Certificates

ISO 9001

Customer satisfaction is our benchmark and the quality of our photoluminescent products is our highest priority. Our production is certified to the worldwide-accepted Quality Management System (QMS) standard ISO 9001 and all production processes are subject to strict controls. For you as a customer this is the assurance that Permalight® manufacturing fulfils all requirements in competence and quality.

ISO 14001

Environmental protection is important to us in all stages of our production. Since July 2009, our production has been certified to the Environmental Management System (EMS) standard ISO 14001.

Additional certifications

• 2009 IBC – International Building Code
• 2009 IFC – International Fire Code
• NFPA 101 – Life Safety Code
• NFPA 5000 – Building Construction and Safety Code
• California Building Code compliant; certified by CA State Fire Marshal
• Connecticut Building Code compliant Floor Proximity Exit Signs + Egress Path Markings in Access corridors
• New York City Local Law 26, Reference Standard RS6-1 compliant: 4 MEA-listed materials
• JCAHO – Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
• UL1994-listed Luminous Egress Path Markings
• UL924-listed Photoluminescent EXIT Signs, listed by Underwriters Laboratories and ETL-Intertek Testing
• OSHA – Occupational Safety and Health Administration 1910.37 (b) (6)
• ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
• 2010 Facilities Standard (P100) for US Public Buildings of GSA-General Services Administration
• ASTM E2072-10: Specification for Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent) Safety Markings
• ASTM E2073-10: Test Method for Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent) Markings
• ASTM E2030-09a: Guide for Recommended Uses of Photoluminescent (Phosphorescent) Safety Markings
• ASTM D4828 –Washability Test
• ASTM D3648 – Non-Radioactivity Test
• ASTM E162 – Surface Flammability Test
• ASTM D635 – Rate of Burning Test
• ASTM G155 – UV-Degradation Resistance Test
• Bombardier SMP 800-C – Toxicity Test
• APTA SS-PS-004-99, Rev. 2 – Standard for Low-Location Exit Path Marking, published October 2007
• APTA SS-PS-002-98, Rev. 3- Standard for Emergency Signage for Egress/Access of Passenger Rail Equipment, published October 2007 by the American Public Transportation Association
• Canadian Guide for the Installation of Photoluminescent Exit Stairway Markings in Buildings, NRC Canada
• ISO 15370-Low-Location Lighting on Passenger Ships
• ISO 16069-Graphical Symbols, Safety Signs, Safety Way Guidance Systems (SWGS)
• ISO 17398-Safety Colors and Safety Signs
• Bundesamt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
• Materialprüfungsamt Dortmund
• TÜV Rheinland
• Lloyd's Register of Shipping
• Germanischer Lloyd, See-BG
• American Bureau of Shipping
• Canadian Coast Guard
• Spanish Regulation UNE 23035 1-4:2003 (tested for onshore applications by the following institutes):
  • AIDO – luminance test and salt spray test
  • CIEMAT – radioactivity test
  • AFITI LICOF – fire test