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Exit Path Markings: A Crucial Addition To Your Business

One of the most overlooked elements when setting up and building a business is safety. There are many people who simply do not feel that safety is important until it is too late. You do not have to wait until someone gets hurt or injured before you take the proper precautions. Egress marking systems make [...]

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The World Trade Center Attacks and the Need for Exit Path Markings

In the 1993, the World Trade Center bombing redefined the importance of photoluminescent egress path markings in vertical exit enclosures. Terrorists parked a bomb-laden truck under the World Trade Center’s North Tower. When the bomb exploded, it destroyed the towers’ emergency power supply system, rendering the backup lighting in their vertical exit enclosures inoperable. Consequently, [...]

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The Impact of IBC and IFC Exit Path Markings for Emergency Egress Safety

The International Code Council (ICC) created the International Building Code (IBC) and International Fire Code (IFC) to regulate the construction quality, structural stability, life safety, and fire safety of commercial and residential R1 buildings. The codes apply to buildings that have occupancy above 75 feet from the lowest level of fire department vehicle access. The [...]

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