Emergency Lighting Testing
Guiding you to safety and keeping you compliant
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Introduction
Emergency lighting provides illumination if a building experiences a power failure. It can help keep staff calm and enable safer evacuation from the building as well as finding fire-fighting equipment.
Emergency lighting is powered by rechargeable batteries and must be tested regularly to ensure they will power up in an emergency.
We have a network of experienced emergency lighting testing engineers across the UK, Ireland and the Channel Islands who can carry out 1 and 3-hour drainage testing.
Why Hawkesworth?
Hawkesworth are safety regulation specialists
We offer out of hours & weekend testing
We will let you know when a retest is due
We’re a one-stop shop for all safety requirements
We care about each and every customer
We provide expert advice, when you need it
Need testing
across multiple sites?
From sole traders to national brands, our dependable network of 170+ fully accredited engineers will ensure to keep your workforce safe and your locations compliant.
With our network covering all of the UK and Ireland, we’re in the unique position of being able to offer exclusive pricing to businesses that require our services across multiple sites. No more having to negotiate with numerous local vendors, choose Hawkesworth for your end-to-end solution, and guaranteed quality.
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We operate nationwide, across all industries, including:
We operate nationwide, across all industries, including:
Retail
Hospitality
Commercial offices
Education
We operate nationwide, across all industries, including:
We operate nationwide, across all industries, including:
Education
Healthcare
Hospitality
Public Service
Common FAQs
Regulations such as The Regular Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 state that all buildings accessible to the public (for example theatres, hospitals, shopping centres, etc.), HMOs, and most businesses, are required by law to have emergency lighting.
“Emergency routes and exits requiring illumination must be provided with emergency lighting of adequate intensity in the case of failure of their normal lighting.” 2005 Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. As a building’s duty-holder, it is critical to ensure emergency lighting works correctly.
It needs to light the escape route out the building, and be positioned beside first aid points, firefighting equipment and potential trip hazards. In addition, it can also help emergency services access the building safely.
Emergency lighting must be tested monthly and annually to ensure the batteries work in an emergency.
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Often booked alongside
As well as Emergency Lighting Installation & Renewal, we offer a range of other services in electrical and fire safety.
Electrical Equipment
(PAT) Testing
EICR Testing
(Fixed Wire)
Fire Risk
Assessments
Fire Alarm
Testing & Servicing
Thermographic
Survey
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