eye safety News
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Top Three Reasons to Regularly Service Emergency Safety Showers and Eye Wash Units
Before the introduction of emergency safety showers and eye washes as standard safety equipment, employees were subject to a high risk of injury. An incident in the 1950s was instrumental in the formation of Hughes Safety Showers. Charlie Gamble accidentally stepped into a sulphur solution and had to rinse in an old cast iron bath of stagnant water. This was the only place he could find relief ...
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EPA Takes Action to Protect the Public from an Unregistered Pesticide/EPA issues order to stop the sale of OxiTitan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an order to EcoActive Surfaces, Inc. in Pompano Beach, Fla.; WellShield, LLC in Boca Raton, Fla.; and, BioRelief, Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to stop the sale, use or removal of “OxiTitan.” The order includes other trade names such as “Bio Defender OxiTitan Anti-Microbial Treatment,” and any related products ...
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EPA Takes Action to Protect the Public from an Unregistered Pesticide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an order to Nano Defense Solutions, Inc. in Saint Augustine, Fla. to stop the sale of “BioStorm” and “NanoStrike.” BioStorm and NanoStrike are products that are being marketed by the company for use in sites that include hospitals and athletic facilities. The company claims in advertisements and brochures that ...
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The Importance of Tepid Water
The most widely accepted international standard for safety showers and eye/face wash equipment, ANSI Z358.1-2014 specifies a tepid water supply to the shower, vital to ensuring worker safety. What is tepid water? Tepid water is controlled within a fixed temperature range - 16 to 36°C (60 to 100°F). The ANSI standard specifies a tepid water supply for at least 15 minutes when activating ...
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Wireless Capabilities, Tepid Water Solutions and a Daily Happy Hour, don’t miss a visit to Hughes Safety Showers at A+A 2017
WHAT: Hughes Safety Showers, Europe’s largest manufacturer of emergency safety showers, eye/face wash and decontamination equipment, will be showcasing exciting new product innovations at the A+A 2017 exhibition in Dusseldorf. “We are looking forward to welcoming visitors to our booth” stated Simon Ingham, Head of Sales. “Our newest product features support our ongoing ...
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Hughes Awarded Investors in People Gold Accreditation
Hughes Safety Showers, Europe’s leading manufacturer of emergency safety showers, eye/face wash and decontamination equipment, has been awarded Gold accreditation against the Investors in People Standard, joining the top thirteen per cent of accredited organisations across the UK, demonstrating their commitment to high performance through good people management. Established in 1968, Hughes ...
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Hughes Awarded Investors in People Gold Accreditation
Hughes Safety Showers, Europe’s leading manufacturer of emergency safety showers, eye/face wash and decontamination equipment, has been awarded Gold accreditation against the Investors in People Standard, joining the top thirteen per cent of accredited organisations across the UK, demonstrating their commitment to high performance through good people management. Established in 1968, Hughes ...
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Waste Industries Rolls Out DriveCam Solution to Entire Fleet
DriveCam, Inc., a global driver risk management company, today announced that Waste Industries has selected its driver management program for a fleet-wide rollout. As one of the top 12 solid waste and recycling companies in the U.S., Waste Industries joins other industry leaders that trust the DriveCam solution to lead their driver-safety initiative. Some Waste Industries sites are also deploying ...
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Are You Serious About Safety?
Hughes Safety have been at the forefront of emergency safety shower, eye/face wash and decontamination equipment manufacturing for 50 years. From humble beginnings as a family owned, local business, Hughes have grown into an international pioneer and leader in the industry. Our aim is to exceed customer expectations in everything we do, whatever the requirement and wherever the project. When ...
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SoCalGas Partners on Project to Decarbonize C&I Uses with Hydrogen and Hydrogen Blending
Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is collaborating with GTI Energy to study the use of hydrogen and hydrogen blending in hard-to-decarbonize commercial and industrial processes, continuing its efforts to help the company and California achieve net-zero aspirations. The aim of the project is to study the use of hydrogen in heavy equipment, blended with natural gas up to 100 percent hydrogen, ...
