Central safety sources

The function of emergency lighting

The role of emergency lighting is defined in Article EC7 of the Fire Safety Regulations for establishments open to the public2.

Article EC7: Emergency lighting is switched on or maintained in service in the event of failure of the normal lighting.

In the event of failure of the normal supply / replacement, the emergency lighting is supplied by an emergency source with a rated operating time of at least 1 hour.
It comprises:

• Either a centralised source consisting of a battery of accumulators supplying luminaires;
• or self-contained units (B.A.E.S.).

Operating mode

Emergency lighting is used when normal lighting fails:

• People can be evacuated to the outside;
• safety-related manoeuvres

Emergency lighting is compulsory for:

• Establishments open to the public (Decrees of 23 June 1980, 22 June 1990 and 19 November 2001);
• Establishments receiving workers (Decree 88-1056 of 14 November 1988) and Order of 26 February 2003;
• Residential buildings (decree of 31 January 1986).

Our solutions

​Audit : On request

Distribution: Sale/rental

Maintenance: Preventive & curative / autonomy test

Services: Delivery, installation, commissioning

Target groups :

• Large and medium-sized public areas
• Industrial companies
• Hospitals
• Commercial
• Food industry
• Agriculture
• Electricians

Central fire prevention source

The centralised source is designed to supply power to the safety systems used to detect the outbreak of a fire and evacuate people. The central source consists of an uninterruptible power supply combined with a battery. This must comply with standard EN 50171. Central source power supplies are designed to supply power to safety devices in the event of a mains power failure, such as :

• electrical circuits for automatic fire extinguishing systems; 
• safety signalling, visual and audible alarm systems ;
• smoke extraction equipment;
• toxic gas detection systems;
• lifts