The American automaker is looking to apply photoluminescent lighting for the following applications: vehicle trim and fabric, interior and exterior moving designs, vehicle graphics, bin lamp, device holder, vehicle console, lift gate lamp, color changing dome map lamp and vehicle step lamp. Read the details here.
Traveling to Europe soon? Look around while at airports and in train stations and you’ll probably notice photoluminescent safety signs, such as the internationally preferred Man Running/Arrow symbols, fire extinguisher signage and more. PL products have been adopted because the symbol signage is easy to understand by everybody and inexpensive to install—and because the markings provide easy-to-see emergency directions. PL signs are also gaining acceptance in the US, especially in rail cars where they are now mandatory.
Photoluminescent Emergency Signage is a requirement in Passenger Rail Equipment, per APTA (American Public Transportation Association) requirement APTA SS-PS-002-98, Rev. 3, Standard for Emergency Signage for Egress/Access of Passenger Rail Equipment, published by the APTA. The photoluminescent signage becomes visible, when a rail car loses power and its interior is plunged into darkness.
A May 14 fire in a footwear factory in a Manila suburb in the Philippines killed 72 people, authorities said. The fire generated huge clouds of thick black smoke and spread quickly. Many of the dead bodies were recovered from the second floor of the factory building, authorities said, suggesting those building occupants had become trapped there.
The latest edition of E2072 standard is now available online. The previous 2010 edition was replaced with the 2014 edition, ASTM E2072-14 Standard Specification for Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent) Safety Markings, available for purchase here: http://www.astm.org/Standards/E2072.htm If you are interested in becoming a member in ASTM E12.13, sign up at http://www.astm.org/MEMBERSHIP/index.html If you have questions about the three photoluminescence-related standards, you may contact the ASTM Subcommittee E12.13 Chairperson Marina Batzke (Marina@americanpermalight.com) or ASTM Staff Manager Thomas O’Toole totoole@astm.org.
The Lighting Council of Australia has raised concerns following the introduction of photoluminescent exit signs by the National Construction Code of Australia (NCC). On May 1 2014, the NCC Volumes One, Two and Three will be adopted by all Australian states and will include a change which sees provisions for photoluminescent (PL) signs introduced as an alternative option to internally illuminated exit signs. The adoption has been criticized by the Lighting Council, which represents Australia’s lighting industry.You can read the full article on the website for Sourceable here.
Real Estate Weekly has published a very supportive article in it’s most recent issue. The publication reaches over 30,000 readers in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Long Island and Westchester. Here’s the link for the article:
http://www.rew-online.com/2014/03/19/glow-in-the-dark-lights-a-lifesaver-in-emergencies/
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Bob McLean, CAE
Executive Director
Photoluminescent Safety Association
2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1004
Arlington, VA 22202-3617
P 703-370-7435
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bmclean@plsafety.org
A 27-year old resident was killed when smoke filled his residential building at 500 West 43rd St., Manhattan on January 5, 2014. Even though photoluminescent egress path markings are a requirement for NYC high-rise office buildings, no such requirement exists for NYC residential high-rises. Read more about this incident at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9390454.
Earlier this month there was a fire in a Manhattan high-rise building that is one example of how PL products in stairwells could be life-saving products in situation. Here’s the link:
http://statenisland.ny1.com/content/news/201379/one-dead–one-critical-in-manhattan-high-rise-fire
PSA Board President Al Carlson notes this situation is one more reason LL26 should apply to noncommercial buildings. That was not, however, among the recommendations mentioned in a follow-up article where local officials discussed the need to implement new fire safety measures. Here’s the link to this second article:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9390454
Bob McLean, CAE
Executive Director
Last year PSA member Jessup Manufacturing was involved with UL Canada in responding to NRC in Canada. (NRC is an agency of the Government of Canada and its premier research and technology organization; they are also in charge of the committees that make up the National Building Code of Canada.) The letter, posted on the Members Only web page under the heading “Member’s Library,” concerns claims made by the electrical industry about the performance of PL products. The letter takes exception with electrical industry’s claims and highlights the benefits of PL products.
This letter is an excellent example of why we need our trade association for the PL industry—so that individually and collectively we can be advocates and let consumers, customers, and government agencies know the value of PL products.
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