Lighting causing burns

This was a case where a light within an exterior lighting installation caused burns to a member of the public. The owner of the lighting had then to both pay compensation and turn off part of the lighting system. They sought redress from the lighting system’s original designers. When this was not forthcoming they took action through the courts to recover money and to seek damages.

We acted as expert witnesses in this case and carried out extensive thermal and lighting trials on site and a literature search and technical investigation into burn thresholds for various types of materials used in the construction of the lights. The results of all this was put into a report that was used in out of court negotiations between the lighting system’s owners and the designers. We later prepared designs for replacement of various parts of the original scheme.