Although effective to light up any area, Ecoglo® is most commonly used for passive emergency lighting. The durable, photoluminescent products are often used in stairwells, theatres, stadiums and buildings to provide safely lit pathways.
Instead of waiting for backup lights or having to replace bulbs, Ecoglo’s passive emergency lighting products hardly require maintenance. They are designed to absorb any type of light and re-emit it for hours when fully charged. Since these passive emergency lighting products don’t require electricity to glow, they’re cost effective and environmentally friendly.
Passive emergency lighting systems are used to decrease safety risks and visibility in dark areas.
Ecoglo provides light strips that will be positioned at the very edge of stairs to increase visibility and to show where the step will end. Handrail strips are also used to provide tactile rails and visibility to follow the slant of the stairwell. When using a stairwell, it’s easier to be able to see and feel the slope of the stairs and floor, rather than to follow it almost blindly.
With glowing strips outlining the correct pathway, in the event of an emergency people can exit safely and orderly. Signs also use the same passive emergency lighting technology, which are used along with handrail strips and floor strips. They provide direction and hazard warnings to allow people to be aware and follow the correct path to safety.
Using passive emergency lighting systems rather than traditional electrical ones are effective in guiding people out of any building.
Contact Ecoglo for a quick quote or to obtain more information about our emergency lighting products. You can also read our article about environmentally friendly Ecoglo exit signs.