1、Designation:E203009aAn American National StandardStandard Guide forRecommended Uses of Photoluminescent(Phosphorescent)Safety Markings1This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2030;the number immediately following the designation indicates the year oforiginal adoption or,in the case of r
2、evision,the year of last revision.A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval.Asuperscript epsilon()indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.This standard has been approved for use by agencies of the U.S.Department of Defense.1.Scope1.1 This guide describ
3、es recommended uses and informa-tion on installation of photoluminescent safety markings.Thisguide does not establish a standard practice to follow.Requiredmarkings shall be installed in accordance with applicablebuilding codes.1.2 The values stated in inch-pound units are to be regardedas standard.
4、The values given in parentheses are mathematicalconversions to SI units that are provided for information onlyand are not considered standard.1.3 This standard does not purport to address all of thesafety concerns,if any,associated with its use.It is theresponsibility of the user of this standard to
5、 establish appro-priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.2.Referenced Documents2.1 ASTM Standards:2E284 Terminology of AppearanceE2072 Specification for Photoluminescent(Phosphorescent)Safety MarkingsE2238 Guide for Evacuation Route
6、Diagrams2.2 ICC/ANSI Standard:3ICC/ANSI A117.1 Standard on Accessible and UsableBuildings and Facilities3.Terminology3.1 Definitions of terms in Terminology E284 are applicableto this guide.4.Significance and Use4.1 Photoluminescent safety markings may be used toindicate the direction of the means o
7、f egress(escape route).NOTE1Specification E2072 covers photometric requirements forphotoluminescent(phosphorescent)safety materials.4.2 Photoluminescent safety markings can be divided intothe following categories:4.2.1 Floor Mounted MarkingsThese markings includefloor tiles,stair treads,stair nosing
8、s,floor inserts,tactilewarning strips,coatings,epoxy casting resins,and othermarkings attached to the floor.4.2.2 Wall Mounted MarkingsThese markings includecoatings,wall bases,tapes,corner guards,signage,evacuationroute diagrams,guidance strips,and other markings attached towalls,doors,handrails,co
9、lumns,and other obstructions.5.Recommended Applications5.1 Floor Proximity Egress Path MarkingThis provides acontinuous delineation of the means of egress(escape route)from the occupied area to any exit doors that lead directly tothe public way,except as interrupted by intersecting corridors.Floor p
10、roximity egress path markings should be at least 4-in.(100-mm)wide in all locations.If narrower widths are used,the luminance shall increase,as indicated in SpecificationE2072,section on Installation Site,On-Site Luminance.Floorproximity egress path markings should be applied to the floorsurface or
11、installed on the wall,close to the floor(see Figs.1-5).5.2 Continuous Wall and Floor Markings in Corridors:5.2.1 Corridors 7834-in.(2000-mm)or wider should bemarked on both sides.5.2.2 In dead end corridors only,the direction of travelshould be indicated by directional indicators pointing in thedire
12、ction of the means of egress(escape route).The maximumspacing between the individual directional indicators should be3938-in.(1000-mm).5.3 Marking of Exit Doors and Emergency ExitsExitdoors and emergency exits in the course of the egress pathshould be marked with high and floor proximity exit signs.
13、Onfire rated doors,the floor proximity exit sign should be placed1This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E12 on Color andAppearance and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E12.13 on Photolu-minescent Safety Markings.Current edition approved July 1,2009.Published August 2009.
14、Originallyapproved in 1999.Last previous edition approved in 2009 as E2030 09.DOI:10.1520/E2030-09A.2For referenced ASTM standards,visit the ASTM website,www.astm.org,orcontact ASTM Customer Service at serviceastm.org.For Annual Book of ASTMStandards volume information,refer to the standards Documen
15、t Summary page onthe ASTM website.3Available from International Code Council(ICC),500 New Jersey Ave.,NW,6th Floor,Washington,DC 20001-2070,http:/www.iccsafe.org.Copyright ASTM International,100 Barr Harbor Drive,PO Box C700,West Conshohocken,PA 19428-2959.United States1 next to the door with the ne
16、arest edge of the sign within 4-in.(100-mm)of the door frame with the bottom of the sign notless than 6-in.(150-mm),but not more than 18-in.(455-mm),above the floor.On non-fire rated doors,exit signs can bemounted directly on the door with the bottom of the sign notless than 6-in.(150-mm),but not more than 18-in.(455-mm),above the floor.Such doors should also either be marked allaround by highlighting their entire frames or by leading thefloor-proximity egress path marking up to the level of the
