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Directive luminaires

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Directive luminaires provide information or give directions by way of pictograms or texts. Emergency lighting refers to luminaires that indicate the escape route to improve orientation in emergency situations.

Criteria for emergency lighting and directive luminaires
- luminance: noticeability of the luminaire in its surroundings
- form and colour: to comply with the standards
- luminaire position: to describe correctly the escape route
- emergency power supply
- effectiveness: to continue lighting signs upon mains power failure

Directive luminaires

Luminaires

Emergency lighting and directive luminaires can be subdivided into three groups:
- directive lighting: pictograms or texts providing information
- emergency lighting: lighting for escape routes, anti-panic lighting and emergency lighting for work places with special hazards
- backup lighting: takes over the function of providing artificial lighting for maintaining operations over a limited period

Applications

For identifying:
- exits
- emergency exits, fire exits
- escape and rescue routes

Directive luminaires are often secondary lighting features and should match with the architecture. Luminaires that change colour allow controllable dynamic route markings. Safety and rescue sign luminaires must comply with the regional guidelines.