Lighting Lab

Jack Adams, Laboratory Manager at the LIA, shares how the LIA Laboratory testing is there to support facilities managers to help meet lighting safety requirements and prevent disasters from occurring
In lighting safety, the Part B approved guidance document of the Building Regulations concerns lighting and the spread of flame. TP (thermoplastic) materials, such as polycarbonate (PC), acrylic (PMMA) and polystyrene (PS), are commonly used as diffusers in light fittings. When a lighting diffuser i