PSA Standards Committee

The committee focuses on existing standards and future standards development to assist advancing our industry. The committee is chaired by a member of the Board of Directors and is open to all members who wish to participate. Since its creation in 2006, PSA, through many of its member companies, has actively participated in various standards-writing organizations.

Note: The number immediately following, enclosed in parentheses, indicates the year of the standard’s latest revision.

Most Frequently Cited Standards Relating to Photoluminescence

  • UL 924 — Standard for Safety of Emergency Lighting and Power Equipment.
  • UL 1994 — Standard for Luminous Egress Path Marking Systems.
  • ASTM E2072-24 (2024) — Standard Specification for Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent) Safety Markings.
  • ASTM E2073-24  (2024) — Standard Test Method for Photopic Luminance of Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent) Markings.
  • New York City Reference Standard RS 6-1 (2004) — Photoluminescent Exit Path Markings (2 fc-120 min activation) and MEA-certification–based on Local Law 26 (2004).
  • New York City Local Law 141 (2013) — Section BC 1024 – Luminous Egress Path Markings.  Derived from the IBC requirements (2012, International Building Code, Section 1024), such as UL1994 listed or ASTM E2072 compliant signs and markings (revised to require 1 fc–60 min activation) and additional NYC specific requirements.
  • ISO 15370 — Low-Location Lighting on Passenger Ships.
  • ISO 16069 — Graphical Symbols, Safety Signs, Safety Way Guidance Systems (SWGS).
  • DIN 67510 German Industrial Standard in 4 Parts — The standard defines the necessary terms for the evaluation of longtime afterglowing pigments and products and states how those should be measured and marked. For purchase at www.beuth.de.
  • JIS Z 9100 — Japanese Industrial Standard for Safety Signs.
  • APTA PR-PS-S-006-23 (2023) — Emergency Egress/Access Signage and Low-Location Exit Path Markings for Passenger Rail Equipment.  Published in June 2023 by the American Public Transportation Association.

 

Withdrawn Standards

    • MIL-L-3891B (2009) — Military Specification, Luminescent Material and Equipment (Nonradioactive), dated October 16, 2000, superseded by ASTM-E2072, ASTM E2073, and ASTM-E2030.
    • ASTM E2030-09a (2009) — Standard Guide for Recommended Uses of Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent) Safety Markings (Note: The numbers and letter at the end of this Standard, -09a, indicate the second document update published  in 2009.).
    • APTA SS-PS-004-99, Rev. 2 (2007) — Standard for Low-Location Exit Path Marking, published October 2007.
    • APTA SS-PS-002-98, Rev. 3 (2007) — Standard for Emergency Signage for Egress/Access of Passenger Rail Equipment,