Free Emergency Lighting Test Log (UK) — PDF & Excel
Monthly flick tests and the annual 3-hour test, recorded to BS 5266-1 — the log your fire risk assessor asks for first.
Emergency lighting must be maintained under the Fire Safety Order, and BS 5266-1 sets the test regime: a brief monthly function test of every luminaire, and an annual test for the full rated duration (typically 3 hours). This log records both.
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What's in the template
- Monthly function ("flick") test sheet — areas tested, failures and locations
- Annual full-duration test record — duration, end-of-test condition, engineer details
- Defect & rectification record
How to use it
Monthly: simulate mains failure briefly (test key or breaker), walk the route, confirm every luminaire and exit sign lights. Annually: run the full duration — batteries that fail at 2½ hours pass a flick test all year, which is exactly why the annual test exists. Full guide: emergency lighting logbooks.
Sources
legislation.gov.ukRegulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005