- Victoria, Australia
When the power fails and the building needs to empty, your exit and emergency lighting has one job — and it has to work. Techniko Group installs, tests and maintains emergency lighting systems that keep your building compliant and your people safe.
Exit signs and emergency lights spend years doing nothing. Then, in a fire, blackout or emergency, they become the difference between an orderly evacuation and a dangerous scramble through dark corridors. That’s why Australian Standard AS 2293 sets strict requirements for how emergency lighting is designed, installed and — critically — how often it’s tested.
Here’s the uncomfortable truth: a large share of emergency lighting failures are only discovered during testing, because batteries degrade silently. An exit sign that glows happily on mains power can go dark within seconds of an outage if its battery has failed. Without regular testing, you simply don’t know — and neither does your insurer or the fire authorities until it’s too late.
Techniko Group installs new exit and emergency lighting systems and provides the scheduled six-monthly inspection and testing that keeps them compliant. We service commercial buildings, offices, retail premises, schools, childcare centres, places of worship and care facilities across metro Melbourne and regional Victoria — with full records maintained for every fitting, every test.
Six-Monthly Testing & Records
In Victoria, exit and emergency lighting is an essential safety measure — and keeping it maintained isn’t optional. Here’s who typically carries the responsibility, and how we make it easy.
Owners must ensure essential safety measures like emergency lighting are maintained and able to perform as required — with records to prove it. We handle the testing schedule and keep your documentation audit-ready.
Juggling maintenance across one site or fifty? We schedule six-monthly testing rounds, report defects clearly and repair them promptly — so nothing on your compliance calendar slips.
Depending on your lease, emergency lighting upkeep may fall to you. If you're unsure who's responsible, we can assess what's installed, what condition it's in and what your obligations look like.
Common areas in apartment buildings and mixed-use developments need compliant emergency lighting too. We service stairwells, corridors, car parks and shared facilities with minimal disruption to residents.
One provider for the whole lifecycle of your emergency lighting system, from design and installation through every scheduled test after it.
Design and installation of new exit signs and emergency luminaires positioned to meet AS 2293 — covering exits, paths of travel, stairwells and open areas.
Replacement of faded, damaged or outdated exit signs with modern, energy-efficient LED fittings that last longer and cost less to run.
Scheduled testing at six-monthly intervals as required by AS 2293.2, including the 90-minute battery discharge test that proves each fitting will last a full evacuation.
Prompt replacement of failed batteries, lamps and complete fittings identified during testing — so defects are fixed, not just recorded.
Complete test records for every fitting, maintained in a logbook format that supports your annual essential safety measures reporting and any audit or insurance review.
Rectification of non-compliant or under-lit areas flagged in audits or fire safety inspections, bringing older buildings up to current requirements.
Emergency lighting compliance is an ongoing cycle, not a one-off job. Our service is built around keeping that cycle running without you having to chase it.
We inspect your existing exit and emergency lighting, identify missing or non-compliant coverage and record every fitting on site.
New fittings are installed and defective ones repaired or replaced, bringing the whole system up to AS 2293 requirements.
Every six months we return for inspection and discharge testing — scheduled automatically, so a due date never slips past unnoticed.
After each round you receive a clear report of results, any defects fixed and updated logbook records ready for your annual compliance reporting.
Under AS 2293.2, exit and emergency lighting must be inspected and tested at six-monthly intervals. This includes a discharge test where mains power is cut to each fitting to confirm its battery keeps the light running for the required 90-minute duration. Results must be recorded, and any failed fittings repaired or replaced.
Emergency light fittings contain backup batteries that take over when mains power fails. The discharge test simulates a blackout: power to the fittings is switched off and each light must remain illuminated for at least 90 minutes — long enough for a full building evacuation. Fittings that go dark early have failing batteries and must be fixed. It’s the only reliable way to know your system will actually perform in an emergency.
Broadly, most commercial, industrial and public buildings require it — offices, retail premises, warehouses, schools, childcare centres, places of worship, care facilities and the common areas of apartment buildings. The specific requirements depend on the building’s classification and layout. If you’re not sure what your building needs, we can audit it and tell you exactly where you stand.
Failed fittings are recorded in your test report and repaired or replaced promptly — usually a battery, lamp or complete fitting swap. We carry common replacement parts to our testing rounds so many defects are fixed on the same visit, keeping your system compliant without a second call-out.
Very little. The lights being tested are your emergency fittings, not your general lighting, so your workplace stays lit and operational during the test. Where a site is sensitive — a childcare centre, a clinic, a busy retail floor — we schedule testing for the quietest practical time, including before or after hours.
Yes, and it’s straightforward. We audit the system as it stands, review whatever records exist, establish an accurate fitting register and then pick up the six-monthly cycle from there. If past records are patchy — which is common — our first full test round effectively resets your compliance baseline with clean documentation.
From safety checks and quick repairs to large-scale installations, our experienced electricians provide tailored solutions that meet your needs.
Victoria, Australia
info@technikogroup.com.au
0455 035 705
