Emergency Lighting Testing Requirements

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Emergency Lighting Routine Testing Requirements

EN50172:2005 requires that at times of minimum risk the system is routinely tested. The following regime taken directly from the standard shows how often and what should be tested. This is only a brief overview and full consultation with the standard is advised

 

Daily

A visual inspection of every maintained emergency luminaire to ensure the lamp is operating correctly and in central or generator based systems that the control panel or indicators are showing normal conditions. Any faults must be entered into the system logbook and a check that any previously reported faults have received attention.

 

Monthly

 

    * Self-contained emergency luminaires should be energized from their internal batteries by simulation of the supply, for sufficient time to ensure correct lamp operation and light output.

 

    * Central systems shall be energized from their batteries for a period not exceeding 25% of their capacity and all emergency luminaires checked for correct lamp operation and light output.

 

    * Generator systems shall be energised for their full rated duration and the lamps checked for correct operation and light output throughout the test.

 

Six Monthly

 

    * All self-contained and central battery 3 hour emergency systems shall be continuously energized from their internal battery packs for a period of one-hour and the lamps checked for correct operation and light output.

 

    * Generator supplied systems should have the monthly test applied.

 

Three Yearly

 

    * Self-contained emergency luminaires shall be energized from their internal batteries for their full rated duration and the lamps checked for correct operation and light output throughout the test.

 

    * Central systems shall be energised for their full rated duration and the lamps checked for correct operation and light output throughout the test.

 

Note

For Self-contained emergency luminaires the 3 year test should be carried out annually