If there were a fire in your business, would your emergency lights be able to direct your employees as they escaped? Sometimes the panic that can arise from people not being able to find an exit can be even more dangerous than the flames themselves. Emergency lights and emergency exit lighting are essential for maintaining a safe workplace because they help keep order, prevent panic, enable safe movement and contribute to timely evacuation. If you need a fire protection services company to inspect or service your building’s emergency lighting, call FPS today!
EMERGENCY LIGHTING IS AN ONGOING RESPONSIBILITY
Like all of your fire protection systems, your emergency lighting needs to be regularly inspected and serviced so you can be sure it works properly at any time, even if the rest of the power goes out. Ensuring the operational readiness of emergency lighting is an ongoing responsibility – and an OSHA and LIFE SAFETY Code requirement.
A fire is dangerous enough – don’t take the risk of not having adequate emergency lighting. Confires helps ensure emergency lighting batteries, battery charging systems, bulbs and other emergency exit lighting system hardware receive the attention they need for effective performance.
Exit Light Inspection
Just like any fire protection system, your exit lights need frequent inspection to ensure that they work properly. Exit lights are harder to monitor than most other parts of your fire protection system, because out of everything they’re probably the last thing you’d expect to go wrong.
At Confires, our exit light inspection procedure includes:
- 90 minute full function exit light test
- Disconnecting the exit lights from the power supply for additional testing
- Checking the exit light batteries and lenses for sulfation
- Cleaning the exit light and lenses if necessary
- Adjusting the exit light beam for proper alignment
- Placing an exit light testing label on each light and recording the test in a log
How often do you need exit light inspection and testing?
The NFPA requires two types of exit light inspection:
Monthly exit light inspection – run your exit lights for 30 seconds to make sure they work in the event of a power loss.
Annual exit light inspection – have a professional fire protection services company perform a detailed exit light inspection for not less than 90 minutes.
In addition, exit signs should be inspected, monthly and annually.
Monthly exit sign inspection – this one’s easy – just look at your exit sign. If it’s working, it’s working. If not, call a fire protection services company to fix it.
Annual exit sign inspection – again, have FPS come out and perform a full service exit light inspection.
Our regularly scheduled inspection, testing, and maintenance service gives you peace of mind...
- Your emergency lights will work even if the power goes out
- Facility security will be improved
- Emergency evacuation from your building will be safe
- Emergency lighting system downtime will be minimal
- Costs from injury and claims will be reduced
Fire Protection Specialists' professionals are ready to support your organization's fire protection systems and service requests 24 hours a day. Call now for more information.
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