Emergency System Requirement
Emergency System Requirement
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I am working on an expansion project for an existing site which does not have an Emergency System. I raised the concern several time to our clients about adding in an Egress Lighting system at the minimum. Their reaction is "If power is out, power is out". I am searching in the NFPA Life Safety Code to see if there's any specific requirements for Emegency System to be installed in existing site but can not seem to find. Anybody has experienced this similar case? Please advise. I'd really appreciate it. Thanks






RE: Emergency System Requirement
There are distinctions made between "emergency" and "standby" power requirements in the NEC - two very different things.
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Thanks again.
RE: Emergency System Requirement
Normally, a large petrochem firm should have a Health and Safety group that would be involved in making these types of decisions, along with the insurance provider.
Egress lighting, emergency systems, etc are normally a big concern at these plants because in the inherent hazards.
There are a few engineers on this forum who work in petrochemical industry, so stay tuned, you'll probably get a better answer soon, but it seems to me you may need to enlist some local help from someone familiar with the plant and the applicable codes.
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