Emergency Light Testing
Emergency Lights -Your Path To Safety
Emergancy Light Testing
Monthly Testing
Commonly known as the 'flick test', your emergency lights need to be checked every month and any issues attented to without delay.
Annually
The lights need completely discharging to ensure the battery back-up will last the required time to ensure a safe exit in the event of a fire.
Again, any faults need attending to as a matter of urgency.
You mustn't make any unauthorised alterations to emergency lighting. They are a legal requirement and must be efficeient and in full working order.
Premises that do not normally require emergency lighting are;- individual houses and the privately occupied areas (flats and maisonettes) within larger residential blocks. Emergency lighting is not required in private residential property that does not have public access.