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Correctional Exit Signs & Emergency Lighting: What Prisons and Detention Facilities Need to Know

Correctional Exit Signs & Emergency Lighting: W...

Exit signs and emergency lights get lumped together constantly, but they do two different jobs. An exit sign identifies the route of egress. An emergency light provides illumination when normal...

Correctional Exit Signs & Emergency Lighting: W...

Exit signs and emergency lights get lumped together constantly, but they do two different jobs. An exit sign identifies the route of egress. An emergency light provides illumination when normal...

Correctional Lighting Specifications Explained: IK Ratings, IP Ratings, Wet Locations, Tamper Resistance & Ligature Resistance

Correctional Lighting Specifications Explained:...

Spec sheets for correctional lighting can read like alphabet soup. IK10. IP66. IP67. IP69K. Wet Location. Tamper-Resistant. Vandal-Resistant. Ligature-Resistant. Each term describes a different characteristic of a fixture, and none...

Correctional Lighting Specifications Explained:...

Spec sheets for correctional lighting can read like alphabet soup. IK10. IP66. IP67. IP69K. Wet Location. Tamper-Resistant. Vandal-Resistant. Ligature-Resistant. Each term describes a different characteristic of a fixture, and none...

Correctional Facility Lighting by Area: Cells, Showers, Common Areas, Utility Spaces, Yards & More

Correctional Facility Lighting by Area: Cells, ...

A prison cell, a shower room, a dayroom, and an outdoor recreation yard are all part of the same facility — but they're not the same environment, and they don't...

Correctional Facility Lighting by Area: Cells, ...

A prison cell, a shower room, a dayroom, and an outdoor recreation yard are all part of the same facility — but they're not the same environment, and they don't...

How to Choose Correctional Facility Lighting: A Buyer's Guide to Detention-Grade, Tamper-Resistant & Vandal-Resistant Fixtures

How to Choose Correctional Facility Lighting: A...

Lighting a correctional facility is a different problem than lighting a commercial building. In prisons, jails, and detention centers, light fixtures may be within reach of occupants, exposed to repeated...

How to Choose Correctional Facility Lighting: A...

Lighting a correctional facility is a different problem than lighting a commercial building. In prisons, jails, and detention centers, light fixtures may be within reach of occupants, exposed to repeated...

Top Ligature Points in Behavioral HealthPatient Rooms — And How to Reduce Them

Top Ligature Points in Behavioral HealthPatient...

Patient rooms are the highest-priority spaces in most behavioral health environmental risk assessments — and also the most complex. A patient room must simultaneously support privacy, dignity, comfort, staff observation,...

Top Ligature Points in Behavioral HealthPatient...

Patient rooms are the highest-priority spaces in most behavioral health environmental risk assessments — and also the most complex. A patient room must simultaneously support privacy, dignity, comfort, staff observation,...

Behavioral Health Furniture Safety Failures: Costly Case Scenarios to Avoid

Behavioral Health Furniture Safety Failures: Co...

A behavioral health furniture problem rarely announces itself in an obvious way. It shows up as a flagged item during an environmental review, a chair that's been damaged for weeks...

Behavioral Health Furniture Safety Failures: Co...

A behavioral health furniture problem rarely announces itself in an obvious way. It shows up as a flagged item during an environmental review, a chair that's been damaged for weeks...