T314 Phase 2 - Validation of Emergency Lighting Specification
Witnesses from recent accidents have highlighted many issues about the lack of effective emergency lighting. Lack of light prevents passengers from being able to see their surroundings so that they can react during an accident and inhibits orientation and deployment of first aid afterwards. This project investigated the fitting of emergency lighting on passenger carrying vehicles and determined how it should be specified. The work identifies locations that need to be illuminated, the levels of illumination required and the duration over which lighting should be available. It confirms that technology is currently available that can deliver these levels and can survive the shock of an accident. It concludes that there are significant benefits that may well justify the fitting of emergency lighting to existing rolling stock. An industry code of practice has been developed to give guidance to train operators, owners and builders on how to fit suitable emergency lighting. This code of practice has been validated and is being used to inform revisions to standards.
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Corporate Authors:
Rail Safety and Standards Board
Evergreen House, 160 Euston Road
London NW1 2DX, United Kingdom -
Authors:
- Freeman, Joe
- Publication Date: 2007-10
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Web
- Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
- Pagination: 44p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Passenger trains; Railroad crashes; Railroad safety; Railroad trains; Specifications; Validation; Vehicle lighting
- Uncontrolled Terms: Emergency lighting
- Subject Areas: Railroads; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01088803
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: T314
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 25 2008 2:36PM