EMERGENCY LIGHTING (EML TC)
Emergency lighting is critical for ensuring the safety of building occupants in the event of a power failure, fire, or other emergency. It provides backup illumination to help guide people out of the building and to emergency exits and it can also help emergency responders to navigate the building and perform rescue operations. Building regulations and fire codes typically require the installation and maintenance of emergency lighting systems in commercial, industrial and public buildings. These systems must meet certain design and performance standards to ensure they are reliable and effective in an emergency situation.
The Lighting Industry Association EML TC discussed all things Emergency, including standards, regulations and best practice in Manufacturing / System design. and helps to direct standards within the emergency market so member companies can be assured good quality product is desirable.
Top 3 Objectives for 2024:
- ICEL Conference
- Continue work and promotion of the ICEL Competence Scheme
- Produce new ICEL 1006 Design Guide and ICEL 1008 Risk Assessment Guide based on the latest version of BS 5266-1
Meet the Committee:
Group Chair:
Martin Afford
Martin Afford is Technical Manager for Emergency Lighting Products Ltd and Jordan Reflectors Ltd based in the United Kingdom. Both companies are part of the Jordan Reflektoren GmbH group which has its headquarters in Langenfeld, Germany.
Martin has worked in lighting for the past thirty years and has extensive knowledge of emergency lighting. He is chair of the Emergency Lighting Technical Committee and a member of the LIA Technical Board. He is also sits on the BSI Committees EL/1/1 Emergency Lighting and PH/8/1 Graphical Symbols - Safety Signs and is a member of the DALI Alliance and the Bluetooth special interest group.
Martin lives in Potters Bar and on most Sundays in the summer is found playing cricket for a local side who feel obliged to select him as he is the chairman of the club.
Vice Chair:
Ian Watts
Ian Watts is highly positive in line with his LIA membership. The exciting uplift to ICEL council and ICEL technical board enables his positive views due to Convenor process for CEN 169 WG3 uplifting EN 1838 Emergency light levels in Europe and aligned with EN 50172 Application standard. Ian is also the FIA member of BS 5266-1 in line with his father Chris Watts who is the Chair of this standard. Excitingly this standard is being revised and higher emergency light levels are now suitably applied in the revised meetings.
Group Secretary:
Lawrence Barling
As Senior Technical Manager for The LIA, Lawrence is responsible for the technical activities of the association including supporting members in all aspects of EU Directives, Regulations and Standards.
Lawrence has over 40 years’ experience in the lighting industry having worked in product development, standardisation and regulatory roles for Thorn, GE, the Lighting Association and the LIA. He represents the LIA and its members on many UK, EU and International (IEC) committees for lighting related subjects. He is Chair of the BSI Lamp committee and Convenor of the IEC Working Group for caps and holders. He was Chair of the IEC Lamp committee SC34A for 12 years and has received two IEC 1906 awards for his work at IEC. Lawrence also received the LIA Presidents award in 2024.
Lawrence is also actively involved with the EU trade association for lighting, LightingEurope, and represents LIA on many LightingEurope committees working with the EU Commission on subjects like future ERP and Energy Labelling Regulations.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-barling-6887255/
Stuart Burns
Stuart has over 27 years’ experience in the lighting and electro-technical industries, having worked in product quality, compliance, laboratory, standardisation and regulatory roles for many companies including the Lighting Association and the LIA. Stuart has exceptional, proven leadership skills within the quality, compliance and technical fields and has developed technical processes and documentation, including technical files, for a several large multinational organisations.
Stuart represents the LIA and its members on many UK (BSI), EU (CENELEC) and International (IEC) committees for lighting related subjects. He is Chair of the BSI Lamps and related equipment committee (CPL/34) which is a mirror committee for IEC TC34, and is Convenor of the IEC Working Groups for Luminaires, Emergency Lighting and Lightsources.
Stuart is also actively involved with the EU trade association for lighting, LightingEurope, and represents LIA on many LightingEurope committees including Group Emergency Lighting, Group Digital and Working Group Value of Light.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stuart-burns-29006b34/
Caroline Johnson
Caroline is an enthusiastic technical manager with 35 years of experience within the lighting industry. She has led laboratory, compliance and quality teams and has been emersed in lighting legislation and regulatory practices. She brings a wealth of knowledge and technical expertise. Committed to -and enthused about- the development of the industry and an increased diversity within the field.
Darren Birch
My name is Darren Birch I am one of the global product managers responsible for emergency lighting at ABB Emergi-lite.
I have been a representative to ICEL for over 10 years and served the emergency lighting industry for 30 years.
I began my career at Menvier Swain Group (Cooper Lighting and safety, now Eaton) in the early 90's as an engineering apprentice and developed through various positions in R&D, application engineering and now product management. In 2014 I became the ABB (T&B Emergi-lite) global product manager for emergency central power supply system.
Mike Rickwood
I have been in the electrical and lighting industry for over 25 years with the majority of these spent leading quality management teams within leading UK lighting businesses. My focus on product and company compliance and manufacturing best practices ensures that all areas of accountability are always kept at the highest standards, with experience in ISO9001 & ISO14001, LEAN manufacturing, production process control and continual improvement programs. I have been working internationally for over 14 years, where supporting manufacturing plants to delivery high quality products has been central to this work, though continuous improvement, process standardisation, training, efficiency in manufacturing and performance management I’m proud to have supported many manufacturing plants grow and exceed their own expectations of their quality systems.
Stewart Langdown
Stewart Langdown is a seasoned professional in the lighting industry, renowned for his exceptional contributions and expertise in lighting control. With more than 30 years of experience, he has established himself as a leading figure in this field.
