What are emergency exit signs?
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What Are Emergency Exit Signs
Emergency exit signs are illuminated signs that are utilized during an emergency to guide building occupants to the nearest outdoors exit. Emergency exit signs feature the word EXIT in either red or green letters. These signs are placed throughout facilities, above doors and along corridors, and are regulated by federal, state, and local building and fire codes. Emergency exit signs have been in use for more than 50 years.
Electrical emergency exit signs come with battery backup systems that allow the signs to remain illuminated even if electricity to the facility is lost. Battery backup systems provide at least 90 minutes of emergency power. All electrical units with battery backup systems come standard with push to test buttons that indicated the readiness of the unit to operate in emergency mode. If you need to install both an emergency exit sign and emergency lights consider purchasing a combination exit sign with emergency lights model.
Combination exit signs with emergency lights are a two for one solution that requires just one source of electricity and just one battery backup system to maintain. The Exit Store offers combination units that feature either top or side mounted emergency lights. We even offer a model, the EXLM, in which the emergency lights are on hinges that allow them to be configured for top or side mount.
Click here to view our combination exit sign with emergency light models.
If you simply need an exit sign and electricity is unavailable where the sign needs to be placed, consider installing a non-electrical emergency exit sign. Non-electrical emergency exit signs can last more than 25 years and have no maintenance costs. Non-electrical emergency exit signs can be top, side, or back mounted and come in both single and double-sided models. Self-luminous non-electrical emergency exit signs use tritium, a type of hydrogen gas, which naturally glows for 10 to 20 years. Self-luminous exit signs are ideal for both inside and outside applications, they can function in extreme environments.
A full list of our self-luminous exit signs can be in the self-luminous exit sign category.
Photoluminescent emergency exit signs utilize glow-in-the-dark technology that absorbs light and then glows when placed in a dark environment. These signs are ideal for indoor commercial applications where ambient light is present to charge the sign. Normal incandescent and fluorescent lighting will satisfy this requirement. Both photoluminescent and self-luminous emergency exit signs are offered with a variety of frame and face color choices.
A full list of our photoluminescent exit signs can be found on our website.
All emergency exit signs that we offer are UL 924 Listed and approved for installation in both the United States and Canada. Call today to talk more about emergency exit signs with one of our technical exit sign associates.