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NYC COUNCIL AMENDS EXISTING BUILDING CODE LAWS PERTAINING TO SAFETY ISSUES
Dateline: February 22, 2005 ... New York, NY
Contact Name: Evan Lipstein
Contact Phone: 212-688-5600
E-mail: info@hylinesafety.com
Web Address: http://www.hylinesafety.com/
NEW YORK, NY February 22, 2005 - Safety for citizens who work in the
commercial high rises of New York City was a key issue which led NYC
Council to amend existing building code laws. These new codes will
mandate the usage of improved markings, exit signage and back-up power
to exit signs.
Following the 9/11 World Trade Center attack, the WTC Building Code
Task Force made recommendations which influenced the new building code
amendment. Because the WTC had already implemented safety markings to
create clear paths for emergency evacuation, more people were able to
escape when the attack occurred.
The power black-out of August 14, 2003, which affected most of the
Northeast, was also a factor in the NYC Council's decision. "I have
experienced first-hand the horror of carrying my one year-old daughter
down a dark stairwell, fifteen floors, with no guidance when the
black-out occurred in 2003. It's a frightening thing," states Evan
Lipstein, CEO of Hyline Safety.
Hyline Safety, a manufacturer and distributor of Photoluminescent
Emergency Exit and Egress Pathway markings, accepts the task of
serving the 400+ million square foot Manhattan office market with
glow-in-the-dark safety signs that will meet the newly revised
building codes.
"Even in smoke-filled hallways, low location, non-electric signs are
much easier to see and more reliable than conventional overhead
electric powered signs. These signs can effectively lead people to
safety," says Lipstein.
Although still waiting for the requirements to be announced, HYLINE
Safety will be offering NYC newly required RS 6-1 Exit signs and an
assortment of all the specific required signs and markings. The signs
will provide a non-toxic, non- electric and non-radioactive source of
protection. Once the signs are in place, commercial high rise
building occupants will have a safe illuminated path through dark
stairwells, hallways and rooms in the event of an emergency or power
outage.
More information about the new building code law amendment can be
found at the company's website http://www.hylinesafety.com/
For an interview or more information, contact Evan Lipstein at 555
Madison Ave, 20th Fl. New York, NY 10022 or by phone at 212-688-5600
or email at: info@hylinesafety.com
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