Shopping malls or buildings occasionally have sudden power outages or fires. Emergency lighting is needed to help. Emergency lights are devices that provide lighting in such an emergency. Due to frequent power outages in buildings, emergency lights become a necessary device in commercial or residential buildings. Nowadays, university dormitories, apartments and hotels are equipped with emergency lighting. Emergency lights are generally installed at passages and exits of buildings. Its purpose is to promote evacuation, especially in the event of a fire in a building. It can ease everyone's panic and indicate the escape route.
The types of emergency lights in different fields are also different. It includes portable emergency lights, fire emergency lights and underwater emergency lights. It also has rechargeable emergency lights, solar emergency lights, etc. The most common thing in life is fire emergency lights. Fire emergency lamps have low power consumption, high brightness and long service life. It mainly includes accident emergency lighting, emergency exit signs and indicator lights, etc. The following mainly introduces the function of fire emergency lights.
When the fire alarm gives an alarm and the fire has spread to the whole building, people will feel panic. People will get lost and confused when escaping, increasing the risk of injury. This makes it more difficult for people to find escape intersections. At this time, the escape route is indicated by the indicator light or the emergency exit light. It will help people evacuate buildings more safely.
Fire emergency lights are designed to guide trapped people to evacuate or rescue people to put out fires and rescue operations. Of course, this is after a fire or the normal lighting power supply is cut off. It mainly acts in the following fields:
1. Escape route. Emergency lights can help people see stairs or passageways leading to exits. In addition, it can also avoid the danger of people tripping during escape. Especially when people are in tension and darkness. Without lighting, everything can become extremely dangerous or even deadly.
2. Firefighting equipment and first aid kits. Emergency lights are also equipped on some firefighting or first aid equipment. Safety equipment such as fire extinguishers and key boxes for emergency exit keys are equipped with it. It can help people escape or medical people save the lives of the wounded. And the emergency lights on the fire helmet can also help firefighters enter the building for rescue.
3. Open area, also known as "panic prevention" lighting. This emergency light illuminates the external area of the building where the accident occurred. It makes people feel safe to evacuate buildings.
As can be seen from the above, emergency lights play a very important role in emergencies. Therefore, it is also important to maintain it regularly to ensure its normal use. This requires maintenance personnel to carry out regular inspections. According to the jurisdiction, the emergency lights and exit indicators shall be tested monthly. The purpose of these tests is to check whether the exterior of the lamp is physically damaged. And it can check whether the lamp can work normally.
