The other day I was watching a show on the World Trade Center attacks that made me think about emergency lighting fixtures. The show featured several survivors as they recalled those harrowing events. Many of them worked on the very stories of the building that were hit. I have been to New York, and I […]
I sure could have used some emergency lighting last night. I was having a dream, well a nightmare of sorts. Not the scary kinds that make you wake up in a cold sweat, but the kind where you suddenly realize that you are in class with only your pajamas on. Those are the worst types […]
In any American urban center, you can find an exit sign anywhere. There are freeway exit signs that direct the flow of traffic and gracefully relieve the freeway of its congestion. You can find them on the airplane, and should try to gain a little extra leg room by sitting in the emergency exit isle, […]
People always say to prepare for the worst, and that is certainly some good advice when considering emergency lighting fixtures. I know it is not pleasant to think about, but emergencies happen all the time. Some are the result of fire or flooding, and others are much larger scale disasters. I was in California for […]
The office building where I work is open twenty four hours a day, but my particular office is the only one that operates during the night. The rest of the building is shut down and locked up. The elevator is turned off, and all the lights in the building are extinguished. This makes for some […]
One of my offices is located on an elevated heliport and It is directly off the runway of a major airport. So you can imagine that this is a noisy and busy place. It is, well most of the time anyway. The airport shuts down at eleven at night and you would be surprised at […]
The emergency lighting fixture is not designed to look attractive. It is not made and used for its artistic value. They serve a very specific purpose and are designed with function in mind rather than form. The question is where to place an emergency lighting fixture. First of all, the lighting fixture should be placed […]
I think airports were designed to trap people. Every time I go to one I get rapped in the maze of gates and thoroughfares. I am forced to eat at those ridiculously expensive restaurants and spend even more time at the security checkpoint. I do not recall ever having seen an exit sign. For those […]
Maintaining your emergency lighting system can be costly and time consuming. Many states require that emergency lights are tested for their battery supply and functionality on a regular basis. This equates to thousands of dollars spent on man hours that could be better spent elsewhere. Fortunately, there are products that address this issue. Some companies […]
There everywhere and are hardly ever noticed. Exit signs are required by law and are posted on all of the exits in a building. You simply may use them to direct your customers and employees from the building, but there most important use is in the case of an emergency. During such an event, exit […]
