In your business, keeping you customer, clients and people safe is paramount and the team from Millerwatts is here to assist with all of your emergency and exit lighting needs.
Millerwatts South Yarra has been servicing the local areas commercial building for over 15 years and it’s safe to say that a large percentage of electrical lighting that you see out and about was installed by our team.
Emergency exit lighting is not only essential to meet Australian standards and compliance but it is also essential in allowing people to safely exit your premises in the case of an emergency.
In these sorts of emergencies such as fire, the power is usually cut off, meaning no other lighting is available to assist with its battery-operated function.
Once the emergency lighting has been installed it’s important that it is well maintained to keep it reliable in times of need. The South Yarra team are available to complete routine maintenance and testing as well as completing logbooks for compliance.
It’s good to note that testing and maintenance must be completed every 6 months to maintain compliance.
As stated in Australian law if your business meets one of the two below scenarios then you must have emergency lighting installed.
- If your floor area is more than 300m2 then you are required by law to have emergency and exit lighting
- If you have a fire-isolated stairway, ramp, or passageway you are required by law to have an emergency and exit lighting
Aside from these scenarios, there are different classes of buildings that may be required to meet different rules and regulations surrounding emergency lighting.
Australia has 10 classes of buildings and each class has its own rules and regulations when it comes to emergency and exit lighting.
The Millerwatts team is here to help you navigate through the legislation to ensure your emergency lighting meets the necessary requirements for your busing class.
In Australia, the law states that it is the duty of care of the building owner to ensure that emergency lighting is installed and maintained in line with the building class and legislation.
Maintenance should be done regularly and as issues arise, this should only ever be done by a licensed electrician.
As required by Australian law all buildings must be regularly inspected to ensure that this emergency lighting is in good working order and that log books are well maintained.
Twice a year your emergency exit lighting must be checked and tested for damaged or defective light bulbs. As well as this an emergency lighting test should be performed on your building and logged for compliance.
The serviceman will log a pass or fail result for the tests, if you receive a failed result, all repairs must also be logged for compliance.
If you receive a pass result for the tests you will receive a compliance certificate.
Every 12 months building owners are required by law to have all emergency exit lighting inspected, maintained and cleaned.
Like all other associated electrical maintenance this work must be conducted by a licensed electrician. The Millerwatts South Yarra team offers this service in line with your testing and tagging schedule so all compliance can be kept up to date at the same time.
If your emergency and exit lighting require attention from a trusted licensed electrician contact our friendly team today for a comprehensive obligation free quote.