- Exit signs & Emergency Lighting
NFPA 101®, Life Safety Code® 7.9.3 & 7.10.9 require that exit signs and emergency lighting systems be maintained according to the following:
- visual inspection of the equipment once every 30 days
- 30 second illumination test under battery-backup power performed once every 30 days
- 90 minute illumination test under battery-backup power performed once every year
- written records of visual inspections and tests to be kept for inspection by the authority having jurisdiction
