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Does my emergency lighting need testing?

Equipment and work · Question 1 of 3

What emergency escape lighting is present?

Choose installed systems or areas where the fire risk assessment leaves the provision uncertain. Do not assume every small premises needs installed luminaires.

Business or industry

What emergency escape lighting is present?

Self-contained emergency luminairesIndividual battery-backed fittings and exit signsCentral battery systemMultiple fittings supplied from a central emergency sourceAutomatic or self-test systemAutomated tests and fault indications need reviewMore than one buildingSeparate asset lists and reporting may be neededNo installed emergency lightingA fire risk assessment must settle whether routes need itUnsure what is installedThe system and fire-risk decision need scoping first

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More help with Emergency lighting testing

Use these when you need more detail before appointing someone. This questionnaire is decision support, not a professional assessment or a legal determination.

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Guides, technical explanations and references

Duty and technical sources

In England and Wales, Fire Safety Order article 14 requires emergency lighting where an emergency route or exit needs illumination if normal lighting fails. Article 17 requires fire precautions to be maintained where necessary. Home Office guidance describes typical monthly functional and annual full-discharge tests; those frequencies are guidance, not a universal statutory certificate interval.

Fire Safety Order article 14 — Legal requirement where escape routes need emergency illumination
Fire Safety Order article 17 — Maintenance of fire precautions
Home Office escape-lighting guidance — Suitability, typical tests, records and recharge precautions

Published price evidence

Dale Montague Electrical — Publishes £160 excluding VAT up to 25 points, then £6 per additional point, for an emergency lighting test; confirm annual full-duration scope and local applicability.
Hexo Electrical Testing — Publishes annual three-hour testing from £199 excluding VAT for London and the South East; medium, large and multi-site work needs a bespoke quote.
Wire Now — Publishes annual duration testing from £225 plus VAT for its London, Hertfordshire and Essex coverage; this is a starting price, not an upper bound.

Testing sequence

Test the installed system without losing the escape plan

Start with the fire-risk decision and fitting schedule, then agree the test, recharge precautions and failure response.

Check against Home Office fire safety guide

01RoutesFire-risk decision and escape paths
02InventoryFittings, signs, test points and rated duration
03TestFunction or full-duration method
04RestoreSupply, charging and temporary precautions
05RecordResults, defects and logbook actions

Evidence a competent appointment should leave visible

Fire risk assessment
Fitting schedule
Rated-duration results
Defect and recharge actions