Abstract: A tactile safety guidance system for hallway and corridor systems for use in low visibility situations by an individual in a prone position, the guidance system having a plurality of first tactile directional symbols in linear spaced apart relationship positioned on the wall of a corridor proximate the floor and identifying the direction in which an individual should proceed in order to reach an emergency exit, a second tactile directional symbol positioned on the floor of an intersecting corridor indicating the direction in which the individual should proceed at the intersecting corridor in order to reach an emergency exit and a third tactile directional symbol positioned on the emergency exit proximate the floor and in vertical alignment with the opening mechanism of the emergency exit identifying to the individual the location of the emergency exit and opening mechanism.