Exit & Emergency Lighting Inspections Across Maryland, Virginia, and DC

Emergency lights are designed to illuminate corridors, stairwells, ramps, escalators, aisles, and exit passageways during power outages. If your emergency lights fail during an emergency, building occupants can become disoriented, which may lead to panic and other unsafe conditions. However, the team at Guardian Fire Protection is here to make sure you have a safe, secure fire protection plan.

Why Regular Emergency Lighting Inspections Matter

Routine maintenance of emergency lighting systems is not just a best practice; it’s a regulatory requirement under the NFPA Standard No. 101, Life Safety Code. Failure to adhere to these requirements can result in non-compliance penalties and increased safety risks for your building’s occupants.

Here’s what the NFPA 101 requires:

• Monthly Testing: A functional test must be conducted every 30 days for at least 30 seconds.
• Annual Testing: A full-duration test (1.5 hours) must be conducted annually. Equipment shall be fully operational for the duration of the test.
• Recordkeeping: Written records of visual inspections and tests shall be kept by the owner for inspection by the authority having jurisdiction.

By staying on top of these inspections, you ensure that your building is compliant and prepared for unexpected emergencies.

Our Emergency Lighting Inspection Process

At Guardian Fire Protection, our mission is to make sure your building is fully prepared for an emergency situation. Our emergency lighting inspection process includes:

• Inspecting units for proper installation and for secure mounting.
• Inspecting for correct location and quantity of lights for occupancy.
• Performing load test of batteries with electronic load simulators.
• Verifying proper charging voltage of units.
• Inspecting bulbs for proper operation and illumination.
• Testing in place utilizing the built-in test switch that simulates a power outage.

Some jurisdictions require a 90-minute discharge test per NFPA that can be provided at an additional cost.

Guardian Fire Protection professionals are ready to support your organization’s fire protection systems and service requests 24 hours a day.

Why Choose Guardian Fire Protection?

Guardian Fire Protection has over 40 years of experience providing complete fire protection services for businesses, organizations, government buildings, and restaurants in the Washington, DC, area. Our number one focus is your safety — we want to make sure your employees, property, and valuables are safe from the dangers of potential fires. We take pride in our “customer first” reputation and will do whatever it takes to make sure your property and valuables are protected from fire hazards and that your building meets fire safety codes.

The best thing about partnering with Guardian Fire Protection is that we are your single-source solution for all fire protection services. Our experienced fire safety professionals specialize in all aspects of fire protection — from fire suppression system design and engineering to sales, installation, testing and inspection, maintenance and repairs; from fire sprinklers, fire pumps and commercial kitchen fire suppression to fire alarms, extinguishers and emergency exit lighting — we do it all!

Located in Maryland, DC, Virginia or West Virginia and want to learn more? Call us today to speak with one of our experienced fire safety professionals and discover why top names in business and government consistently recommend Guardian Fire Protection. Give us a call today!