Blog Posts from ATS ShieldSafe
Protect employees in refinery accidents with the best safety shower solutions
On March 17, 2013*, Tom Jenkins was working at an oil refinery when he was injured in a corrosive chemicals accident. His co workers immediately sprung into action and, following safety protocol, helped Tom to the nearest cubicle shower where he could wash off the...
Improve refinery safety with innovative safety showers
In February 2015, thousands of oil workers walked off their job sites in protest over health and refinery safety issues, after contract talks broke down. The strike would last more than a month and would be the largest of its kind in the oil refinery industry since...
Custom safety shower solutions for refinery safety shower needs
Acme company makes a one-size-fits-all safety shower for oil refineries instead of a custom safety shower. It's selling pretty well, so Zenith company makes a few changes to the design, lowers the price a bit, and puts that on the market. Both products work well in...
Custom safety showers fit specialized safety shower needs
A U.S. refinery needed a 4,000-pound tank-fed shower to meet safety requirements. The problem was that a tank that size needs a foundation in order to meet seismic and wind-load regulations, and at this location digging a foundation would be dangerous and expensive,...
Innovative safety showers solve refinery safety shower issues
When Washington State updated its standards for safety showers to the Assembly-Certified requirement, a refinery in the state started looking around for a company that made innovative safety showers that would meet the new terms. There were none. So the refinery...
Revolutionary Safety Shower Solutions Improve Worksite Safety
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...
Team Innovates with Emergency Shower Solutions
You need an emergency 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 need to bring your...
Easily Comply with ANSI Z358.1-2014: Worry-Free Safety Shower Maintenance and Inspections
You've got OSHA requirements, market pressure, state safety regulations, environmental concerns, ANSI Z358.1-2014, 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 over...
Stay ANSI Compliant with State-of-the-art Safety Showers and Eyewashes
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...