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Laser Safety Training from Coastal
Virginia Beach, VA – Coastal Training Technologies announces the release of a new training program on the safe use of lasers in the workplace.Laser Safety: The Blink Of An Eye covers safe work practices, the various industrial and construction uses for lasers, the hazards lasers pose and the damage they can do if not used properly. This new program is based on the current American National ...
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Managing the Risk of Legionella in Emergency Safety Showers and Eye Washes
Legionnaires’ disease is contracted when bacteria in water droplets or aerosols are inhaled into the lungs. Certain conditions allow Legionella bacteria to multiply rapidly and increase the risk of an outbreak, these include temperatures between 20-45 C, stagnated water and areas that produce a lot of water spray. As such, emergency safety showers and eye wash units, which can often remain ...
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Apprion Dramatically Improves Industrial Safety With ION Safety Shower Application
Apprion, the leader in industrial wireless application systems and services, today unveiled its ION Safety Shower Application that monitors safety shower and eye wash station activation when an employee exposed to hazardous materials activates a safety shower or eye wash station. In the oil, gas, and chemical processing industries, accidents with chemicals and other hazardous materials are all ...
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Revealing MSHA Big Branch report, farm safety, OSHA citations and more on EHS This Week
We discuss top stories from the world of environment, health and safety news for the past seven days, including an eye-opening report by the Mine Safety and Health Administration on the Upper Big Branch disaster, recent OSHA citations, the Wisconsin farm program, EPA's GHG rules and more. We also have a Site Shoutout to an excellent environmental news resource, Earth Times. Come back on a ...
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Why do I Need to Activate my Safety Showers and Eye/Face Washes Weekly?
Weekly activation of your emergency safety showers and eye/face wash units is paramount to ensure that all emergency equipment is operating properly. This process is stated as a requirement in European and International standards (EN15154 and ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014) Not only will performing this test give you peace of mind that your emergency equipment is in full working order, but it will also ...
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Making the Right Choices - Emergency Safety Showers and Eye/Face Washes
Emergency safety showers and eye/face wash units provide the first line of defence in the event of a chemical splash or spillage. When workers get potentially dangerous substances on their clothing or bodies, they need to be able to wash it off as quickly as possible. Any delay can exacerbate the situation resulting in more serious injury with possible long-term consequences, permanent disability ...
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Chemical Hazards in the Waste and Recycling Industry
In the UK alone more than 100 million tonnes of waste are generated every year requiring an enormous workforce to sort and process this waste each day. The recycling and waste management industry is constantly growing and developing due to the need for innovative technologies and processes required to deal with increasingly dangerous waste. Each type of waste needs specific handling procedures ...
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Emergency Tank Showers Specified for Major Water Utility Companies
Personnel within the water utilities industry are often exposed to remote and demanding environments due to the dangerous chemicals, such as sulphites and chloride, used in water treatment. To protect the safety of the workforce International and European standards state that emergency safety equipment should be installed within 10 seconds’ reach and on the same level as a potential hazard. ...
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Are Your Safety Showers Ready for Winter?
It’s important to know how seasonal weather changes affect your safety equipment, especially if placed outdoors. With winter approaching, are your safety showers ready? Are the feed pipes lagged and traced? A freeze-protected safety shower protects the standpipe of the shower from freezing but if the feed pipes are exposed there is the possibility of the water freezing before it reaches ...
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Companies in Puerto Rico Learn the Importance of Eyewash Station Maintenance and Monitoring
Many industries in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean are required to install and maintain eyewash stations for their employees’ wellbeing. These eyewash stations are an important component of the occupational health and safety of workers and can be instrumental for mitigating eye injuries. The Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) reports that work-related eye injuries ...
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