Emergency Lighting

In accordance with Division 2.6 Emergency Facilities and Procedures (OHSW Regulations), a workplace must provide for the safe and rapid evacuation persons in the event of an emergency.

If the failure of an artificial lighting system could cause a risk to the safety of persons at work, a suitable emergency lighting system must be provided and maintained.

Emergency lighting must be installed:

in every fire-isolated stairway
in every fire-isolated passageway
on every storey of a building where the storey has a floor area more than 300m2 including in every passageway, corridor, hallway that is part of the path of travel to an exit
in any room having a floor area more than 100m2 that does not open to a corridor or space that has emergency lighting
in any room having a floor area more than 300m2

Exit signs will also provide sufficient lighting during an emergency, and illuminate the safe route to exit the building.

Should the power fail, emergency lighting (including exit signs) will operate on battery power for a period of 90 minutes.