Testing the Functionality of Safety and Emergency Lighting
Testing the functionality of safety and emergency lighting, also known as panic lighting, is the responsibility of the employer. This testing must be conducted once a year. The functionality of safety and emergency lighting is of utmost importance as these lighting fixtures are designed to safely and quickly guide you out of a building in challenging and dangerous conditions (in case of a fire, power outage, etc.).
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TESTING THE FUNCTIONALITY OF SAFETY AND EMERGENCY LIGHTING
Safety lighting is designed for safe evacuation of a building or its endangered parts, preventing panic, and facilitating work procedures aimed at preventing accidents in case of a primary electrical power source failure. It includes safety lighting for evacuation routes (safe exit from the building, identifying safety signs, locating firefighting devices and equipment) and panic lighting (preventing panic and enabling access to a point where the evacuation route can be observed). This testing is relatively simple and quick, as it relies on visual inspection and testing the functionality of lighting fixtures. Although this testing can be performed independently, ensuring the functionality of safety and emergency lighting will certainly be listed as a requirement in the preparation of a workplace risk assessment.
Who is responsible for testing the functionality of safety and emergency lighting?
While this testing is the employer's responsibility, it can also be commissioned by the owner/landlord of the property. We have written about this and many other useful things for employers in the following article: MOVING TO A NEW BUSINESS SPACE AND WORKPLACE SAFETY - TIPS & TRICKS FOR ENTREPRENEURS.
Prema Zakonu o zaštiti od požara, poslodavac je dužan građevine namijenjene za rad održavati u stanju koje ne ugrožava sigurnost i zdravlje radnika i ispitivati pojedine vrste instalacija u rokovima utvrđenim tehničkim propisima.
Sukladno propisanim uvijetima sigurnosnu i anitpaničnu tzv. panik rasvjetu obvezno je ispitati jedanput godišnje.
Ispitivanjem se utvrđuje zadovoljava li ista odredbe niže navedenih zakona, tehničkih propisa i normi:
– Zakon o zaštiti na radu (NN br. 71/14, 118/14, 94/18, 96/18)
– Zakon o zaštiti od požara (NN br. 92/10)
– Tehnički propis za niskonaponske električne instalacije (NN br. 5/10)
– HRN EN 12464-1 – Svjetlo i rasvjeta – rasvjeta radnih mjesta 1. dio – Unutrašnji radni prostori
– Pravilnik o zaštiti na radu za mjesta rada (NN 29/13)
Koliko se često treba ponavljati ovo ispitivanje?
Ovo se ispitivanje mora vršiti jednom godišnje.
Moram li ja kao poslodavac u najmu naručiti ovo ispitivanje ili to mora učiniti vlasnik prostora?
I jedno i drugo. Poslodavac kao korisnik prostora ima obavezu osigurati da se ovo ispitivanje provede, ali samo ispitivanje može naručiti (i financirati) i vlasnik objekta. U praksi najmodavci koji su odgovorniji preuzimaju tu odgovornost na sebe te na taj način rasterećuju svoje najmoprimce.
Moja tvrtka radi u najmu, a najmodavac je obavio ovo ispitivanje. Da li ja po tom pitanju moram još nešto učiniti?
Jedino što bi bilo dobro je da od najmodavca imate kopiju zapisnika o ispitivanju koju ćete čuvati sa svim ostalim dokumentima koje imate iz područja zaštite na radu/zaštite od požara i da vodite računa o tome da vam se dostavljaju nove kopije tih zapisnika. Naravno, ukoliko surađujete sa kvalitetnom tvrtkom iz područja zaštite na radu tvrtka će voditi evidenciju o isteku rokova i podsjećati vas na to.
The specialist for this service is:
Tomislav Nimac
senior expert in occupational safety
+385 (1) 28 52 117
+385 95 802 71 73
tomislav.nimac@anparo.hr
