MANDATORY EMERGENCY LIGHTING SYSTEM LOCATIONS

Locations requiring emergency lighting

• All escape routes

• Emergency gathering points

• Lifts and escalators

• Points at which the ground level changes and at hallway intersections

• Workshops or laboratories where hazardous machinery or chemicals are located

• Electricity distribution points and generator rooms

• Central battery unit rooms

• Service stations

• Indoor car parks

• Places where first aid and safety equipment are located

• Areas where fire alarm buttons, fire cabinets,

Buildings requiring emergency lighting

• Hospitals, care homes, and educational institutions

• Buildings where more than 200 people congregate

• Buildings where 50 or more people congregate below ground level

• Buildings without windows

• Hotels, motels, and residence halls

• High-risk areas

• High-rise buildings

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REGULATIONS AND LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

There are legal requirements concerning the implementation and maintenance of emergency lighting products in Türkiye.  According to articles 72,73, and 84 of the Regulation Con­cerning the Fireproofing of Buildings, building authorities are responsible for the periodical testing, maintenance, and in­spection of emergency lighting products in buildings where their usage is mandatory.