Emergency & Exit Lighting Systems Mandatory Testing
Why do you need emergency light testing?
Emergency and Exit lighting forms an essential part of your building’s safety infrastructure. All commercial buildings are required by law to have emergency and exit lighting.
In the event of an electrical power supply failure or emergency situation, they will illuminate their path and guide your staff, clients or visitors through your premises safely out to safety.
All Exit and Emergency lighting systems are designed to operate for a minimum of 90 minutes following the loss of mains power.
Emergency and Exit Light Systems testing is mandated by law.
It is a legal requirement as stated in Australian Standard AS/NZS 2293.2 for the person in charge of a
workplace to test emergency and exit lighting every 6 months.
It also states that; “The inspection and maintenance procedures shall be carried out only by persons having qualifications and experience suitable for the work on which they are engaged”.
Maintenance records shall be logged and at all times kept on the premises or at such other location as may be approved by the regulatory authority.
Maintenance records may be in one of the following forms:
(a) Electronic.
(b) A log book with a durable cover.
(c) Printed records held securely within a durable cover.
(d) An alternative system approved by the regulatory authority.
The following details shall be recorded:
(i) All details that are required to be logged in accordance with Section 2 or Section 3, as appropriate.
(ii) Any corrective action taken.
(iii) The names of persons responsible for carrying out the maintenance work and the date the work was completed.
How do EDC Systems perform an Emergency and Exit lighting inspection?
At EDC Systems we offer Emergency Lighting Inspection in Brisbane and will conduct a thorough inspection of your Exit and Emergency Lighting System.
We offer our customers a full maintenance and compliance inspection service with our 6 monthly inspections using the following procedure:
- Prior to beginning the power loss test to the system. Our technician will inspect each fitting to check the following.
- a. Check that all systems have mains connection which can be done by inspecting the charging light on the side of the unit.
- b. Check that the fitting is lit, if not it may be a faulty lamp in the fitting.
- Following Step 1, we remove power to the system. This will cause the emergency and exit lights to go into test mode and hopefully run for the 90 minute period which is required. Our technician will walk around the site checking to see if any of the fittings have not gone into battery mode and are not fully illuminated. He will note which fitting these are.
- At the end of the 90 minute period our technician will again walk around the site and see which fittings are not fully illuminated. He will note which fittings these are.
- Our technician will then reenergize the emergency and exit lighting system.
- Our technician will at the time complete the Log Book that is on site, so that compliance for the testing is met.
- A complete report will be prepared and sent to the person responsible for the testing within your business, it will contain the following:
- If it is the first test EDC Systems has performed for the site, it will contain a report outlining any recommendation in regard to the compliance of the system. It may require additional fittings due to changes made to your premises after the system was installed.
- The number and type of light that did not meet the minimum standards and requirements of the test.
- A quotation for the repair our replacement of any part of the emergency and exit lighting system.
- The date of the next required test.