The Covid-19 virus leads to a lot of overdue maintenance. The need to maintain an emergency lighting system is included in the Building Decree, the Building Regulations and the Working Conditions Act. Emergency lighting is a safety system and has a periodic maintenance obligation. This means that an emergency lighting system must be inspected by an approved company at least once a year.
Deferred maintenance
The corona pandemic is hitting many entrepreneurs hard. The mandatory closure is causing a significant drop in their turnover and ongoing fixed costs are causing much necessary maintenance to be postponed. Due to the outbreak of the corona virus, on-site maintenance was not possible for a long time. Including the maintenance of emergency lighting installations. If no or overdue maintenance is carried out, the aging process can proceed very quickly. This can ultimately lead to the failure of the installations and cause unnecessary costs and unsafe situations.
However, this difficult period is the right time to tackle overdue maintenance. Read the full story here
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