Signage Requirements
The sole purpose of Emergency Lighting is to save lives; however, they also required by a variety of different Federal, State and Local regulations. These requirements are typically dictated by precedent set in different building and safety codes including OSHA, NFPA and IBC.
An Emergency Light is a light fixture that illuminates key safety areas and a path of egress when a building experiences power loss. In order to achieve this goal, they require an alternate source of power. The vast majority of emergency lighting fixtures use an incorporated backup battery, but standard lighting fixtures can serve this purpose as well when paired up with an emergency generator or inverter system.
Emergency lighting is required for all means of egress, including both the exits and the pathways leading to them. This includes stairs designated for emergency exit as well as the aisles, corridors, ramps, escalators and other passageways that lead to an exit. This requirement also extends to exit discharge points, which include stairs, ramps, aisles, walkways, and escalators leading to an area open to the public.
Regardless of the type of system you have, it must be tested for a duration of 30 seconds, generally, once every 30 days and annually for a duration of 1.5 hours. Additionally, all emergency lighting must be fully operational throughout the duration of all tests conducted.
Testing for battery-operated, self-testing and/or self-diagnostic systems should include a diagnostic routine. For systems that are not controlled by computer, you must perform visual inspections once every 30 days, and your system must be equipped with a status indicator to alert you to any failure.
Maintaining complete written records of all tests and inspections is critical as you may be required to provide them to the authority having jurisdiction if requested. If using a computer-controlled system, the system should be capable at all times of providing a report of testing history as well as any failures that occur.
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To meet current fire codes your Emergency Lighting must be inspected annually. Norred Fire Systems is your complete Emergency Exit Lighting source. We offer installation, inspections and service as well as replacement bulbs, batteries and parts.
We also stock a full line of new Exit Lights, Emergency Lights, and Combination Exit and Emergency Lights. For more information on Emergency Lighting, call us today.
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