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Exit Lights

emergency exit light

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An emergency exit lights are battery-backed lighting device that comes on automatically when a building experiences a power outage. Most building codes require that they be installed in older buildings as well and must be periodically tested.

According to The Joint Commission EC.02.03.01, "The hospital maintains free and unobstructed access to all exits. Note: This requirement applies to all buildings classified as business occupancy. The "Life Safety" (LS) chapter addresses the requirements for all other occupancy types.[1]

NFPA 99[]

Emergency Lighting[]

Perform the following:

  • Conduct a functional test on all battery operated emergency lighting system at 30-day intervals for not less than 30 seconds. Conduct the annual test on every required battery-powered emergency lighting system for not less than 1.5 hours.
  • Ensure that equipment is fully operational for the duration of the test. Written records of visual inspections and tests shall be kept by the facility.
  • Monitor exterior exit lighting to ensure that the exterior lighting is equipped with two sources of light either by having two fixtures or one light fixture with two light bulbs. The exit discharge must have a functional emergency light that lasts at least 1.5 hours.
  • Ensure that rooms over 1,000 square feet in area have illuminated exit signs and that the signs are on emergency power.[2]

References[]

  1. JCAHO: Standards Revisions Related to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CoPs. http://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/6/Hospital_Pre-Pubs_for_CoP_Changes_20110110.pdf
  2. NFPA 101 LIFE SAFETY CODE 2000 EDITION. March 2011. http://www.odh.ohio.gov/~/media/ODH/ASSETS/Files/ltc/nursing%20homes%20-%20facilities/prevmaintmanual2011.ashx


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