Emergency shop lighting

[mklotz]

A safety concern oft overlooked in amateur shops is emergency lighting.

If you work in a windowless garage or basement shop a power outage can leave you literally in the dark. So too if you work in a windowed shop at night.

Depending on what you are doing at the time, loss of light can be dangerous. If the machines are on a separate circuit they may continue running, as will perhaps the power supply on which you were working and the hot soldering iron you were using. If you keep a messy shop, just navigating the floor to reach a flash light or power switch may be a major hazard.

Each individual's situation will be different. The important take-away here is to analyze your personal situation and decide what, if any, emergency lighting you may need.

Power failure lights that come on as soon as mains power fails are readily available. As a bare minimum get one of these...

https://www.amazon.com/Streamlight-N...52&sr=8-2&th=1

to keep on your key ring so you have enough light to find a flashlight or guide you to the exit.