Emergency and Exit Lighting are critical elements for safe escape in an emergency. These fixtures illuminate the way toward the means of egress during power outages. National safety codes require emergency illumination to be provided for not less than 90 minutes (60 in Canada) in the event of the failure of normal lighting. Your local SimplexGrinnell office can equip your facilities with Emergency Lighting systems that ensure you are code-compliant.
Code-compliance requires monthly and annual testing
Any loss resulting from a bulb failure or unit malfunction is too high a price to pay. SimplexGrinnell offers Test and Inspection to keep your Emergency Lighting systems code-compliant and ready to function when needed. Emergency and Exit Lighting equipment with battery backup is required to be inspected on a monthly basis for not less than 30 seconds, and a 90-minute (60 in Canada) full function test is required on an annual basis per NFPA standards. Only safe practices and policies supported by the NFPA standard are used when testing and inspecting your equipment. On every annual examination, SimplexGrinnell uses a volt meter to check the charge of the battery before testing the equipment.
The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) states: A functional test shall be conducted on every required emergency lighting system at 30-day intervals for not less than 30 seconds. An annual test shall be conducted on every required battery-powered emergency lighting system for not less than 1½ hours. Equipment shall be fully operational for the duration of the test. Written records of visual inspections and tests shall be kept by the owner for inspection by the authority having jurisdiction.
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Learn more about our ability to meet your needs for Emergency and Exit Lighting Installation and Services by contacting your nearest SimplexGrinnell district office. For Financing and other services we offer, click here.