Practical notes on specifying, installing and maintaining emergency lighting to EN 1838.
21 September 2026
Maintained or non-maintained: choosing the operating mode
The mode decides whether the LED is lit all day or only during a failure. It changes running cost, LED life and what occupants see.
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21 September 2026
LiFePO4 versus Ni-Cd: why we changed the cell
Cycle life, behaviour at temperature and end-of-life handling, and what each of those means for the cost of an installation over ten years.
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21 September 2026
Monthly and annual testing: what to log
The periodic inspection record that building control asks for, and how a built-in test button reduces the work to minutes per floor.
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21 September 2026
EN 1838 in practice: how many lux you actually need
Minimum illuminance on escape routes, open anti-panic areas and high-risk task zones, with the layout spacing that follows from each.
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15 September 2026
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