Wayfinding in Heavy Smoke: Decisive Factors and Safety Products
Emergency lighting and signage do not perform as expected at fire disasters. Very often systems are found to be nonoperative, not providing useful wayguidance or both. There are two common denominators: the systems are traditionally not required to be designed for smoky conditions and they are prone to failure by lack of maintenance or complexity.
Source: Wayfinding in Heavy Smoke: Decisive Factors and Safety Products - Findings Related to Full Scale Tests - Geir Jensen
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Emergency & Exit Lighting Inspections
"A functional test shall be conducted on every required emergency lighting system at 30-day intervals for not less than 30 seconds. An annual test shall be conducted on every required battery-powered emergency lighting system for not less than 1 1/2 hours. Equipment shall be fully operational for the duration of the test. Written records of visual inspections and tests shall be kept by the owner for inspection by the authority having jurisdiction."
- NFPA 101 - 7.9.3 & 2005 CT Fire Safety Code Part V 14.13.2 - Periodic Testing of Emergency Lighting Equipment