In an emergency situation, sudden darkness can pose risk to occupants of a property and can make the evacuation process dangerous. Emergency lighting is the solution in the event of such an incident occurring.
It is a legal requirement to show escape routes by use of both luminous exit signs and emergency lighting on the route acting as beacons to a place of safety in the event of normal lighting supply failure. It is also useful to be able to see and operate fire safety equipment, and highlight high risk areas and first aid posts to permit operations concerned with fire safety measures.