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 | Oct 28, 2015 | ATS Blog, Blog, Safety Showers
Galvanized Steel Frames Galvanized steel is steel that has been coated with a thin layer zinc to help resist corrosion. This thin layer of zinc may be applied by hot-dipping or electro-galvanizing. In hot-dipping, steel is dipped in a bath of hot liquid zinc. When...
by ATS Senior Editor | Sep 10, 2015 | ATS Blog, Blog, Safety Showers, Tank Shower
Since the 2009 revision of the ANSI Z358.1 standard for safety showers and eyewashes, all flushing fluid used in safety showers and eyewashes must be in the “tepid” temperature range of 60°F (15.6°C) to 100°F (3.78°C). The importance of this change cannot be...
by ATS Senior Editor | Aug 31, 2015 | ATS Blog, Blog, Safety Showers
There are several important advantages for tank-fed safety showers. Many industrial companies find themselves in situations that are remotely located, with little or no potable water access, but that feature activities which require the use, handling and storage of...
by ATS Senior Editor | Aug 20, 2015 | ATS Blog, Blog, Safety Showers
ANSI Z358.1 was revised in 2009 to include the requirement that all safety shower and eyewash equipment provide flushing fluid in the “tepid” range. The 2014 revision of the ANSI standard did not modify this important requirement. The tepid range is defined in ANSI...
by ATS Senior Editor | Jun 22, 2015 | ATS Blog, Blog, Safety Showers
Question: Are there any particular installation details we should consider when installing a GFTS15 Remote Tank and an S370? The ATS/S&E GFTS15RT is a unique and very flexible safety shower solution which solves many here-to-fore faced by engineers in providing a...
