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Emergency Lighting Log

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From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Wed, October 28, 2026.

The rules, with where each one came from.

Each date this app counts and each check it runs on a save is listed here with its source and the day we last read it. Where a rule lives in a paid standard, we cite it and keep the same facts in our own layout; we never copy the standard's text or forms.

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sourced rules in this trade, each read on or after Oct 28, 2026.

Dates it counts

  1. Monthly functional test: 30 days from the last test.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    Rule
  2. Annual 90-minute test: 12 months from the last test.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    Rule

What it checks when you save

  1. The monthly test runs at least 30 seconds, with 3 to 5 weeks between tests.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  2. The annual test runs on battery for at least 90 minutes,.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    Warns on save
  3. The equipment has to stay fully working through the whole test, for the full duration.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  4. Written test records are kept so the fire official can inspect them.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  5. In Minnesota the state fire code keeps these records on the premises for at least 3 years. This is a state rule; check your own jurisdiction.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference
  6. Each record shows whether the unit passed or failed.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
    For reference

Asked, and answered from the rule.

How long is the monthly emergency light test?

  1. The monthly test runs at least 30 seconds, with 3 to 5 weeks between tests.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.

How long must the annual emergency lighting test run?

  1. The annual test runs on battery for at least 90 minutes,.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. The equipment has to stay fully working through the whole test, for the full duration.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.

What do test records for emergency lights have to show?

  1. Written test records are kept so the fire official can inspect them.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
  2. Each record shows whether the unit passed or failed.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.
  3. In Minnesota the state fire code keeps these records on the premises for at least 3 years. This is a state rule; check your own jurisdiction.From Maintenance of Battery-Operated Emergency Lights (Minnesota Dept of Health) (a summary of the standard), checked Oct 28, 2026.

What it keeps for you.

Fixture

Fixture ID, Location, Kind, Install date, Battery replaced on.

Test

Test type, Test date, Tester name, Minutes run on battery, Result, and more.

What your client receives.

The twelve-month emergency lighting log, as the app issues it the moment the test is saved: signed, dated and frozen, with what is next due. This one is filled with invented records so you can read it before you sign up.

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Sample Inspection Co. (fictional) · Emergency Lighting Log

Twelve-month emergency lighting log

UN-4100

Fixture

Fixture IDLocationKindInstall dateBattery replaced on
UN-4100North bayBattery lightSep 11, 2026Sep 11, 2026

Test

Test typeTest dateTester nameMinutes run on batteryResultWhat failed
Monthly 30-secondSep 1, 2026Tester name 11 minutePassFA-4100
Monthly 30-secondNov 25, 2025Tester name 4115 minutesPassFA-5580
Monthly 30-secondJan 24, 2026Tester name 8110 minutesPassFA-7060

Monthly

Test button or a power interruption brings the unit on at oncePass
Every lamp head is lit and aimed correctlyPass
Exit sign is illuminatedPass
Charge indicator shows a healthy statePass
Self-diagnostic units: status indicator reviewedPass

Annual

Unit ran on battery for the whole test with no dimmingPass
Battery, terminals and housing free of damage and corrosionPass
Unit mounted securely and not blockedPass

Rules this record is kept under

The monthly test runs at least 30 seconds, with 3 to 5 weeks between tests.For reference
The annual test runs on battery for at least 90 minutes,.Warned at save
The equipment has to stay fully working through the whole test, for the full duration.For reference
Written test records are kept so the fire official can inspect them.For reference
In Minnesota the state fire code keeps these records on the premises for at least 3 years. This is a state rule; check your own jurisdiction.For reference
Each record shows whether the unit passed or failed.For reference

Signature

Not signed in the app; signed on paper if at all.

Next due

Monthly functional testOct 1, 2026Set by rule
Annual 90-minute testOct 29, 2026Set by rule

A recordkeeping aid. It does not certify compliance and is not legal advice.

Every name, date and number on this sample is invented.

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