms with EN 62034&period; Luminaire quality as well as its hazards and risks can easily be detected by using ATS&period; Thus&comma; automated testing helps ensure emergency lighting testing is properly scheduled and carried out on time without disrupting any other electrical services&period; With ATS&comma; a &&num;8220&semi;responsible person&&num;8221&semi; can manage risks and be notified early on about system failures and performance degradation&period; Because automatic emergency lighting testing systems are cost effective and safer to use&comma; businesses can save a lot of money on maintaining their facilities&period; Maybe this can lead a business to invest more money in employee bonuses rather than investing in building maintenance costs&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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