Emergency lighting
Explore Philips' wide selection of emergency exit lighting, all of which meets safety regulations. Our emergency luminaires offer superior battery lifetime to ensure safety is always covered, and our LED emergency luminaires are the perfect economical solution.
FAQs
The range covers a broad spectrum of form factors for commercial and institutional buildings: Emergency Downlights (recessed and surface-mounted), Emergency Bulkheads, Emergency Twin Spots, Emergency Spots, Exit Signs, an Emergency Track Spot, and an Emergency Light LED Pathfinder. Wireless variants — including the Emergency Downlight Wireless and Emergency Bulkhead Wireless — are also listed, covering both maintained and non-maintained deployment scenarios.
The range extends from IP20 for controlled indoor environments through to IP65 and IP66 for damp or dusty locations such as stairwells, car parks, and plant rooms. IP40 and IP44 variants bridge these extremes for intermediate applications. The choice of IP rating should be matched to the installation environment's ingress-protection requirements and verified against the specific family datasheet before specification.
The LED sources across families inspected on this page carry a rated lifetime of 50,000 hours. This extended service life reduces lamp-replacement maintenance cycles compared with conventional fluorescent emergency fittings, supporting lower long-term operational costs. Confirm the lifetime figure for a specific family in its product datasheet, as actual performance depends on operating conditions including ambient temperature and burn hours per year.
Wired families — such as the Emergency Downlight and Emergency Bulkhead — use conventional cabling to deliver mains power and signal. Wireless variants (Emergency Spot Wireless, Emergency Surface Mounted Downlight Wireless, Emergency Bulkhead Wireless, Emergency Twin Spot Wireless, Emergency Exit Sign Wireless, Emergency Downlight Wireless) eliminate dedicated control wiring, making them well-suited to retrofit projects, listed buildings, or layouts where cable routing is impractical or cost-prohibitive.
IK ratings across this portfolio span from IK02 through to IK07 and beyond, accommodating environments where luminaires may be subject to mechanical impact — such as corridors, stairwells, and industrial areas. The appropriate IK class should be selected according to the risk of mechanical damage in the specific installation zone and the requirements of the applicable building safety plan. Consult the individual family datasheet for the rated IK value.
Exit sign and wayfinding luminaires on this page include the Philips Exit Sign, the Emergency Light LED Exit Sign, the Emergency Exit Sign Wireless, and the Emergency Light LED Pathfinder — providing ceiling-mounted exit and directional signage options for evacuation route marking across a variety of architectural contexts.
Yes. The Emergency Track Spot is designed specifically for track-mounted deployment, allowing emergency lighting to be integrated directly into a track infrastructure without requiring a separate surface-mounted or recessed emergency fitting. This is particularly relevant for retail, gallery, and open-plan commercial environments where an aesthetic track system is already the primary luminaire mounting method.
Emergency lighting luminaires must comply with EN 60598-2-22, the product safety standard for luminaires used in emergency lighting applications. This standard covers construction, electrical safety, photometric performance during emergency mode, and battery endurance duration. Specifiers should also cross-reference EN 1838, the European standard for emergency lighting system design, which defines minimum illuminance levels and uniformity requirements for escape routes and open areas.
Product datasheets and photometric files (IES/LDT) for each family are available from the individual family pages on signify.com — links are accessible from the product listings on this category page. For procurement, contact Signify or an authorised distribution partner via the "Where to buy" function on signify.com. Project-specific technical support and bulk-order quotations are available through the local Signify representative or partner network.
This is Signify's global product page. Country-specific regulations — such as the EU EcoDesign Directive, local electrical installation codes, and national fire-safety legislation — vary by market and are not covered in full here. For regulatory and compliance information specific to your installation country, visit Signify's website for your region via the country selector, where the corresponding category page lists locally compliant variants and the applicable national standards.