ASTM E2030-02

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An American National Standard
Designation: E 2030 – 02
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.
1. Scope 4.2.2 Wall Mounted Markings—These markings include
coatings, wall bases, tapes, corner guards, signage, escape
1.1 This guide describes recommended uses and informa-
route plans, guidance strips, and other markings attached to
tion on installation of photoluminescent safety markings to
walls, doors, handrails, columns, and other obstructions.
supplement emergency lighting. This guide does not establish
a standard practice to follow.
5. Recommended Applications
1.2 ThevaluesstatedinSIunitsarethestandard.Thevalues
5.1 Marking and Outlining—This provides a continuous
given in parentheses are for information purposes only.
delineation of the escape route from the occupied area to the
1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safe area, except as interrupted by intersecting corridors or
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
non-exit doors. Markings should be at least 100-mm (4-in.)
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
wide in all locations and should be applied to the floor surface
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
or should be installed on the wall within 200 mm (8 in.) of the
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
floor (see Figs. 1-3).
2. Referenced Documents 5.2 Continuous Wall- and Floor Markings in Corridors—
Corridors 2 meters (2.2 yd) or wider should be marked on both
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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sides. In dead end corridors only, the direction of travel should
E 284 Terminology of Appearance
be indicated by directional indicators pointing in the direction
3. Terminology
of the means of egress. The maximum spacing between the
individual directional markers should be 1 meter (1.1 yd).
3.1 Definitions of terms in Terminology E 284 are appli-
5.3 Marking of Exit Doors and Emergency Exits—Exit
cable to this guide.
doors and emergency exits in the course of the egress path
4. Significance and Use
should be marked with an exit path marker on or next to the
door. Such doors should also either be marked all around by
4.1 Photoluminescent safety markings may be used to
highlighting their entire frames or by leading the pathway
supplement mandatory emergency lighting but cannot be used
marking up to the level of the door handle on the side of the
to replace such. The applications listed shall be used as
door where the handle is located (see Figs. 1-3). If the frame is
guidelines only. There may be other national, federal or local
outlined to aid in locating the door release, its knob/latch
safety regulations. It is the obligation of the user to follow
shouldbemarkedbyplacingphotoluminescentmaterialbehind
these.
it or by making the release itself visible (see Figs. 2 and 3).
4.2 Photoluminescent safety markings can be divided into
5.3.1 Non-exitdoorsinsideofescapestairsthatdonotallow
the following categories:
re-entry to the main building should be marked by photolumi-
4.2.1 Floor Mounted Markings—These markings include
nescent material connecting the wall markings at the same
floor tiles, stair treads, stair nosings, floor inserts, tactile
height (see Figs. 2 and 3).
warning strips, coatings, epoxy casting resins, and other
5.4 MarkingofStairsandRamps—Photoluminescentmark-
markings attached to the floor.
ings on stairs, ramps, and landings should clearly indicate their
beginning, course, and end. Markings should be applied to the
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This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E12 on Color and
tread, the landing, and, where present, to the side(s) of the
Appearance and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E12.13 on Photolu-
stairs (see Figs. 2 and 3).
minescent Safety Markings.
5.4.1 Stair Treads and Risers should be marked in one of
Current edition approved June 10, 2002. Published August 2002 . Originally
published as E 2030 - 99. Last previous edition E 2030 - 99. three ways as shown in Figs. 2 and 3.
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E2030–02
FIG. 1 Wall and Floor Markings in a Corridor
5.5 Handrails shouldbemarkedaspartoftheexitguidance 5.9 At any Exit Door leading to a stair, a sign should be
process. The marking may be on the handrail or applied to the
provided tha
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