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Burden of Compliance
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Resource management
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Facilities Management
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The principle of operation is the same. The system allows remote testing for mains present & healthy, battery charging, lamp failure etc. The standard required tests can be remotely programmed, automated and the results logged.
Each light requires a slave unit, which is powered from the 240V AC supply. The slave unit tests the function of the emergency light and reports the results of the test to the master unit. Each zone has one master unit which is also powered from a 240V AC mains supply.
Generally a serial version of the master unit connected directly to the serial port of the host pc would be sufficient.
Management software allows you to analyse and check the behaviour of your emergency lights, retain the results and produce a compliance log. |
The major Benefits
•To Reduce the burden of compliance.
Even the best emergency lighting installations are worthless if the equipment is out of service due to poor maintenance. Consequently, it is a legal requirement for employers to regularly inspect, test and maintain their emergency lighting systems. This includes a daily visual inspection of all emergency lights as well as periodic tests and maintaining a log book.
Many companies have neither the time nor resources to ensure compliance with all the various regulations and recommendations, but failure to comply could result in serious financial penalties as well as a trading ban.
The insurer may use non-compliance as a reason for refusing to pay the total value of claims for damages and may even refuse cover. The penalties for non-compliance with the specified test regimes for emergency lighting can be at best a fine of £2,500 for every non-compliant fitting or at worst immediate closure of the premises.
•It is a cost effective and permanent solution.
The units are quick and easy to fit and once setup the monitoring and testing is automatic. The industry norm is that it costs £40-£45 per fitting per year to test Emergency Lighting to BS 5266. Against this, the system typically shows a payback period of under two years. Moreover, as it is classed as plant, it may qualify for Enhanced Capital Allowance.
•Resource Management - Enables a better use of expensive manpower resources by freeing up users’ time on a labour intensive process to concentrate on their core business or other more productive or time critical processes.
•Facilities management – it enables a more efficient management of multiple premises and indeed a number of facilities management companies are seeing the benefits of the system to better manage their clients’ premises and become more competitive.
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