30 Day Challenge / Signs

#Exit June 28

by Coach4aday · June 28, 2022

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Today for the 30-Day Sign Coach4aday Challenge my post is about EXIT signs.

In the United States, it all started in 1911. A huge fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory in downtown Manhattan killed 146 workers. That disaster sparked NFPA to act on creating a way to get people out of buildings quicker. Thus, the American EXIT sign was born.

The US versus the World

Americans, me included sometimes think our way is the best way. That apparently applies to the EXIT Sign. In America we all are familiar with our four-letter word located throughout a building.

Outside of the US that is not the sign people are used to seeing. The rest of the world looks to see what is below to signify leaving a building.

If you want to learn more about how this ISO Graphic Symbol came to become the dominant sign in the world check out the video below.

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My purpose in life is to coach. I am a former collegiate basketball coach, director of athletics, and chief of staff. I worked at four NCAA Division I & II universities during my career. At each campus I learned timeless lessons on teamwork and leadership. Today my passion is coaching others on what it takes to lead, serve, and succeed.