Before choosing a supplier of safety signs it is essential to have some knowledge of the risks, the legislations and the standards of best practices for safety signs.
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The year 2000 brought photoluminescent systems to the forefront for emergency light and escape path marking. JALITE Photoluminescent systems offer the unique solution to failsafe emergency light and emergency exit signs under any formal risk assessment.
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A British family owned company with the highest standards and quality in photoluminescent fire safety signs. We pride ourselves on providing you as our valued authorised distributor with continued support for you and your customers. Our customer services team are only a phone call or email away to advise you and assist you.
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Trust
- Established in 1983
- Family-owned
- Made in Britain
- Fast delivery and lead times
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Service
- UK based customer services team
- Technical support for BSI and ISO info.
- Marketing and Literature resources
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Conformance
- 40 years of knowledge of Standards
- In house research and development
- Quality fire safety signs
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Performance
- Market leading photoluminescent material
- Class C+ luminance performance
- Rigid and vinyl photoluminescent material
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Compliance
- BS EN ISO 7010:2020
- BS 5499-4:2013
- DIN 67 510 Part 1:2009
- DIN 67 510 Part 4: 2008
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JALITE are committed to keeping our customers informed with all the pertinent news and updates to Legislation, British and International Standards, guidance, special offers and much more. Find these updates below.
Latest articles
Why do fire alarm call points need covers
Fire alarm call points, also known as manual call points, are devices that allow people to manually trigger fire alarms in case of an emergency, but false alarms can be a real problem that’s why having covers on fire alarm call points are an important safety feature that can help prevent false alarms, tampering, and damage, not to mention the cost to businesses, the disruption and the strain on fire and rescue services with this in mind BS 5839-1 added the significant change that manual call points should be fitted with a protective cover to reduce false alarms. Located in section 20.2 b of BS 5839-1 The revision specifically states that "All MCPs should be fitted with a protective cover, which is moved to gain access to the frangible elements”. Whilst the standard does not specifically refer to existing call points, retro fits are available for most industry standard call points. This new change should help prevent accidental activation from impact and should force users of the fire alarm system to lift the cover before activation, thereby adding an extra action to the process of pressing the alarm, to make this action clear to the user of the fire alarm JALITE have add a “Lift cover to operate fire alarm” call point sign.
Different Sign Types Available
JALITE offer a range of different sign types, in this section we will show examples and viewing areas for Wall mounted signs, Panoramic signs, Double-sided wall mounted signs and Double-sided hanging signs. Wall Mounted Signs Wall mounted signs can be seen clearly when approaching them from straight on offering a viewing area of 90° Panoramic Signs Panoramic wall mounted signs offer a wide viewing area of that can be viewed in most directions when approaching them, offering 180° viewing area. Double-sided Signs Double-sided wall mounted signs aim is to offer a wide viewing radius, ideal for corridors where the sign can be viewed when approaching from two directions. Double-sided Signs Double-sided hanging signs aim is to offer a wide viewing radius in a large area, when approaching from two directions.
Power Outages Across the North East will Wreak Havoc on Emergency Lighting Systems
Many emergency lights and Exit signs use a backup battery to perform under emergency conditions, however they have don’t have the ability to differentiate between a power outage due to a hurricane and a power outage due to an emergency such as a fire in the facility – they will revert to battery power until normal power conditions are restored. Unfortunately the wide spread loss of power due to the recent storm will reduce the service life of the batteries in the traditional electrical emergency lighting systems and increase the maintenance costs, using more of the limited resources of facilities across the North East. Fortunately some facilities have taken steps to proactively reduce maintenance costs, and will not have to replace batteries in their EXIT signs as they have installed non-electric photoluminescent EXIT signs from Jalite. These UL Listed EXIT Signs are compliant with NFPA Life Safety Code 101 and the IBC code, and require NO additional power where conditions permit. (See below)* Contact Jalite to find a distributor near you, and reduce maintenance costs in your facility. Or visit our new website exclusively devoted to our full range of UL Listed EXIT signs. *A minimum of 5 foot candles of fluorescent ambient light must be on the face of the sign when occupied.
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About us
JALITE has been in business since 1983 with the brand JALITE and we are proud to be the pioneers of all the main applications for photoluminescent 'See in the Dark' safety products.
Over 109 countries
Jalite products have been developed and supplied to over 100 countries in the world and often with safety messages in the local language or with dual language.