NYC MEA Product Approvals

Extruded Aluminum Stair Nosings & Treads

2-Piece Stair Nosing for New Construction

90.US0935-A

Renovation Stair Nosing for Existing Facilities

90.US0333-B

Renovation Stair Nosing (with an angled nose) for Existing Facilities

90.US0333-A

Renovation Stair Tread for Existing Facilities

90.US0500

2-Piece Stair Nosing for New Construction

90.US0935

1-Piece Stair Nosing for New Construction

90.US0231

Renovation Stair Nosing for Existing Facilities

90.US0333

Aluminum Guidance Strips

Alumininum Guidance Strips (2-inch wide)

15.US7695

Alumininum Guidance Strips (1-inch wide)

15.US7655

Egress Signs & Markers

Directional Marker

15.0090 and 15.0091

Exit to Street, Down and Right

15.US3555R

Exit to Street, Down and Left

15.US3555L

Exit Through Lobby Sign, Down and Right

15.US3550R

Exit Through Lobby Sign, Down and Left

15.US3550L

Final Exit Sign, Down and Right

15.US3504

Final Exit Sign, Down and Left

15.US3503

Exit Right

15.US3163

Exit Left Sign

15.US3162

Door Handle Marker

15.US3010

Not an Exit Sign

15.US3004

No Exit Sign

15.US0862

Directional Marker

15.0055 and 15.0056

Running Man Right

15.0029 and 15.0030

Running Man Left

15.0031 and 15.0032

Directional Marker - Up and Right

15.US3033

Directional Marker - Up and Left

15.US3031

Directional Marker - Right

15.US3008

Directional Marker- Left

15.US3005

Intermediate Exit Door Sign - Right

15.US3123

Intermediate Exit Door Sign - Left

15.US3121

Directional Marker - Down and Right

15.US3023

Directional Marker - Down and Left

15.US3021

Directional Marker - Down

15.US3050

Directional Marker - Up

15.US3051

Side Edge Stair Markers (Right)

15.US3090R

Side Edge Stair Markers (Left)

15.US3090L

Handrail & Obstacle Tapes

Obstacle Tape (1 inch wide)

59.US7416

Guidance Tape (2 inch wide)

59.US7403

Guidance Tape (1 inch wide)

59.US7401

NYC Local Law 26 of 2004 & RS 6-1

New York City Requires Reliable and Effective, Non-electric Photoluminescent Signs and Markings in the Emergency Exits of All Commercial High Rise Office Buildings Over 75 feet Tall.

As a result of the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, NYC became the first city in North America to require photoluminescent floor level exit pathway signs and markings in the emergency exits of all commercial high rise office buildings over 75 feet tall.

NYC Local Law 26 of 2004 is retroactive. It requires the installation of approved photoluminescent signs and markings to be completed in all existing and new buildings by July 1, 2006. After 12 months of study, the Department of Buildings created RS 6-1 and RS 6-1A to clearly specify the design, location and minimum performance of these photoluminescent signs and markings.

RS 6-1 specifies that the entrance door to the exit, intermediate and final exit doors must have signs which clearly mark each door and the direction of travel from the building and into the street. In addition, for intermediate and final exit doors, the door frame and door hardware must be clearly marked in the direction of travel. All landings and corridors must have perimeter marking. Directional markers are required where the direction of travel is not immediately obvious. All obstacles extending into the exit path must be clearly marked. And all stairs and handrails must be clearly marked. The law does allow some exceptions for existing buildings.

Approved and issued in May, 2005, RS 6-1 establishes guidelines for higher luminance products to be used in NYC. Additionally, RS 6-1A, requires that all EverGlow products contain NO toxic or radioactive components. Finally, EverGlow products exceed all requirements for Luminance (Brightness), Washability, Toxicity and Flame Spread.

Compliance in high rise office buildings is mandatory; some building owners have provided exit path markings in mixed use and other occupancies voluntarily. The new code requires uniformity of markings within the same exit and also allows for the acceptance of existing photoluminescent markings if they are certified to have the minimum level of luminance (brightness) required. The NYC code does not specify minimum levels of durability of each sign or marker.

Over the last several years, EverGlow has provided exit path markings and signs for hundreds of high rise buildings in NYC and we have now certified several product lines for use according to the new code. Our MEA Approvals are available below. For reference, we have also included RS 6-1 and RS 6-1A.

EverGlow NYC Photoluminescent Products Brochure.
EverGlow NYC MEA Product Approvals for Photoluminescent Exit Path Markings.
EverGlow Statement of Compliance with NYC Local Law 26 (2004) and MEA Requirements.
EverGlow Compliance. Letter from Nemoto certifying EverGlow uses only Nemoto SrAl (Strontium Aluminate) pigments.
MEA 296-05-M: EverGlow HI150- Aluminum Signs and Markers.
MEA 325-05-M: EverGlow HI300- Aluminum Signs and Markers.
MEA 326-05-M: EverGlow HI150- Aluminum Signs and Markers with Ceramic Wear Layer.
MEA 327-05-M: EverGlow HI300- Aluminum Signs and Markers with Ceramic Wear Layer.
MEA 243-06-M: EverGlow HI150- Tamper Resistant Film Signs and Markers.
MEA 349-05-M: EverGlow HI150- Premium Polyester Film Signs and Markers.
MEA 350-05-M: EverGlow HI150- Vinyl Film Signs and Markers.

For your reference:
New Building Code for New York City, Effective October, 2014. Enforced starting January, 2015.
NYC RS 6-1 and RS 6-1A.
Additional Signs & Exit Path Markings Where the Egress Path in not Clear.
Summary of NYC Local Law 26 of 2004.
New York City Local Law 26 of 2004.
Affidavit for Photoluminescent Installations in Existing Buildings.
Application for Reconsideration of Previous Photoluminescent Installations in Existing Buildings.
TR-1 - Statement of Responsibility.
TR-7 - Photoluminescent Report.