Emergency evacuations take place throughout the nation every day, and assuming your building is exempt from this possibility could end up being a grave mistake. Egress elements provide individuals with the information they need to reach safety during fires or other disasters. Emergency egress planning involves a conglomerate of systems and visual elements that not [...]
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Emergency Egress System: Does Your Building Have Everything Necessary for a Safe Exit?
An emergency can happen at any time regardless of how many precautions are taken. Egress plans are designed to aid individuals when an unexpected situation occurs. While you cannot prevent these situations completely, a well devised system for evacuations greatly improves the likelihood of human safety. Emergency egress systems direct people to a safety point [...]
Glowing Exit Signs: Comparing Photoluminescent and Tritium Signs
There are two types of exit signage: signage that is powered by electricity and self-illuminating signage that glows. Now more than ever, glowing signage is preferred to electrical signage – a shift that reflects the improvement of photoluminescent and tritium safety technologies. For the past decade, the debate about which of these technologies is best [...]
Safety Signs: Luminous Products Deliver Harmless Egress Identification
Signing helps to ensure the safety of anyone who may be working, visiting, or residing in a large structure. Regardless of how your building is used, signs add an extra visibility factor which could be the difference between a safe exit and injury during a catastrophe. Safety signs have many purposes including helping individuals find [...]
Photoluminescent Egress Path Markings: How Do They Help Occupants in an Emergency?
Photoluminescent demarcation lines were commonly placed on planes, ships, or other modes of transportation to compensate for power outages. Today, self-luminous egress safety products are being placed in buildings to provide additional visibility when lighting is at a minimum or not present at all. Path markings do not light up an entire area but instead [...]
OSHA Green Evacuation Sign: Reduce Your Compliance Expenses with Eco-Friendly Products
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA regulates many building items to ensure your workers have a safe environment. Specific identifiers are designated to areas of danger, provide instructions, and inform workers of when caution is needed. Green materials used in newer products offer an environmentally friendly option to your business. Evacuation signs are [...]
Solar Powered Exit Lighting and Evacuation Safety
Solar powered building equipment is valuable for its electricity-free technology that lowers energy costs. It can also increase building safety, as demonstrated by photoluminescent exit signs. Unlike egress lighting and electrical exit signs, self-luminous signage is self-sustaining, requiring neither maintenance nor electricity – characteristics that increase evacuation safety and lower energy cost. Unlike electrical signs, [...]
Photoluminescent Exit Signs: Six Reasons why they should be Implemented
Self-luminous safety products have achieved major advancements since they first entered the market. From exit signs to egress stripes, products that were once faintly lit for a short period of time now exhibit superior brightness and burn time. If your building contains electrical or tritium exit signage, below are six reasons to replace it with [...]
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