{"id":3881,"date":"2025-12-09T10:23:55","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T09:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/risk-assessments\/emergency-lighting-risk-analysis\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T18:48:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:48:27","slug":"emergency-lighting-risk-analysis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/risk-assessments\/emergency-lighting-risk-analysis\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency lighting risk analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; columns_right=&#8221;yes&#8221; offset_overlay_header=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1765193168712{background-position: 0 0 !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;}&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/5&#8243;]<figure class=\"vcex-image vcex-module intro-image\"><div class=\"vcex-image-inner wpex-relative wpex-inline-block\"><img width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1539378212-scaled.jpg\" class=\"vcex-image-img wpex-align-middle wpex-aspect-1-1 wpex-object-cover\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1539378212-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1539378212-scaled-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1539378212-scaled-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1539378212-scaled-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1539378212-scaled-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1539378212-scaled-2048x1366.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/div><\/figure>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;3\/5&#8243;]<style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69dd0be124250{width:500px;font-size:var(--wpex-text-3xl);}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69dd0be124250{font-size:var(--wpex-text-5xl);}}<\/style><h1 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-heading-w-badge vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h1 wpex-max-w-100 wpex-mr-auto vcex_69dd0be124250\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Emergency lighting risk analysis <span class=\"vcex-heading-badge wpex-badge\">For safe evacuation during fire or power failure<\/span><\/span><\/h1><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\"><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69dd0be124795{width:500px;font-size:var(--wpex-text-2xl);font-weight:300;}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69dd0be124795{font-size:var(--wpex-text-3xl);}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h2 wpex-max-w-100 wpex-mr-auto vcex_69dd0be124795\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Because properly functioning emergency lighting can save lives.<\/span><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\"><\/div>[vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; font_size=&#8221;d:lg|pp:xl&#8221; line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221;]If your building has a correctly designed and well-functioning emergency lighting installation at the time of a fire or power failure, the emergency lighting is the primary means of guiding employees, customers, and visitors outside safely via the shortest route. This allows you to evacuate your workplace or building in the smoothest possible way, with the minimum risk of injury. Thanks to the emergency lighting, employees can also locate fire extinguishers, and it prevents panic among those present.[\/vc_column_text]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\"><\/div><style>.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dd0be125337 .vcex-teaser-heading{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);font-weight:700;}.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dd0be1257e3 .vcex-teaser-heading{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);font-weight:700;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-flex-container vcex-module wpex-flex wpex-gap-20 wpex-flex-col relyon-boxes no-marge vcex-flex-container_69dd0be124d96\"><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vcex_69dd0be125337\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h3 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-xl\">Not only in case of fire<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>Even without a fire, the power can suddenly fail due to an electrical fault. Proper emergency lighting then ensures that it does not suddenly become pitch black. Everyone can maintain their orientation, complete activities safely, and make their way outside in a secure manner.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vcex_69dd0be1257e3\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h3 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-xl\">Workplaces with increased risks<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Also for workplaces involving increased risks, e.g., workplaces where work is performed on electrical panels, rooms with rotating parts, acid baths, hot or flammable materials, the emergency lighting provides sufficient light to shut down these processes in a controlled manner and to find the way out safely.