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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS EMERGENCY LIGHTING INSTALLATION GUIDELINES EMERGENCY LIGHTING INSTALLATION CONTENTS CLAUSE DESCRIPTION PAGE NUMBER 1. Applicable Standard Regulations 2. Conduits 3. Emergency Lighting Installation 4. Illumination levels required 5. Emergency escape lighting 6. System integrity 7. Emergency lighting system 8. Emergency signs 9. Drawings, Log Book and records 1. Applicable Standard Regulations: The following standard regulations shall be applicable on the emergency lighting Installation which forms part of this project: SANS 0114-2: 1999: Code of Practice: Interior Lighting: Part 2: Emergency Lighting. SANS 1186-3 Symbolic safety signs-Part 3: Internally illuminated signs. SANS 1464-22 Safety of luminaires-part22: Luminaires for emergency lighting. SANS 0114-1 Interior lighting-part1: Artificial lighting of interiors. SANS 0400 National building regulations. Act 85 of 1993 Occupational and Health Act. SANS 0142 Electrical installation regulations 2. Conduits: All conduits trunking systems, outlet boxes, sleeves etc, will be supplied and installed as part of this contract, complete with draw wires. 3. Emergency Lighting Installation: The complete emergency lighting installation forms part of this contract and must be supplied and installed in accordance with SANS 0114-2. The emergency lighting installation shall include the following: Emergency escape lighting Emergency lighting that provides illumination for the safety of people who are leaving a location on the premises or who are attempting to terminate a hazardous process before leaving the location. Emergency escape route lighting. Emergency lighting provided to enable people to exit safely from an area by providing visual information on the direction and exit points and safety equipment. High risk task area lighting. High risk task area lighting is provided in order for people to safely shut down poten