Guide on the Emergency Lighting of Building Interiors

CIE 49-1981

ISBN 978 92 9034 049 2

The aim of this publication is to lay down the basic principles of emergency lighting as applicable to building interiors and, thereby, to furnish guidance on the various aspects that should be considered when seeking to design an effective and reliable installation. The publication deals solely with the principles of lighting; no attempt has been made to review suitable lighting hardware. It is hoped that it will provide guidance suitable for assimilation in future international standards for this field. Statutory regulations relating to emergency lighting already exist in some countries, states, or towns. For this reason, the appropriate authorities should always be consulted before commencing the design of a specific emergency lighting system.

The publication contains 15 pages and 4 figures.

The following members of TC 4.1 (Subcommittee "Emergency lighting") took part in the preparation of this technical report:

• J.B. Bak, Poland
• E. Barthès, France
• G.F. Dean, Canada
• G. Debreczeni, Hungary
• D. Fischer, The Netherlands (Chair)
• A.B. de Graaff, The Netherlands (Secretary)
• H.J. Hentschel, Germany (BRD)
• S.A. Kluev, USSR
• M. Wood-Robinson, Great Britain