NYC COUNCIL AMENDS EXISTING BUILDING CODE LAWS PERTAINING TO SAFETY ISSUES

Released on = April 4, 2005, 8:05 am

Press Release Author = Evan Lipstein / HYLINE SAFETY COMPANY

Industry = Real Estate

Press Release Summary = New York, NY ≠ March 16, 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.

Press Release Body = NYC COUNCIL AMENDS EXISTING BUILDING CODE LAWS PERTAINING TO SAFETY ISSUES

For Immediate Release: March 15, 2005
CONTACT: Evan Lipstein
ADDRESS: 555 Madison Ave, 20th Fl. New York, NY 10022 U.S.A.
PHONE: 212-688-5600
EMAIL: INFO@HYLINESAFETY.COM
WEBSITE: http://www.buildingsafetyproducts.com/

New York, NY ≠ March 16, 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 that influenced the new building code amendments. 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 blackout 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 15 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 website below:

http://www.buildingsafetyproducts.com/

For an interview, contact Evan Lipstein by phone: 212-688-5600 or email at: Info@HYLINESAFETY.COM
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Web Site = http://www.buildingsafetyproducts.com

Contact Details = CONTACT: Evan Lipstein
ADDRESS: 555 Madison Ave, 20th Fl. New York, NY 10022 U.S.A.
PHONE: 212-688-5600
EMAIL: INFO@HYLINESAFETY.COM
WEBSITE: http://www.buildingsafetyproducts.com/