--- title: Lighting Services Blog | Emergency Lighting CT description: Emergency Lighting CT | Blog about facilities' life safety and lighting concerns including emergency lighting, interior and exterior lighting --- Questions?  Call us now at [(800) 225-0263](tel:1800-225-0263)  |  [(203) 756-8148](tel:203-756-8148) [![Lighting_Services_Logo](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hs-fs/file-2244324566-png/images/Logo-2.png?width=200&height=124&name=Logo-2.png "Lighting_Services_Logo")](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net) Search this site on Google Search Google # [Lighting Services Blog](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog) ### [Exterior Emergency Lights: The Basics](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/exterior-emergency-lights-the-basics) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Aug 25, 2021 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Exterior%20Emergency%20Lights:%20The%20Basics&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/exterior-emergency-lights-the-basics) [![Exterior Emergency Lights: The Basics](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/sky.jpeg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/exterior-emergency-lights-the-basics) Most people know that you have to put an emergency exit light at the point of egress in a building. Putting lights on the other side of the emergency exit is also a good idea. Consider the following. [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/exterior-emergency-lights-the-basics) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting Systems](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-systems), [ Emergency Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting), [ Emergency Lighting CT](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-ct), [ Commercial Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/commercial-lighting) ### [The Basics Of Emergency Lighting Inverters](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/the-basics-of-emergency-lighting-inverters) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Jan 25, 2021 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=The%20Basics%20Of%20Emergency%20Lighting%20Inverters&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/the-basics-of-emergency-lighting-inverters) [![The Basics Of Emergency Lighting Inverters](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/INVERTER2.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/the-basics-of-emergency-lighting-inverters) During a storm or disaster, you may have experienced power outages.  Your emergency lighting system should be ready if you experience a power outage from a small incident or a major catastrophe.  Here is where an inverter comes in.        [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/the-basics-of-emergency-lighting-inverters) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting Systems](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-systems), [ Emergency Lighting CT](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-ct), [ Commercial Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/commercial-lighting) ### [Different Types Of Exit Signs To Consider](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/different-types-of-exit-signs-to-consider) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Nov 10, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Different%20Types%20Of%20Exit%20Signs%20To%20Consider&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/different-types-of-exit-signs-to-consider) [![Different Types Of Exit Signs To Consider](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/multiples.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/different-types-of-exit-signs-to-consider) Eventually, no matter how well you take care of your exit signs, you have to buy a new one for your building. Or perhaps you just bought a building that needs an exit sign to get up to code. Regardless of the circumstance, you will have several designs to choose from. Here are a few options that you might find.   [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/different-types-of-exit-signs-to-consider) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting Systems](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-systems), [ Emergency Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting), [ Emergency Lighting CT](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-ct), [ Emergency Lighting Made Simple](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-made-simple) ### [Achieving Business Continuity with Generator Installation](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/generators) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Sep 04, 2020 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Achieving%20Business%20Continuity%20with%20Generator%20Installation&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/generators) [![Achieving Business Continuity with Generator Installation](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/generator%20industrial2.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/generators) Power outages have a way of clarifying gaps in a plan. In modern business, we plan for every possible contingency. We plan for competition, technological advances, and changes in the economy. We can plan for the changing seasons, but we can't plan for record-breaking storms. Connecticut, home to our headquarters, recently suffered from a significantly widespread power outage. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses were blacked-out for days, some for over a week. [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/generators) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting), [ Emergency Lighting CT](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-ct) ### [3 Crucial Tips for Meeting Fire Code Emergency Lighting Standards](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/3-crucial-tips-for-meeting-fire-code-emergency-lighting-standards) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Jan 21, 2019 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=3%20Crucial%20Tips%20for%20Meeting%20Fire%20Code%20Emergency%20Lighting%20Standards&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/3-crucial-tips-for-meeting-fire-code-emergency-lighting-standards) [![3 Crucial Tips for Meeting Fire Code Emergency Lighting Standards](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/exit-3.png) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/3-crucial-tips-for-meeting-fire-code-emergency-lighting-standards) Emergency lighting fixtures are ever-present in public and business buildings throughout the country, so omnipresent that we often forget they are there at all -- until the moment we need them. [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/3-crucial-tips-for-meeting-fire-code-emergency-lighting-standards) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting Systems](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-systems), [ Emergency Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting), [ Emergency Lighting CT](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-ct) ### [5 Clever Ways to Enhance Your Emergency Exit Lights that Could Save Lives](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/5-clever-ways-to-enhance-your-emergency-exit-lights-that-could-save-lives) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Nov 28, 2018 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=5%20Clever%20Ways%20to%20Enhance%20Your%20Emergency%20Exit%20Lights%20that%20Could%20Save%20Lives&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/5-clever-ways-to-enhance-your-emergency-exit-lights-that-could-save-lives) [![5 Clever Ways to Enhance Your Emergency Exit Lights that Could Save Lives](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/glowing%20exits.