Monthly functional and annual 90-minute discharge testing for emergency lighting units and illuminated exit signs, documented per unit.
Emergency lighting and exit signs only matter on the day normal power fails, and that is the one day nobody gets to retest them. We run the 30-second functional test and the annual 90-minute full-duration discharge on every unit, check lamp heads, batteries, chargers, and exit sign illumination, and record a pass or fail against each unit so the annual test is documented rather than assumed.
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Annual 90-minute full-duration discharge test per NFPA 101 §7.9.3
Monthly 30-second functional test schedule your staff can follow
Lamp heads, batteries, and chargers checked on every unit
Per-unit pass/fail record with deficiencies called out
Questions
Emergency Lighting — frequently asked
Does Texas license emergency lighting inspections the way it licenses extinguishers and alarms?
No. The SFMO does not issue a separate registration for emergency lighting. Testing obligations come from the fire code your city or county has adopted, built on NFPA 101, and are enforced by the local fire marshal rather than the state.
How often do emergency lights and exit signs need to be tested?
A 30-second functional test every 30 days, plus a full 90-minute annual discharge test confirming the batteries can carry the required load for the whole duration, per NFPA 101.
How much light does emergency lighting have to provide?
An initial average of about 1 footcandle along the path of egress, staying above roughly 0.6 footcandle by the end of the 90-minute duration test.
Do exit signs get tested the same way as emergency light fixtures?
Any exit sign with a battery-powered emergency light source follows the same monthly and annual test cycle as the rest of the emergency lighting system.
