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    Illumination Checklist

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    The document outlines 10 emergency illumination standards from the NFPA Life Safety Code regarding exit routes, emergency lighting requirements, and exit signage. It specifies that exit routes must have emergency lighting that lasts at least 1.5 hours after a power failure and provides minimum light levels of 1 foot candle and 0.1 foot candle. It also notes standards for uniformity of illumination and that exits must be properly marked with illuminated signs.

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    The document outlines 10 emergency illumination standards from the NFPA Life Safety Code regarding exit routes, emergency lighting requirements, and exit signage. It specifies that exit routes must have emergency lighting that lasts at least 1.5 hours after a power failure and provides minimum light levels of 1 foot candle and 0.1 foot candle. It also notes standards for uniformity of illumination and that exits must be properly marked with illuminated signs.

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    The document outlines 10 emergency illumination standards from the NFPA Life Safety Code regarding exit routes, emergency lighting requirements, and exit signage. It specifies that exit routes must have emergency lighting that lasts at least 1.5 hours after a power failure and provides minimum light levels of 1 foot candle and 0.1 foot candle. It also notes standards for uniformity of illumination and that exits must be properly marked with illuminated signs.

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    Illumination Checklist

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    The document outlines 10 emergency illumination standards from the NFPA Life Safety Code regarding exit routes, emergency lighting requirements, and exit signage. It specifies that exit routes must have emergency lighting that lasts at least 1.5 hours after a power failure and provides minimum light levels of 1 foot candle and 0.1 foot candle. It also notes standards for uniformity of illumination and that exits must be properly marked with illuminated signs.

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    EMERGENCY ILLUMINATION STANDARDS

    The following emergency illumination specifications are from NFPA Life Safety Code (101).
    Does your organization meet the standards?

    Conform?


    YES NO


    1.

    Exit routes, including stairs, aisles, corridors and ramps must
    have emergency lighting.

    2.

    When servicing the organizations lighting system, there must
    be a means for keeping illumination uninterrupted.

    3.

    Emergency lighting must last for at least 1 hours after the
    power failure.

    4.

    Emergency lighting must emit 1 foot candle of light at any
    point in the building and 0.1 foot candle of light along the
    emergency exit path at floor level.

    5.

    At the end of the emergency illumination period (1 hours), it
    is permissible for illumination to fade to 0.6 foot candle of light
    at any point in the building and .06 foot candle of light along
    the emergency path of exit at floor level.

    6.

    Maximum to minimum illumination uniformity cannot exceed a
    ratio of 40 to 1.

    7.

    Emergency lighting must be provided automatically in the
    event of a power failure.

    8.

    Exits must be marked with approved signs that are visible all
    the way along the evacuation path.

    9.

    The word EXIT must have letters that are at least 6 inches high
    and inch wide.

    10.

    Exit signs must be illuminated by a reliable light sourceone
    that will stay lit when electricity fails.

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