| Emergency lighting is very important. This is | | | | be in good working order. New bulbs and batteries |
| because in most emergencies, the first thing to | | | | should be stored near the lights so that they can |
| be lost is the general power system. Emergency | | | | be used whenever there is a need. Also, if the |
| lighting is usually referred to as lighting that does | | | | locater lights are difficult to use, or are not |
| not require the use of a main power source. In | | | | self-explanatory, directions should be posted near |
| the dark, during a crisis, a light can be the only | | | | the locater lights. |
| thing that matters, and the thing that gets | | | | The next section of emergency lighting is lighting |
| everyone through the crisis in one piece. | | | | that can be used in an entire room, or in a larger |
| Therefore, knowing the top emergency lighting | | | | area. This includes lighting used for indoor rooms, |
| needs and products is very important. It is best | | | | as well as lighting used for outdoor areas. Many |
| to start from the ground and travel up. | | | | times, these lights are also accompanied by their |
| The first important piece of emergency lighting is | | | | own generators that will power them. This is |
| personal lighting. These are usually flashlights, | | | | important as well. If you are going to have the |
| headlights, or hand held lanterns. The point of | | | | right kind of emergency lighting, you need to be |
| personal emergency lighting is for a person to be | | | | sure to have the right kind of power for it. |
| able to have control over their immediate | | | | When you are looking at emergency lighting for a |
| environment. Therefore, in order to prepare in | | | | room or for an outdoor area, there are several |
| advance for any emergency, there should be | | | | things to keep in mind. These are pieces of lighting |
| enough personal emergency lighting devises on | | | | that will be moved from place to place, depending |
| hand for each person who would need it. | | | | on where your need is. Therefore, they should be |
| Flashlights and lanterns should be well charged, and | | | | the right size for the area, but should also be the |
| should be placed in areas where they will be of | | | | right size and weight to be handled by the people |
| the most use. In general, flashlights, headlights, and | | | | who will need to be handling them. |
| lanterns that have LED technology will be better | | | | The lighting must be large enough to light up the |
| for you than those that do not. This is because | | | | space where it is intended to light up. It must not |
| the battery and bulb will last longer, so you will be | | | | be too weak to be used in the area where you |
| more likely to have the light that you need in an | | | | need it to be used. However, it must also be |
| emergency. Also, LED flashlights and lanterns are | | | | economical. You should not be spending all of your |
| more durable, which means that they are more | | | | generator power on your emergency lighting. |
| likely to stand up to any emergency situations | | | | The last emergency lighting to think about is |
| without falling apart or easily breaking. | | | | installed emergency lighting for buildings. This is not |
| The next piece of emergency lighting is locater | | | | lighting that moves from place to place, but rather |
| lighting. These are flares and signal flashes that | | | | is lighting that is stationary. In order to have this |
| can be used in an emergency to locate someone, | | | | type of lighting work for you, you need to have it |
| or to signal a position to others. During a nighttime | | | | attached to the building's back up generator. Then, |
| emergency, it can be extremely important to find | | | | when the power goes out, the back up generator |
| out where other people are. If someone is injured | | | | will either kick in automatically, or can be manually |
| or in need of help, sending a signal flare or light | | | | turned on. This will allow power to flow to your |
| into the sky can help make sure that they are | | | | backup lighting. |
| found much sooner. Therefore, locater lighting is | | | | From the handheld type of emergency lighting to |
| also an important part of your emergency lighting | | | | professionally installed emergency lighting, the |
| needs. Locater lighting should be in good condition | | | | most important factor is getting light when you |
| also. | | | | need it the most. For that reason, be sure that |
| If flare guns are used, they should work well and | | | | you are testing your emergency lighting often, |
| should have enough flares to be useful. If locater | | | | and replacing anything that does not work. |
| beams or lights are going to be used, they should | | | | |