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/5-clever-ways-to-enhance-your-emergency-exit-lights-that-could-save-lives) Building safety regulations require that every commercial facility be fitted with a minimum number of lit emergency exit signs. Anywhere the closest fire escape route is not immediately evident must have a visibly lit exit sign with an arrow pointing in the correct direction. Exterior doors must be marked with a similar exit sign, letting everyone know which door leads them to the safe outdoor areas. However, you have no reason to stop at the bare minimum of what the fire marshal demands. [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/5-clever-ways-to-enhance-your-emergency-exit-lights-that-could-save-lives) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting Systems](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-systems), [ Understanding Emergency Lighting Fire Code](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/understanding-emergency-lighting-fire-code), [ Emergency Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting), [ Emergency Lighting CT](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-ct), [ Emergency Lighting Made Simple](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-made-simple) ### [Safety First: Fire Code and Holiday Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/www.lightingservicesinc.netlife-safety-blog) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Nov 28, 2017 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Safety%20First:%20Fire%20Code%20and%20Holiday%20Lighting&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/www.lightingservicesinc.netlife-safety-blog) [![Safety First: Fire Code and Holiday Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/xmas%20decorating.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/www.lightingservicesinc.netlife-safety-blog) With the holiday season upon us, the evergreen, tinsel and lights are emerging from storage to make their annual appearance on store fronts, doors and counters. Oh, yes, and let's not forget the requisite tree and the beautiful baubles and lights adorning it. [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/www.lightingservicesinc.netlife-safety-blog) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting CT](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-ct) ### [Lighting the Way - Emergency Exit Lights](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/lighting-the-way-emergency-exit-lights) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Mar 23, 2017 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Lighting%20the%20Way%20-%20Emergency%20Exit%20Lights&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/lighting-the-way-emergency-exit-lights) [![Lighting the Way - Emergency Exit Lights](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hubfs/egress%20photo.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/lighting-the-way-emergency-exit-lights) Building contractors may grumble about [emergency lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net) and safety regulations, but in an emergency the name of the game is *egress*. While local codes may vary somewhat in language, the [International Building Code](http://shop.iccsafe.org/2012-international-building-code-1.html) (IBC) states that "means of egress is a continuous and unobstructed path of vertical and horizontal egress travel from any occupied portion of a building or structure to a public way. A means of egress consists of three separate and distinct components: the exit access, the exit, and the exit discharge." [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/lighting-the-way-emergency-exit-lights) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting CT](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-ct) ### [Don't Take Emergency Exit Lights for Granted](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/dont-take-emergency-exit-lights-for-granted) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Mar 01, 2016 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Don't%20Take%20Emergency%20Exit%20Lights%20for%20Granted&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/dont-take-emergency-exit-lights-for-granted) In the midst of every day "normal" life, when the sun is shining and everybody is going on about every day business, it's easy to take for granted those little things we routinely walk past. But [emergency exit lights](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net), like alarms, are something you never want to dismiss. [Read More](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/dont-take-emergency-exit-lights-for-granted) Topics: [ Emergency Lighting Systems](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-systems), [ Emergency Lighting](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting), [ Emergency Lighting CT](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/topic/emergency-lighting-ct) ### [Emergency Lighting Batteries - How to Increase Their Life](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/bid/335599/Emergency-Lighting-Batteries-How-to-Increase-Their-Life) ![](https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hub/298916/file-425707331-png/simplex_core_images/profile-default.png) by [ Cooper Clark](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/author/cooper-clark) on Sep 16, 2013 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-icon-2.png) ](http://www.market8.co/email-sharing/email-sharing-form.php?blogname=Emergency%20Lighting%20Batteries%20-%20How%20to%20Increase%20Their%20Life&blogurl=https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/bid/335599/Emergency-Lighting-Batteries-How-to-Increase-Their-Life) [![Emergency Lighting Batteries - How to Increase Their Life](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/hs-fs/file-309387735-jpg/images/emergency-lighting-battery.jpg) ](https://www.lightingservicesinc.net/life-safety-blog/bid/335599/Emergency-Lighting-Batteries-How-to-Increase-Their-Life) In the 1970’s manufactures of emergency lighting began to use a new gel type battery in many of the units they produced. Prior to that time, they generally use lead antimony and nickel cadmium cells utilizing a wet electrolyte of sulfuric acid or potassium hydroxide respectively. Both came in a number of amp/hr sizes and cells could be added in series to create various voltages, but mostly six and twelve volt blocks were utilized. These emergency lighting batteries required varying degrees of maintenance throughout the year. 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