Emergency lights
Emergency lighting & exit sign testing
Staff usually keep two checks: a short monthly function test, and a longer annual test that runs the unit on battery for 90 minutes.
Track the building free in the ledger. Emergency lights stay on the building log. The other systems get a due date.
Monthly function test
Press the test button. Confirm the lamp and the exit sign light. Note the unit that failed. That is the short check people mean by a monthly function test. This site does not cite a separate standard for emergency lights, and it does not assign the month.
Annual 90-minute test
Once a year, the longer test people ask about runs the unit on battery for 90 minutes. Write down what stayed lit. This describes the test. It is not a code determination, and LifeSafetyRebook does not assign the date.
Log fields staff can keep
- Date.
- Where the unit or exit sign is.
- Monthly function test, or annual 90-minute test.
- Stayed lit, or what failed.
- Who did the check.
- The repair, if one was made.
The free ledger does not have an emergency-light row. It holds fire alarm, sprinkler, fire pump, hood and Ansul, extinguisher, and backflow. Keep this log in the same binder as those next-due dates.
Questions
Does the ledger store emergency-light rows?
No. The six types are fire alarm, sprinkler, fire pump, hood and Ansul, extinguisher, and backflow.
Who runs the monthly check?
Often building staff. The annual run may be the staff or a contractor. The AHJ decides what it will accept. This site does not.
Where should the log live?
In the life-safety binder, next to the next-due list for the systems the shop rebooks.
LifeSafetyRebook is not an authority having jurisdiction and does not inspect, approve, or certify a building. The shop sets the interval. Rules vary by city and by water supplier. This page is not legal advice. LifeSafetyRebook does not estimate fines.