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BRINGING SAFETY
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10179 Wayne Ave.
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45215
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Web: www.LumAwareSafety.com
To Whom It May Concern,
My name is Robert Rielage and I was the Fire Marshal for the State of Ohio in the promulgation of the Ohio Fire and Ohio
Building Codes. As with nearly 40 of the states, Ohio’s codes are based on the International Code Council’s (ICC) family of
codes, i.e. the IBC, IFC, IPC as well as the NEC written in conjunction with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA).
Several other states use the NFPA 1 combined Building and Fire Codes as the basis for their state codes. Since 2009, both the
ICC and NFPA have recognized photo luminescent (PL) Exit signs and PL egress systems as alternatives to the standard electric
signs as long as they bear the certification of Underwriters’ Laboratory (UL) or a similar independent testing agency.
LumAware’s emergency EXIT signage includes this UL certification to assure compliance with these existing national standards.
All of LumAware’s EXIT signs are stamped with the UL seal along with LumAware’s certification number. Hence, LumAware’s
signage complies with the ICC and NFPA family of codes used as the basis for statewide Building and Fire codes in the majority
of States, including Ohio.
We all know, however, that some local AHJ’s are not aware of change and especially the move toward LEED’s or energy
conservation. In part, it is my roles with LumAware to discuss the codes with these AHJ’s and show how our signs are used
interchangeably with those electrically powered. To date, with the exception of an AHJ requesting additional signs in a specific
occupancy, we have had no jurisdiction reject the use of our certified PL signage.
I would be happy to assist you and your company with any future questions that may develop with new or renovated
facilities. I would also suggest that we might discuss LumAware’s PL emergency signage with those AHJ’s at a pre-construction
conference and my team and I would be happy to facilitate those discussions.
Sincerely,
Robert R. Rielage, CFO, EFO, FIFireE
Sr. VP. Business Development
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10179WayneAve.
Cincinnati,Ohio,45215
Phone:5137617614main
Mobile5137289978
EMail:[e-mail]
Web:www.mn8foxfire.com
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Mr.JohnFischer,Manager
ArchitecturalandEngineeringStandards
TheKrogerCompany
1014VineStreet
Cincinnati,Oh452021100    July20,2015
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DearJohn,
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ItwasapleasuremeetingwithyouattheBeckettRidgestorelastweek.WebrieflydiscussedmyrolewhenIwastheFireMarshalfor
theStateofOhiointhepromulgationoftheOhioFireandOhioBuildingCodes.Aswithnearly40ofthestates,Ohio’scodesarebased
ontheInternationalCodeCouncil’s(ICC)familyofcodes,i.e.theIBC,IFC,IPCaswellastheNECwritteninconjunctionwiththeNational
FireProtectionAssociation(NFPA).SeveralotherstatesusetheNFPA1combinedBuildingandFireCodesasthebasisfortheirstate
codes.Since2009,boththeICCandNFPAhaverecognizedphotoluminescent(PL)ExitsignsandPLegresssystemsasalternativesto
thestandardelectricsignsaslongastheybearthecertificationofUnderwriters’Laboratory(UL)orasimilarindependenttesting
agency.
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MN8Foxfire’semergencyEXITsignageincludesthisULcertificationtoassurecompliancewiththeseexistingnationalstandards.Allof
MN8Foxfire’sEXITsignsarestampedwiththeULsealalongwithMN8’scertificationnumber.Hence,MN8Foxfire’ssignagecomplies
withtheICCandNFPAfamilyofcodesusedasthebasisforstatewideBuildingandFirecodesinthemajorityofStates,includingOhio.
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Webothknow,however,thatsomelocalAHJ’sarenotawareofchangeandespeciallythemovetowardLEED’sorenergyconservation.
Inpart,itismyroleswithMN8FoxfiretodiscussthecodeswiththeseAHJ’sandshowhowoursignsareusedinterchangeablywith
thoseelectricallypowered.Todate,withtheexceptionofanAHJrequestingadditionalsignsinaspecificoccupancy,wehavehadno
jurisdictionrejecttheuseofourcertifiedPLsignage.
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IwouldbehappytoassistyouandyourcompanywithanyfuturequestionsthatmaydevelopwithneworrenovatedKrogerfacilities.I
wouldalsosuggestthatwemightdiscussMN8Foxfire’sPLemergencysignagewiththoseAHJ’satapreconstructionconference.
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Sincerely,
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RobertR.Rielage,CFO,EFO,FIFireE
Sr.VP.BusinessDevelopment
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