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AAA Photoluminescent from JALITE
Simply Brilliant
AAA Photoluminescent product from JALITE have the optimum performance characteristics of quick charging even at low ordinary illumination levels with unusually high initial brightness and...
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Brightness Rating MEA
Simply Brilliant
The Brightness Rating of a photoluminescent product is the statement of the luminance decay properties after illumination with 2 ft candles of white (4000-4500 o K) fluorescent lights for 2 hours....
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Distance factor Z for safety signs
Observation Distance of Signs
Many factors will influence the distance factor Z of a safety sign which is expressed as the ratio of the observation distance D and the size of the symbol or text d as follows :
Z = D/d...
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Dual Language safety signs
"The need to cover international audiences"
Many countries and jurisdictions require safety communications to be unambiguous and understood by two or sometimes more audiences using different languages.
While using grahical symbols that...
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Emergency Lighting Exit Signs
The new generation of Exit signs
The field of emergency lighting has been traditionally dominated by electrically powered signs for quite some time and has ventured into the realm of fire safety despite its...
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Escape route lighting
Low Location Lighting - Arrangements
ISO 15370 was the first International Standard for escape route lighting and is commonly known as LLL - Low Location Lighting. ISO 16069 Safety Wayguidance Systems (SWG) followed later for the...
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Exit Signs
JALITE Exit signs - ultimate good practice
EXIT comes from 16th Century Latin verb Exire (third person singular of the verb Exire Ex = out Ire = go) used first in the theatrical sense he/she/it goes out. The word itself has, through common...
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Fire Control Plan Symbol Signs
ISO 17631
Fire Control Plan symbol signs are available from JALITE with full Class C luminance performance providing highly visible markings for fire control equipment in case of emergency.
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Fire Fighting Equipment Safety Signs
"Fire and emergency safety signs"
The definition in ISO 3864-1 is far narrower than the definition required by fire safety management which covers all safety signs needed to fulfill functions within the fire safety management...
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Fire safety consultants
Leading Fire Safety Magazine
JALITE is associated with a number of companies that offer professional and thorough risk assessment advice and guidance and in particular are capable of carrying out a fire safety sign survey...
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Fire Safety Management
Fire Safety Signing Policy
Fire Safety Management has 5 key focus areas with a sixth added "Contingency".
1. Prevention
2. Escape
3. Communication
4. Confinement
5. Suppression
6. Contingency...
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Fire Safety Sign
JALITE Photoluminescent Safety Signs
Fire Safety Signs communicate safety messages that:
Secure the means of escape
Give instruction and reinforce training
Prohibit and restrict dangerous or risk behavior
Warn of...
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Fire Safety Signing Policy
The Fire Safety Sign Survey
The Scope of typical Fire Safety Sign Survey is as follows:
An example of what elements would be covered by a fire safety signs survey:
Means of Escape Signs (Exit and protected Fire or...
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Health and Safety Sign Association
"Good Practice in Safety Signs"
The Health and safety sign association (HSSA) has two basic aims as follows
create greater safety through the proper use of safety and other statutory signs.
develop and maintain...
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High Rise, Exit Path Markings
Stairwell Egress Systems
New York City was the first legal jurisdiction to adopt as law the use of photoluminescent technology in the vertical exits of high rise facilities.The common terminology for this requirement is...
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High visibility clothing
"Be seen and be safe"
Most fire safety strategies called for responsible and appointed persons to act as stewards and shepheards during an emergency. These people are made conspicuous by wearing hi visibility clothing...
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IBC/ICC Code 2009 Section 1024
Egress Path Markings
All the tall buildings for commercial and industrial use in Seattle and major cities of Washington State USA will soon benefit from the same systems installed in New York City some 6 years ago....
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IMO Signs from JALITE
Shipboard Safety Signs
JALITE IMO Signs are produced to meet and exceed the requirements for onboard signing according to SOLAS regulations. JALITE participates in the key National and International Standards and...
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IMO SOLAS Signs

IMO Signs and Fire Control Plan (FCS) Signs are a requirement by all jurisdictions to meet SOLAS and Fire Protection regulations on board ship and marine structures.
The JALITE Range is the...
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International Safety Signs and Symbols
JALITE best practice
JALITE since 1981 has been involved in developing and applying Standards to photoluminescent safety products a useful reference list of Standards used are as follows:
Specification...
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ISO 23601 Escape and Evacuation Plan Signs
Know your way out
There is now an ISO Standard for such plans including a recommendation for photoluminescent material with no less than Class C ISO 17398 performance – ISO 23601 – Safety identification...
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ISO 3864-4 Safety Sign Colours and photometric properties
Colorimetric and photometric properties
This part of ISO 3864 establishes the colorimetric and photometric requirements and test methods for the colours of safety signs to be used in workplaces and public areas. It provides the...
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ISO 7010 - 2011 Registered Safety Signs
ISO Safety signs and symbols
ISO 7010 - 2011 is a milestone Standard for graphical symbol based safety communications. JALITE is totally commited to the best practice model of using consensus National and International...
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ISO BS 17398
This Standard now gives the basis for quality attributes for photoluminescent materials and safety signs. JALITE has been a leading contributor to both National and International Standards with...
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JALITE - TUNNEL ESCAPE ROUTE SYSTEMS
New Stainless steel solutions
Fires or accidents in tunnels can be a major risk to human life and the effective identification of escape routes is paramount. Limited escape facilities and difficulties encountered by emergency...
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JALITE in China

JALITE has been present in China for over 8 years now and China is of critical strategic importance to the photoluminescent business world wide since it holds 95% of the world's known reserves of...
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JALITE in Tall Buildings