Stewart's journey in the industry began with a foundation in Electronics and Construction before venturing into the lighting industry. Stewart's career has been heavily focused on Business Development, where he has been instrumental in introducing innovative Lighting technologies to new markets. Additionally, Stewart has a great passion for sustainable lighting which is evident in his advocacy efforts, as he continuously works to raise awareness about the benefits of smart technology and the importance of selecting appropriate technology to enhance building longevity.
Stewart is a Fellow of CIBSE the Society of Light and Lighting FSLL, and active member of their committees as well as Chair of the Lighting Industry Association Marketing TC.
Neil McLean
Neil McLean is responsible for Industry Relations in Europe and Asia for Lutron Electronics where he supports regulatory development relevant to lighting controls and automated solar-shading systems. Neil graduated from Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh in 1994 with an honours degree in Environmental Services Engineering and has since occupied a number of senior UK and international roles in the Lighting industry including with Philips Lighting, Sylvania and Recolight before moving to Lutron. Neil is an active contributor and chair at various groups in lighting and shades trade and professional associations including Lighting Europe, The Lighting Industry Association, The European Solar-Shading Organisation, The British Blind and Shutter Association and CIBSE.
Andy Hughes
Andy Hughes started his career with Thorn Lighting Ltd. in 1978 and since 2010 has been Standards and Regulations Manager to the Zumtobel Group, the parent company of Thorn Lighting since 2000. In IEC, Andy has been a UK nominated expert to many of the committees and working groups of TC34 (Lighting) since 1990, alongside his work in the mirroring committees of BSI and CENELEC. From 2010 to 2019 Andy was the Chair of SC34D (Luminaires) and was Convenor of the SC34D Working Group LUMEX (WG1) from 2008 to 2024. Outside of IEC, Andy has been Chair of the Lighting Industry Association Technical Board since 2012 and also represents his company within the European trade association LightingEurope.
Peter Thorns
Peter has worked in Thorn Lighting and Zumtobel Group since 1985 where he has had a number of roles including electronics research and development, manufacturing, software development, photometry, optical design and lighting applications. He is the current Vice-President Standards for the CIE, chair of ISO/TC 274, and is involved in a large number of ISO, CEN and BSI committees. He is the chair of the LIA Building Regulations Technical Committee and of the LightingEurope working group on Value of Light. He is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of CIBSE and the SLL.
Kevin Stubbs
Kevin has been in the lighting and controls industry for 45 years, involved at all levels in modified & bespoke luminaire design, retrofit and remanufactured solutions, lighting design and lighting control systems. He is keen to share his knowledge and experience across the lighting and construction industry, as others did for him during his career.
Fellow of the Society of Light And Lighting (FSLL)
Committee Positions:-
CIBSE
- KMC (Knowledge Management Committee)
- Chair - TM66 Emergency Lighting Group
LIA Technical Board
- Vice Chair LIA CLTC (Connected Lighting Technical Committee - Controls equipment)
- Vice Chair - LIA BRTC (Building Regulations Technical Committee)
- LIA ELTC (ICEL TC) (Emergency Lighting Technical Committee)
- LIA SUSTTC (Sustainability TC)
BSI
- BS8887-221 Lighting Repair/Remanufacture & Design for MADE Manufacture Assembly Dissassembly and End of life processing) (TPR/1/7/4)
Steve Saville
I have been working in the electrical industry for over 30 years, and almost 21 years’ experience in the lighting industry, with a real focus on emergency lighting. I have held several roles, including Service and Technical Management roles and Mains Lighting and Emergency Lighting (self-contained and CPS) Product Management positions. I have travelled extensively, covering regions in the Middle East and throughout Europe delivering technical and project support as well as systems and application training.
I currently sit on The LIA’s Industry Committee for Emergency Lighting (ICEL) technical Committee, Technical Council and the FIA’s Emergency Lighting Working Group.
David French
Been in the emergency lighting industry since early 80s, originally at Ring Lighting in Leeds, then Existalite in Essex, and now been at Liteplan in Essex for the best part of thirty years
Jesús Miranda Montero
Mark Jones
I entered the industry in 2012, and have traversed many disciplines within technical roles including Lighting Design, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Technical Data, Photometrics and Compliance. I am passionate about photometric data and have managed the product data for some major lighting manufactures in the UK.
Currently in the position of Technical Manager for Fox Lux, driving for quality products with the added value of class leading warranty, service and technical support. A fairly new member of the Emergency Lighting Technical Committee and keen to assist with developing the future of our industry wherever I am able.
Andy Guest
Andy is an experienced electrical / electronic engineer working with the LIA since 2003, with a technical engineering background and extensive experience in supply chains from manufacturing through to end use, Andy is well placed to understand the challenges faced by all areas of the lighting industry.
Engagement with manufacturers, support organisations and individuals in the lighting industry is a key aspect of Andy’s role. Through his work with LIA quality system audits and support, alongside his role as part of the LIA training team, he has a strong focus on ensuring members of the lighting fraternity are conversant with latest legislative requirements and best practice.
Through working closely with both the laboratory and other members of the LIA technical team, and being an active member of several LIA technical committees and external regulatory committees Andy has an excellent knowledge of standards, legislation and compliance which is key to supporting LIA members and the ongoing professional development within the industry.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-guest-89205139/
Alex Ings
I have been in the lighting industry for over 20 years, as a luminaire designer (both brand new fittings as well as retrofit solutions), lighting scheme designer and more recently, being involved in lighting controls. This has been across the commercial, education, healthcare and retail sectors.
Emergency lighting is a key part of all projects and so it is imperative that specifiers, installers and end users are aware of all legislation and requirements, as well as the potential that new technology brings.
Being new to the emergency lighting technical committee, I am looking forward to utilising the experience that I have, and also being able to learn from those more knowledgeable and experienced than myself to help progress the emergency lighting industry.
