Jacksonville businesses and property managers

Emergency Lighting and Exit-Sign Maintenance Checklist

Print this worksheet and bring your notes to your consultation. Updated September 23, 2026.

Bring this worksheet to your next commercial electrical service visit. Use it to organize equipment records, clarify responsibility, and track deficiencies through repair and retesting. It is a planning aid, not a code inspection or a certification that the property complies.

Have qualified personnel establish and perform the required tests. Do not open fixtures or operate unidentified breakers to simulate an outage. Escalate an unsafe or unavailable exit route immediately through the property’s emergency procedures.

1. Establish responsibility

Identify the property contact who receives lighting and exit-sign reports.
Name the person who can authorize repairs and arrange contractor access.
Clarify landlord, tenant, and shared-area responsibilities in writing.
Locate prior inspections, maintenance agreements, equipment manuals, and unresolved reports.
Ask the service provider which building-specific requirements and equipment instructions govern the work.

Property / suite / responsible contact

Repair approval contact / service provider

2. Build an equipment inventory

Assign a unique ID to each exit sign, emergency light, or combination unit.
Use recognizable locations such as “rear stockroom exit,” not only room numbers.
Take accessible photos showing both the equipment and its location.
Record safely visible model details; leave unknown fields for the technician.
Have the installed power and backup arrangements identified by qualified personnel.

Equipment ID / exact location / type

Model / power arrangement / unknown details

3. Record visible concerns

Note an unlit sign, visible damage, fault indication, or reported intermittent operation.
Flag signs obscured by shelving, displays, decorations, or recent layout changes.
Record when the concern was observed and whether it has happened before.
Route reports to the responsible contact promptly and record the response.
Escalate conditions affecting safe use of an exit route under the site’s emergency procedures.

Equipment ID / observed concern / date

Person notified / action taken

4. Plan professional inspection and testing

Ask the provider to document the required test methods, intervals, and records for the installed system.
Confirm who performs each activity and who reviews the results.
Coordinate access, occupant communication, and any necessary operational precautions.
Ask how the provider will verify the required performance beyond a brief lamp-on observation.
Set the next service date based on applicable requirements and equipment instructions.

Test scope / responsible person

Scheduled date / access and occupant arrangements

5. Track repairs through retesting

Request the observed fault and proposed corrective action for each affected item.
Confirm parts or replacement equipment are appropriate for the installation.
Record authorization, work performed, and completion date.
Request the post-repair test result and technician’s record.
Keep unresolved items open with a named owner and follow-up date.

Equipment ID / fault / approved repair

Retest date / result / technician

Unresolved issue / owner / follow-up date

6. Keep the plan current

Retain equipment lists, test results, invoices, and corrective-action records together.
Update the inventory after replacements, tenant work, and changes to room layouts.
Arrange a professional review when new partitions or displays affect routes or sign visibility.
Brief the appropriate staff on how to report concerns and whom to contact.
Confirm the next review date and responsibility for arranging it.

Record location / next review date

Recent or proposed layout changes

Turn your notes into a service plan

Bring the completed worksheet to Bolt Electric to discuss the electrical scope, access, and next steps for your Jacksonville property.

OSHA addresses workplace exit-route lighting, markings, and safeguards. Have the applicable building and fire requirements reviewed for your property as well. OSHA exit-route maintenance requirements.