Standard Guide for Recommended Uses of Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent) Safety Markings

SIGNIFICANCE AND USE
Photoluminescent safety markings may be used to indicate the direction of the means of egress (escape route).  
Note 1—Specification E 2072 covers photometric requirements for photoluminescent (phosphorescent) safety materials.
Photoluminescent safety markings can be divided into the following categories:
4.2.1 Floor Mounted Markings—These markings include floor tiles, stair treads, stair nosings, floor inserts, tactile warning strips, coatings, epoxy casting resins, and other markings attached to the floor.
4.2.2 Wall Mounted Markings—These markings include coatings, wall bases, tapes, corner guards, signage, exit maps, guidance strips, and other markings attached to walls, doors, handrails, columns, and other obstructions.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide describes recommended uses and information on installation of photoluminescent safety markings. This guide does not establish a standard practice to follow. Required markings shall be installed in accordance with applicable building codes.
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the standard. The values given in parentheses are for information only.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

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An American National Standard
Designation: E 2030 – 07
Standard Guide for
Recommended Uses of Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent)
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Safety Markings
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 2030; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the Department of Defense.
1. Scope 4.2 Photoluminescent safety markings can be divided into
the following categories:
1.1 This guide describes recommended uses and informa-
4.2.1 Floor Mounted Markings—These markings include
tion on installation of photoluminescent safety markings. This
floor tiles, stair treads, stair nosings, floor inserts, tactile
guidedoesnotestablishastandardpracticetofollow.Required
warning strips, coatings, epoxy casting resins, and other
markings shall be installed in accordance with applicable
markings attached to the floor.
building codes.
4.2.2 Wall Mounted Markings—These markings include
1.2 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as the
coatings, wall bases, tapes, corner guards, signage, exit maps,
standard. The values given in parentheses are for information
guidance strips, and other markings attached to walls, doors,
only.
handrails, columns, and other obstructions.
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
5. Recommended Applications
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
5.1 Floor Proximity Exit Path Marking—This provides a
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
continuous delineation of the means of egress (escape route)
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
from the occupied area to any exit doors that lead directly to
2. Referenced Documents the public way, except as interrupted by intersecting corridors.
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Floor proximity exit path markings should be at least 100-mm
2.1 ASTM Standards:
(4-in.) wide in all locations. If narrower widths are used, the
E 284 Terminology of Appearance
luminance shall increase, as indicated in Specification E 2072,
E 2072 Specification for Photoluminescent (Phosphores-
section on Installation Site, On-Site Luminance. Floor prox-
cent) Safety Markings
imity exit path markings should be applied to the floor surface
3. Terminology or installed on the wall, close to the floor (see Figs. 1-3).
5.2 Continuous Wall and Floor Markings in Corridors
3.1 Definitions of terms in Terminology E 284 are appli-
5.2.1 Corridors 2-m (2.2-yd) or wider should be marked on
cable to this guide.
both sides.
4. Significance and Use
5.2.2 In dead end corridors only, the direction of travel
should be indicated by directional indicators pointing in the
4.1 Photoluminescent safety markings may be used to
direction of the means of egress (escape route). The maximum
indicate the direction of the means of egress (escape route).
spacing between the individual directional indicators should be
NOTE 1—Specification E 2072 covers photometric requirements for
1-m (1.1-yd).
photoluminescent (phosphorescent) safety materials.
5.3 Marking of Exit Doors and Emergency Exits—Exit
doors and emergency exits in the course of the egress path
should be marked with high and floor proximity exit signs.
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E12 on Color and
Such doors should also either be marked all around by
Appearance and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E12.13 on Photolu-
highlighting their entire frames or by leading the pathway
minescent Safety Markings.
marking up to the level of the door handle on the side of the
Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2007. Published February 2007. Originally
approved in 1999. Last previous edition approved in 2006 as E 2030 - 06a.
door where the handle is located (see Figs. 1-3). To aid in
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For referenced ASTM standards, visit the ASTM website, www.astm.org, or
locating the door release, its knob/latch/bar should be marked
contact ASTM Customer Service at service@astm.org. For Annual Book of ASTM
by placing photoluminescent material behind it or on it. (see
Standards volume information, refer to the standard’s Document Summary page on
the ASTM website. Figs. 2 and 3).
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FIG. 1 Wall and Floor Markings in a Corridor
5.3.1 Doors inside an enclosed exit stairway that do not 5.8 Exit Maps should be provided on each floor, located
allow re-entry into the building should be marked by photolu- next to the eleva
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