Hochiki Europe Sheds Light on New Emergency Lighting Standard with CPD-Approved Webinar

Hochiki Europe hosted an educational webinar on the updated British Standard (BS) 5266-1: 2016 Emergency Lighting at 10am on Wednesday 1^st November 2017.

 

The webinar, was certified by CPD UK and all participants received 1 hour CPD certificate of attendance. The webinar explained the changes to BS 5266, which was fully revised in November 2016, and explored the implications it has had for life safety system installers, facilities managers, duty-holders and building owners.

 

Ian Watts, emergency lighting manager at Hochiki Europe,hosted the event, and provided attendees with the benefit of his decades of experience in the field.

 

As part of the presentation, Ian gave practical advice and took questions on the numerous aspects of the new standard, including:

• The different types and categories of emergency lighting
• The new category of “emergency safety lighting”, and its implications
• Emergency lighting requirements for High Risk Task Areas
• Testing and Maintenance
• Other additional requirements in the standard

 

Speaking about the webinar, Ian commented: “Maintaining high standards of life safety across the built environment has never been more important.

 

“By discussing the latest changes in standards and regulations with emergency lighting experts now, professionals can gain the knowledge they need to continue to uphold the wellbeing of building occupants and ensure they feel secure in the spaces they use every day.”

 

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