Self luminous building signage has become the safest type of building signage on the market. Unlike non-luminous signage that depends on backup lighting and reflective surfacing for illumination, luminescent signage increases evacuation safety with its self-sustaining technology. If you are considering implementing luminescent signs in your building, but you have questions about their use and [...]
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Photoluminescent Safety Signs: Frequently Asked Questions
The use of photoluminescent egress products in buildings across the U.S. is increasing. To improve evacuation safety, building owners are outfitting egress paths with photoluminescent signage and egress markings, often in response to local legislation. If your building does not contain luminescent egress signs, the likelihood of injuries and fatalities during low visibility evacuations—especially when [...]
Photoluminescent Safety Signs: How Do They Impact Egress Safety?
When visibility is normal, a building’s egress flow seldom shows cause for concern. But when visibility is low, the egress flow in some buildings slows significantly—an occurrence that, if a fire is present, could lead to fatalities. Today, building owners have two types of solutions for making egress paths navigable during low visibility: electric backup [...]
Does your Building Have IFC Egress Signs?
Is your building’s emergency egress system safe? If not, you risk more than your building occupants’ lives; you also risk legal action if injuries and fatalities occur during a low visibility evacuation, a scenario that becomes more likely the longer you ignore egress safety. If you haven’t assessed your building’s vertical exit enclosures in a [...]
Using a Photoluminescent Sign Instead of an Electrical Exit Sign
Does it really matter what type of exit signs a building uses? According to egress safety experts, the answer is yes. Although exit signs typically serve the purpose of indicating building exits for visitors and after lights have been turned out, their particular design can mean the difference between a smooth evacuation and one that [...]
Implementing Photoluminescent Safety Signs is Critical for Fire Evacuations
Those who are familiar with International Building Code (IBC) egress regulations will remember its preference for photoluminescent safety signs. In fact, many signs required by the IBC, which regulates new construction in all 50 states in commercial and residential R1 buildings that contain occupancy at above 75 feet from the lowest level of fire department [...]
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GloBrite® Ecō Exit™ PM 100
Non-electric and easy to install, the GloBrite® Ecō Exit™ PM 100 is the only non-radioactive, zero energy and zero maintenance photoluminescent safety sign on the market...
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