Antimicrobial system with distributed disinfection controls, integrated arming switch sensors, and streamlined safe lockout protocol

An antimicrobial system, comprising:

• a luminaire configured to emit a disinfection light in an ultraviolet (UV) band for disinfecting a vicinity of a physical space of a target pathogen that is exposed to the disinfection light,
• a switching device that includes a primary relay pack;
• a control station located outside the physical space and coupled to the switching device including:
• (a) a disinfection initiation user interface element to produce an arming initiation signal based on a first input from an operator, (b) an arming completion interface user element to produce an arming completion signal based on a third input from the operator, and (c) a disinfection commencement user interface element to produce a disinfection commencement signal based on a fourth input from the operator;
• and
• an integrated arming switch located inside the physical space, including:
• an integrated arming switch communication interface,
• an integrated arming switch processor coupled to the integrated arming switch communication interface,
• an integrated arming switch room sensor coupled to the integrated arming switch processor,
• an integrated arming switch memory coupled to the integrated arming switch processor, and
• integrated arming switch control programming in the integrated arming switch memory;
• wherein execution of the integrated arming switch control programming by the integrated arming switch processor configures the integrated arming switch to perform functions, including functions to:
• based on a second input from the operator, produce a visual inspection signal;
• in response to the integrated arming switch room sensor detecting whether the vicinity is occupied or unoccupied, produce a room state signal;
• send, via the integrated arming switch communication interface, the visual inspection signal to cause the luminaire to emit the disinfection light via the primary relay pack;
• and
• send, via the integrated arming switch communication interface, the room state signal to cause the luminaire to stop emitting the disinfection light via the primary relay pack.