Emergency showers

Showers & Eyebaths Services has designed an emergency shower capable of providing up to 30mins of tepid water drenching in order to handle the chemical spill contamination on an operative's clothing.

In 2009 the ANSI standard was revised and stated that delivered flushing water should provide 15mins of tepid water. Tepid water not only reduces the growth of harmful bacteria in the water tank but the use of cold water, rather than that which is tepid, has the effect of closing the pores, which can trap any contaminant so hampering attempts to wash it off.

However, where the contaminant is a burn-inducing chemical, the company believes there is an argument to say that drenching should be extended to a minimum of 20mins and even 30mins of tepid water.