JALITE Compliant Means NYC Code Compliant In reviewing New York City's new code, you can be confident that JALITE entire NYC RS 6-1 product line is 100% code compliant.
In writing Local Law 26,...
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JALITE in the United Kingdom
JALITE PLC
JALITE (UK) PLC pioneered the application and development of photoluminescent systems in Marine and Offshore markets in the 80's and the movement to escape route lighting in all workplaces. JALITE...
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JALITE in the United States of America
JALITE Inc
JALITE USA has its origins from a network created through the experts involved in the International Standardisation of Safety signs and Safety Labels.
JALITE Inc now has the mandate to expand...
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JALITE Photoluminescent Vinyl
Self Adhesive Safety Signs and Tapes
JALITE Photoluminescent Vinyl is a complex four part laminated material purpose designed for durable safety markings, signs and tapes. The afterglow, luminace decay characteristics are very...
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JALITE SB Product range
High Performance products
The JALITE SB range has the following options:
SBA - Surface printed photoluminescent signs on high purity and resistant 0.5mm aluminium
SBR - Surface printed photoluminescent signs on...
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Luminous Egress Path Marking
JALITE Safety Way Guidance Systems
Luminous Egress Path Marking will significantly improve the means of egress provisions in tall buildings and be of great assistance to evacuees in case of emergency or power loss. The non...
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Mandatory action safety signs
"Pay attention"
Mandatory notices help in preventing fires and in the eventuality of a fire limits the spread of fire by instructing occupants, be it in onboard ship or onshore locations, of the mandatory...
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Marine and Offshore

The global Marine and Offshore business for JALITE safety signs and low location lighting products is served through a growing network of JALITE Authorised Distributors and Dealers.
Our network...
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Mass Transport Railways
Stations and rail networks
JALITE Photoluminescent Safety Signs are now used extensively in Stations and railway infrastructure to provide comprehensive escape route identification and to locate emergency equipment. Railway...
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OSHA Compliant Exit Signs

JALITE OSHA Compliant Exit Signs meet OSHA Federal Register: 1910.37 (b) (4) and 1910.37 (b) (7). They reliably identify the direction to the nearest exit under both normal and emergency...
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OSHA Regulations
Work place safety regulations in the USA
To maintain a safe work place, and comply with OSHA requirements, employers must provide the proper signs to indicate the exit route, and the safety equipment installed in their facility.
For...
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Photoluminescence
JALITE Simply Brilliant
There are two types of photoluminescence ; fluorescence and phosphorescence .
Fluorescent materials absorb light and then emit light instantaneously at a different wavelength....
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Photoluminescent and JALITE Terminology
"Useful reference"
Activator
ionic impurity in a host material which acts as a luminescing centre, also called dopant.
Afterglow
general emission of light after a source of excitation energy is removed,...
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Photoluminescent Exit Signs

Many people think that photoluminescent safety signs are only for marking the Exit door on escape paths, however they provide complete direction information along the escape path at high and low...
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Photoluminescent luminance decay properties
Optical Brightness
Photoluminescent Luminance decay properties of JALITE products.
JALITE products are all systematically tested for photoluminescent decay properties according to the test procedures given in BS...
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Photoluminescent Safety Products Association
The "PSPA"
JALITE, as a founder member of the Photoluminescent Safety Products Association, can be proud of the achievements over the last 20 years with an ongoing dedication to the promotion and development...
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Photoluminescent Self Adhesive Tape
Photoluminescent tape
Jalite AAA photoluminescent tapes are like no other, engineered with the highest initial luminance in its class, it gives occupants the most light when they need it - during the first minutes of a...
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Photoluminescent signs and markings

JALITE signs and markings made some 30 years ago are still functioning well in the mountains and civil defense bunkers of Switzerland. Now we celebrate 20 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the...
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Prohibition safety signs

Prohibition fire safety signs are used to enforce control risk measures by identifying specific forbidden behaviour to reinforce and complement formal training.
Of course, in fire safety...
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Safe Condition Safety Signs

Means of Escape, First aid equipment identification and location and emergency instruction for people with special needs signs are categorized within safe condition signs. These signs should be...
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Safety Signs and Symbols

A safety sign according to ISO 3864-1 is defined as a sign which gives a general safety message, obtained by a combination of a colour and geometric shape and which, by the addition of a graphical...
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Safety Way guidance research in Canada

The Publication of research findings from the first real evacuations on stairwells by the late Dr Guylene Proulx was a milestone in the development of photoluminescent safety way guidance systems....
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Stairway and Floor numbering signage
"Know where you are and where to go"
Floor numbering, stair case identification and orientation signs are essential for smooth ordered and planned evacuation.
It is just common sense to make it perfectly clear where people are and...
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Strontium Aluminate
JALITE Bright
The arrival of new pigments in the 1990's had led to exciting developments for our industry. These new pigments based on alkali earth aluminates doped with rare earth elements have produced...
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Train tunnels in Spain

SEÑALIZACIÓN DE EMERGENCIAY BALIZAMIENTO
Señalización y balizamiento fotoluminiscente Jalite o similar sera en ACERO con aleación de...
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Transportation
JALITE in Air, Sea, Land and Space travel
JALITE high performance products from the flagship JALITE AAA technology to JLUME long decay products are used on many passenger aircraft, passenger ships, buses and trains. All forms of...
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UL924 Exit Signs

Using photoluminescent technology JALITE UL Listed Exit signs harvest the energy from existing light sources in your facility to provide a long lasting and highly visible sign, even after a loss...
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Warning safety sign
"Beware"
Warning sign in fire safety is for the identification of hazards on and adjacent to the Means of Escape: These JALITE signs will help to identify hazards such as trip hazards, flammable substances...
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