BS 5266-1:2011
Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency escape lighting of premises

Standard No.

BS 5266-1:2011

Release Date

2011

Published By

British Standards Institution (BSI)

Status

Be replaced 2016-05

Replace By

BS 5266-1:2016

Latest

BS 5266-1:2016

Replace

BS 5266-1:2005 BS 5266-10:2008

Scope

This part of BS 5266 gives recommendations and guidance on the factors that need to be considered in the design of, and the installation and wiring of, electrical emergency escape lighting systems, in order to provide the lighting performance needed for safe movement of people in the event of the supply to normal lighting failing. It also gives recommendations for lighting in areas with fixed seating. This part of BS 5266 is not applicable to dwellings, however its provisions are applicable to common access routes within blocks of flats or maisonettes.

BS 5266-1:2011 Referenced Document

• BS 4678-4 Cable trunking — Part 4 : Specification for cable trunking made of insulating material
• BS 5499-4 Safety signs Part 4 : Code of practice for escape route signing
• BS 7629-1 Electric cables. Specification for 300/500 V fire resistant, screened, fixed installation cables having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Multicore cables*， 2020-11-12 Update
• BS 7846  Electric cables. Thermosetting insulated, armoured, fire-resistant cables of rated voltage 600/1 000 V for fixed installations, having low emission of smoke and corrosive gases when affected by fire. Specification*， 2015-11-30 Update
• BS 8434-2 Methods of test for assessment of the fire integrity of electric cables - Part 2:Test for unprotected small cables for use in emergency circuits - BS EN 50200 with a 930 ° flame and with water spray
• BS 8519 Selection and installation of fire-resistant power and control cable systems for life safety, fire-fighting and other critical applications. Code of practice*， 2020-06-30 Update
• BS EN 50086 Specification for Conduit systems for electrical installations Part 2 : Particular requirements - Section 2.4 : Conduit systems buried underground
• BS EN 60529 Degrees of protection provided by enclosures (IP Code)
• BS EN 60702-1 Mineral insulated cables and their terminations with a rated voltage not exceeding 750 V - Cables
• BS EN 60702-2 Mineral insulated cables and their terminations with a rated voltage not exceeding 750 V. Terminations
• BS ISO 3864-1 Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs. Design principles for safety signs and safety markings
• BS ISO 3864-4 Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs. Colorimetric and photometric properties of safety sign materials
• BS ISO 7010 Graphical symbols. Safety colours and safety signs. Registered safety signs

BS 5266-1:2011 history

• 2016 BS 5266-1:2016 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises
• 2011 BS 5266-1:2011 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency escape lighting of premises
• 2005 BS 5266-1:2005 Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency lighting of premises