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\"><\/div><style>.vcex-button.vcex_69dd0be125ff0:hover{background:var(--wpex-palette-15-color)!important;color:var(--wpex-palette-18-color)!important;}.vcex-button.vcex_69dd0be125ff0{font-size:var(--wpex-text-base);}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-button.vcex_69dd0be125ff0{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);}}<\/style><style>@media (max-width:479px){.vcex_69dd0be1271c8{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg)!important;}}<\/style><a href=\"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/contact\/\" class=\"vcex-button theme-button inline vcex_69dd0be1271c8 vcex_69dd0be125ff0\"><span class=\"vcex-button-inner theme-button-inner wpex-flex wpex-flex-wrap wpex-items-center wpex-justify-center\">Request your risk analysis<\/span><\/a> [\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"wpex-post-cards wpex-post-cards-template_51 wpex-relative\"><div class=\"wpex-post-cards-inner\"><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; remove_bottom_col_margin=&#8221;true&#8221; typography_style=&#8221;white&#8221; wpex_bg_overlay=&#8221;color&#8221; wpex_bg_overlay_color=&#8221;palette-26&#8243; wpex_bg_overlay_opacity=&#8221;90%&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1774262368152{background-image: url(https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/shutterstock_1539378212-scaled.jpg?id=553) !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear show-at-mm-breakpoint\" style=\"height:30px;\"><\/div><style>.vcex-heading.vcex_69dd0be128b83{font-size:var(--wpex-text-2xl);font-weight:300;}@media (max-width:479px){.vcex-heading.vcex_69dd0be128b83{font-size:var(--wpex-text-3xl);}}<\/style><h2 class=\"vcex-heading vcex-heading-plain vcex-heading-w-badge vcex-module wpex-heading wpex-text-2xl wpex-h2 vcex_69dd0be128b83\"><span class=\"vcex-heading-inner wpex-inline-block\">Local emergency lighting in non-evacuation buildings <span class=\"vcex-heading-badge wpex-badge\">Emergency lighting risk analysis<\/span><\/span><\/h2><div class=\"vcex-spacing wpex-w-100 wpex-clear\"><\/div>[vc_column_text align=&#8221;left&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221; width=&#8221;800px&#8221; font_weight=&#8221;300&#8243;]In December 2024, a new standard for emergency lighting came into force (EN 1838). It contains all lighting requirements for emergency lighting systems, such as light intensity and similar specifications.<\/p>\n<p>One of the innovations in EN 1838 is emergency lighting in buildings where, in certain cases, it is safer NOT to evacuate, such as hospitals or residential care centers.<\/p>\n<p>In these buildings, it is now mandatory to install local emergency lighting so that care can be fully continued even in the event of a power failure.<\/p>\n<p>What emergency lighting should you provide, how strong should that lighting be, and what autonomy should the emergency lights have? This is determined on the basis of an emergency lighting risk analysis.[\/vc_column_text]<style>.vcex-flex-container_69dd0be129082{gap:20px;}.vcex-flex-container_69dd0be129082 > * {flex-basis:calc(33% - 20px);flex-grow:0;flex-shrink:1;}.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dd0be12944d .vcex-teaser-heading{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);font-weight:700;}.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dd0be12944d .vcex-teaser-text{font-weight:300;}.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dd0be129a08 .vcex-teaser-heading{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);font-weight:700;}.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dd0be129a08 .vcex-teaser-text{font-weight:300;}.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dd0be129e98 .vcex-teaser-heading{font-size:var(--wpex-text-lg);font-weight:700;}.vcex-teaser.vcex_69dd0be129e98 .vcex-teaser-text{font-weight:300;}<\/style><div class=\"vcex-flex-container vcex-module wpex-flex wpex-gap-20 wpex-flex-wrap vcex-flex-container--items_grow wpex-py-50 vcex-flex-container_69dd0be129082\"><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vcex_69dd0be12944d\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h3 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-xl\">Increase the safety of your people<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>An emergency lighting risk analysis for local lighting increases the safety of residents, patients, and staff in buildings where care is central and where in certain cases \u2013 for example, when there is no immediate fire hazard \u2013 it is safer not to evacuate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vcex_69dd0be129a08\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h3 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-xl\">Customized risk analysis<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>We also provide customized solutions for an Emergency Lighting RA. Every building has unique needs and a specific use. No situation is too complex to find a solution for.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vcex-module vcex-teaser wpex-flex wpex-flex-col vcex_69dd0be129e98\"><div class=\"vcex-teaser-content\"><h3 class=\"vcex-teaser-heading wpex-heading wpex-text-xl\">Act in a timely manner<\/h3><div class=\"vcex-teaser-text wpex-mt-10 wpex-last-mb-0 wpex-clr\"><p>By installing the correct lighting now, you prevent costly mistakes and unsafe situations.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The emergency lighting risk analysis provides clarity on where emergency lighting must be installed within the building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3882,"parent":3849,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3881","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","entry","has-media"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3881"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4288,"href":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3881\/revisions\/4288"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3849"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3882"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.relyonelectrical.be\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}