ICEL Endorsement is a product quality assurance scheme for emergency lighting and emergency lighting components.
ICEL is the Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting. It is part of the Lighting Industry Association (LIA) and the committee is comprised of specialists in the field of emergency lighting. The ICEL Endorsement scheme is administered and managed by the LIA Laboratory.
WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF ICEL ENDORSEMENT?
Emergency lighting is mandatory in almost all buildings other than private residential premises in the UK. It performs a vital and safety critical function and in every building where it is installed the “Responsible Person” (as defined by the Regulatory Reform Order 2005) must ensure that it is correctly installed, maintained and regularly tested. Failure to do so can result in heavy fines and even imprisonment.
Therefore, emergency lighting users have requested a system of quality assurance that guarantees (as far as is practically possible) that the emergency lighting they use meets the relevant product standards.
This is the purpose of ICEL Endorsement.
WHAT DOES ICEL ENDORSEMENT COVER?
ICEL Endorsement includes the following elements:
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ICEL ENDORSEMENT?
ICEL Endorsement is one of the highest levels of assurance available that an emergency lighting product meets the requirements of the relevant standard. There are many steps that a “Responsible Person” can take to avoid the risk that they are accused of negligence with respect to emergency lighting. Choosing ICEL Endorsed products is one such step.
FURTHER INFORMATION
NVC Lighting has a full range of ICEL Endorsed emergency lighting products. Our Technical Manager, Peter Adams, is a member of the LIA Emergency Lighting Technical Committee. If you have any questions, please contact him at p.adams@nvcuk.com