Eaton’s Building Safety Management System (BSMS): a whole new digital experience for emergency lighting from commissioning and connectivity to remote monitoring and maintenance

Emergency lighting failure not only has implications for its direct threat to lives but for the building owners legally responsible for its dependable operation and compliance. High costs and knock-on disruption are other big risks should emergency lighting go down at the last minute - whether it's a large sports venue forced to cancel when expecting huge crowds, a store, retirement home or neighbourhood kindergarten. Eaton`s new building safety management system brings peace of mind by monitoring system status in real time, as well as enabling easy commissioning, preventive and proactive maintenance using a leading-edge cybersecure platform designed for ease of use by service partners.

As well as keeping building owners and facilities managers up to speed on the status of multiple emergency lighting systems across multiple locations – via web and mobile apps – Eaton’s building safety management system cloud-stores evidence of periodic testing for compliance with regulations, so vital for both them and their insurers.

The mobile app takes emergency lighting control and interaction to new levels thanks to its intuitive, single-fingertip. All processes can be carried out in simple, logical steps that minimise the need-to-know complex technical procedures. Real-time push email and pop-up notifications via Eaton's own servers highlight issues the second they occur, enabling rapid and appropriate interventions to keep buildings open for business and their occupants safe. Remote reactive and preventive diagnosis not only saves time, money and environmental impact by enabling the fitting of spare parts in just one visit, it helps optimise human resources by identifying what skills level is needed to make the repair.