Ready for the elements
August 1st 2008 When considering emergency
safety showers, the need to
provide water at the correct
temperature is not always
appreciated.
Too hot or too cold, and it
can add to a casualty's
problems and force them to
stop showering before
completing the
decontamination process.
The issue of water
temperature is at the heart
of product development for
Hughes Safety Showers, one
of Europe's leading
manufacturers.
The company's temperature
controlled emergency
safety shower is
specifically designed for
outdoor use where the water
requires heating. Its 300 litre
tank is fitted with a 3kW
heater so that the shower
can deliver tepid water for
the ANSI recommended
minimum period of 15
minutes. The heated water is
mixed with the mains fed
cold supply through a highflow
thermostatically
controlled valve to maintain
a temperature
between 25 and
35oC.
Tank showers can also
provide tepid water and are
ideal for places where the
mains supply is unreliable.
The 1200 litre unit delivers
sufficient tepid water for
the recommended 15
minutes even if the mains
supply is disrupted.
In extremely hot
conditions, tank showers
can be fitted with
insulation, sun shields and
even chiller units. At the
other extreme, it's not only
the water that needs to be
heated. Hughes tank
showers supplied to the oil
fields in North America, for
example, are fitted into an
insulated booth fitted with a
space heater to keep
casualties warm and protect
them from the elements
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