Emergency Lighting Testing – What is it all about?
Emergency lighting testing
Emergency lighting testing is a legal requirement but more importantly it is a key safety test in order to keep yourself and anyone in your business safe in the case of an emergency. Your Emergency Lights will help save people’s lives in an Emergency.
Testing involves the periodic test and inspection of all key components within your workplace.
This includes a functionality test of key switches, batteries, luminaries and control equipment.
Our lighting testing services provide a reliable and measurable means of ensuring that your existing emergency lighting installation remains compliant and fully functional.
Emergency Lighting Testing Details
- Our skilled electricians carry out a variety of tests on your lighting systems:
- Each light is inspected to ensure the bulb is functional and the housing is secure and undamaged.
- All the lights are isolated from their electrical supply for three hours to ensure they can maintain illumination for the required period of time.
- Tested areas are inspected to ensure that they have sufficient emergency lighting and signage.
There are actually quite a lot of ways in which you can break the law with emergency lighting,’ Daniels said. He singled out five headliners:
- Failing to do a risk assessment
- Failing to comply with current standards for emergency lighting installations
- Failing to comply with current standards for emergency lighting products
- Failing to comply with current standards for emergency lighting testing
- Failing to rearrange emergency lighting after a building refurbishment
Other services which you need to be legally covered and safe from electrical emergencies include