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Emergency light that can save lives

When a fire breaks out in a public building filling passage-ways, staircases and exits with impenetrable smoke, the lack of effective emergency lighting often leads to unnecessary loss of life.

With this in mind UK company Oxley Development has developed the Survivolite Emergency Lighting System for use in buildings, aircraft and marine environments.

Finding an exit in a smoke-filled room using ordinary white light has been described as similar to using a car headlight in thick fog. The solution is the provision of lights that help people to see the exits in the dark when normal lighting systems usually fail.

Survivolite modules are designed to replace existing beta lights which are ineffective in these conditions. They are ideal in assisting escape from dense smoke and will also function underwater to at least 30 m.

The technology is available in two product styles: strips of flexible translucent, fire-resistant silicone rubber and light modules in polycarbonate housing. A variety of Survivolite pictograms and arrows are also available. They are suitable for use in corridors in buildings, in gangways on aircraft steps and exit doors.

For more details contact Oxley Development Company on tel: (0944) 1229 582 621, fax: (0944) 1229 585 090 or e-mail: s.north@oxley.co.uk

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