How and When You Should Test Your Emergency Lights When the power supply is cut off due to a fire, an earthquake, or other unfortunate events, the first plan of action must be to evacuate the building as fast as possible. Your emergency lights play a significant role during such events. This is why emergency light testing is important to ensure that everything works like they should during critical times. Failing to test regularly means risking the safety of people in your building or your premises. Emergency light testing is not a recommendation but a requirement of the law under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005, the British Standards BS 52661:2016, and BS EN 50172. Failure to comply means hefty fines and even criminal charges. How do you test your emergency lights? That depends on what type of emergency light system you have installed in your building. It's recommended that you hire a professional electrician to carry out the inspections and tests. This is to ensure that all emergency lights and exits—or the entire system for that matter—is properly tested and inspected. Professional electricians can really tell if your system is in full operational status.
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