by ATS Senior Editor | Feb 2, 2016 | ATS Blog, Blog, Safety Showers
An industrial site in California needed safety showers — the problem was that the showers would need to ride up to the location in an elevator, go through a narrow doorway and be installed in a room with eight-foot ceilings. The generic, one-size-fits-all showers on...
by ATS Senior Editor | Jan 17, 2016 | ATS Blog, Blog, Safety Showers
The right fit First of all, you need a safety shower provider that will give you solutions, not run-of-the-mill equipment. You need to trust the safety shower company team enough to tell them what your problems are and why you need a resolution. Your problems Do you...
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...
