by ATS Senior Editor | Jan 2, 2016 | ATS Blog, Blog, Safety Showers
You’ve got OSHA requirements, market pressure, state safety regulations, environmental concerns, ANSI standards and employee demands. Safety is a top priority at your company, but there are many other items on your priority list that sometimes take precedence...
by ATS Senior Editor | Dec 17, 2015 | ATS Blog, Blog, Safety Showers
A worker at an oil refinery accidentally was sprayed with corrosive chemicals. Her coworkers acted quickly and got her into the safety shower to wash the dangerous substance from her clothing and exposed skin. Luckily for everyone, the shower was functioning properly...
by ATS Senior Editor | Dec 2, 2015 | ATS Blog, Blog, Safety Showers
Getting under a drenching water stream seconds after a corrosive chemicals accident is crucial for recovery. Did you know that ANSI safety standards require a minimum of a 15-minute drench shower? The drench protects workers from permanent damage, and makes sure that...
by ATS Senior Editor | Nov 9, 2015 | ATS Blog, Safety Showers
The header tank on our GFTS15 and GFTS25 ANSI-compliant, gravity-fed, self-contained safety shower and eyewash units are provided with an overflow. This overflow is especially useful when the tank is being filled by use of a potable water truck. In the case where...
by ATS Senior Editor | Nov 2, 2015 | ATS Blog, Safety Showers
The standard ball float valves used in the GFTS15, GFTS22, GFTS15A, GFTS22A, GFTS15AH, GFTS22AH, GFTS15HSA, GFTS15AHCSA, GFTS22HCSA and GFTS22AHCSA are suitable for 2-10 bar pressure. If the site water pressure is higher than 10 bar, a high pressure ball float valve...
