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UL1994 Standard 4^th Edition Published

Underwriters Laboratories Inc recently published the 4^th edition of UL1994 – Standard for Luminous Egress Path Marking Systems dated May 29, 2015. This new edition of ANSI/UL 1994 includes a revision to the Color Temperature Range for LED Activation Source in paragraph 33.2.3.

The LED-related details in Paragraph 33.2.3. now say the following in the 4th edition:

33.2.3

3) LED – Any lamp configuration, 4000 – 4500 K color temperature, seasoned for minimum 2 hours.

The Standard UL1994 is available for purchase at http://www.comm-2000.com.

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.

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/

REM

Bob McLean, CAE
Executive Director
Photoluminescent Safety Association
2001 Jefferson Davis Highway, Suite 1004
Arlington, VA  22202-3617
P 703-370-7435
F 703-416-0014
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.