Published: 13 August 2009
Category: Q&A
Our Voltimum Experts answer your questions on a daily basis in our Technical Expertise area. This one, about nursing home en-suite bathrooms and emergency lighting, is answered by SELECT:
Question: Can you advise whether it is necessary to provide emergency lighting within en-suite bathroom areas associated with individual rooms within a nursing home?
Answer: Under the Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations, this requires a competent person to carry a risk assessment to identify the risks to people. The Regulations also require that the needs of people with disabilities be taken into account. This will allow the designer concerned, using his/her knowledge and experience, to make the final assessment (about emergency lighting) using BS5266 -1 for reference.
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