Crisis Ready: Choosing the Right Emergency Lighting Solution
You’ll find it in a school. You’ll find it in an office. You’ll find it in a hospital and a movie theater. You’ll even find it on an airplane. So, what is it? It’s emergency lighting, and it serves an incredibly important role.
Priority #1: Safety
If an emergency occurs in your home, you know exactly where to go to safely escape. But if an emergency occurs and you’re in a building you’ve never been to before, what happens? Odds are you wouldn’t know how to escape to safety. This is where emergency exit lighting comes in. These specifically designed fixtures clearly indicate the safe egress (i.e., exit) in schools, healthcare settings, offices, and even in airplanes.
When Power Goes Down, Emergency Lights Stay On
Another crucial element of emergency lighting is that it operates using battery power when normal power is compromised. Imagine trying to find a safe exit in the dark—it might be dangerous and result in an unnecessary loss of life. This is why emergency lighting is not just important, but required, hence why it is codified in both federal and local law. The good news is that the latest in emergency lighting like the PLTS-50282 and PLTS-50283 make it easier than ever to provide the required amount and types of emergency lighting fixtures, making occupied spaces, both commercial and residential, as safe as possible.
Both the PLTS-50282 and PLTS-50283 provide 90 minutes of uninterrupted back-up illumination, allowing ample time for safe evacuation from an occupied space such as an office or a warehouse. The built-in 3.6V Ni-Cad battery fully charges in only 24 hours. The manual test switch and charge indicator allow for easy verification that these emergency lighting fixtures are ready to work and standing by to serve when they are needed most.
Light Where You Need It
The fully adjustable LED lamp heads on the fixtures ensure that emergency lighting can be directed to the appropriate spaces. This flexibility is further enhanced by the easy wall or ceiling installation via the universal J-box mounting method.
These UL-listed fixtures are suitable for both damp and dry locations, with a UL 94V-0 flame rating thanks to the injected molded thermoplastic fixture housing. The acrylic resin lenses protect the diodes while diffusing the maximum amount of illumination, helping to increase the efficacy of the fixtures. These familiar looking lamps are ideal for installations in hallways, stairwells, and lobbies, and both come with a limited five-year warranty on the fixtures and a three-year warranty on the batteries.
In a disaster or a power outage, emergency lighting can be the difference between a safe exit and an unfortunate tragedy. The PLT Solutions PLTS-50282 and PLTS-50283 are easy emergency lighting solutions that can help light the way to safety. For help finding the best emergency lighting options for your space, call 1-800-624-4488 or try our convenient “pop-up chat feature” at the bottom right corner of our 1000bulbs.com web pages.
