Conference Agenda - 7 March 2012
9:30 – 9:45 Chairman’s Introduction
Chris Watts, Consultant, Cooper Lighting and Safety Ltd and Chairman of BS committee CPL34/9 responsible for BS 5266-1, Convenor of CEN 168 WG3 for EN 1838
Regulation compliance
9:45 - 10:15 The latest regulation and compliance update
- Ensuring compliance with regulations
- How to decide on requirements
- Demonstrating compliance
Geoff Wilkinson, Chartered Building Control Surveyor, Managing Director, Wilkinson Construction Consultants
10:15 - 10:45 BAFE scheme SP203-4 for Emergency Lighting
- Development of a new scheme and main changes
- The importance of providing compliant systems and minimising false alarms
- Certification and requirements
Tony Maskens, Technical Schemes Manager,BAFE and Stephen Adams, General & Marketing Manager,BAFE
10:45 – 10:55 Questions and Answers
10:55 – 11:10 Morning coffee
Update and practice
11:10 – 11:50 BS 5266- Emergency lighting. Code of practice for the emergency escape lighting of premises
- The standard update – what is new and why?
- How improved guidance assist users to design and install appropriate systems to meet risk assessment based legislation
- New guidance for risks to occupants in addition to the failure of illumination to the escape routes previously defined in BS 5266-10 which is now withdrawn
- Guidance and a checklist on evaluating the suitability of existing installations
Chris Watts, Consultant, Cooper Lighting and Safety Ltd and Chairman of BS committee CPL34/9 responsible for BS 5266-1, Convenor of CEN 168 WG3 for EN 1838
11:50 – 12:20 The Future – Integration of Fire And Emergency Lighting Systems
- Legislation covering fire and emergency lighting standards
- Benefits of Integration
- Intelligent Fire and Emergency Lighting Systems
- Advances in technology
- Intelligent evacuation
Paul Turner, New Business Manager, Hochiki Europe (UK) Limited
12:20 – 12:50 What impact will the revised BS 5266-1 have on Emergency Lighting new product development
- Considerations designers should be aware of to meet the standards
- Improvements in technology to aid product design
- How has BS 5266 changed product design
- Product standardization improvements
James Beresford, Emergency Lighting Product Marketing Manager, Cooper Lighting Security
12:50 – 13:00 Questions and answers
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
Product standards in action – latest development
14:00 – 14:30 BS EN 60598-2-22: Particular requirements – Luminaries for emergency lighting
- How the product safety standard for emergency luminaries was developed
- Why revision of the standard?
- The importance of Photometric data
- Time to plug the gaps
Bernard Pratley, Director, Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting
14:30 – 14:50 Case Study – How to handle the conversion of mains luminaries’ for Emergency Lighting
- Market pressures driving the conversion of mains luminaires for emergency use
- Benefits of having good quality conversions for the end client and for mains luminaire manufacturers in general
- Potential technical concerns
- Relevant standards
David Wright, Managing Director, Jordan Reflectors Ltd/elp Limited
14:50 – 15:00 Questions and answers
15:00 – 15:20 Afternoon tea and coffee
15:20 – 15:40 BS EN 62034: Automatic test systems for battery powered emergency escape lighting
- How development of electronics and communication systems influenced the development of Automatic Test Systems for battery powered emergency lighting systems
- Compliance with Regulations
- Understand the revisions and what does it mean for the future
Bernard Pratley, Director, Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting
15:40 – 16:00 Case Study: A demonstration of the advantages of self test battery powered emergency escape lighting
Allan Daniels, Business Development Director, P4 Ltd Ltd
16:00 – 16:20 Case study — Luminaries and signs for emergency lighting
Barry Williams, Technical Director, Orbik Electronics Ltd
16:20 – 16:40 Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service Perspective
Geoff Harris, Area Manager, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
16:40 – 16:55 Questions and answers
Bernard Pratley, Director, Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting
Allan Daniels, Business Development Director, P4 Ltd Ltd
Barry Williams, Technical Director, Orbik Electronics Ltd
Geoff Harris, Area Manager, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service
16:55 - 17:00 Chairman’s closing remarks
17:00 - Drinks reception and networking