Industrial Maintenence and Plant Operation

After an exposure to a hazardous chemical substance, any delay, even for a few seconds, can result in serious injury. OSHA and ANSI require that emergency showers be located within

10 seconds walking distance from hazardous site location. HEMCO (Independence, MO) emergency shower/decontamination booths are fully assembled and ready for installation to water supply and waste systems. The shower is molded one piece seamless of chemical resistant fiberglass and is equipped with a pull rod activated shower and push handle eye/face wash for immediately drenching of personnel that have been exposed to hazardous chemicals.

Shower is equipped with frosted front strip curtains, interior grab bars, raised deck grating, and bottom or rear drain outlet. Compliant with ANSI and OSHA requirements.

High-Visibility FR Apparel

W. L. Gore &
Associates, Inc.
(Elkton, MD)
has introduced
high-visibility
orange and
high-visibility
yellow options
to its new
line of GORE
FR Apparel
products —
performance
FR outerwear
garments
that offer an
ideal balance
of protection, comfort and
durability for oil and gas workers in
physically demanding and extreme
environmental conditions. The new
high-visibility yellow and high-
visibility orange garments meet or
exceed ANSI 107-15 Type R, Class 2
and CSA Z96-15, Class 2, Level 2.
The full jacket and bib ensemble
in hi-vis yellow or orange achieves
ANSI 107-15 Type R, Class 3 and
CSA Z96-15, Class 3, Level 2. Made
with GORE-TEX PYRAD fabric, this
waterproof, windproof, breathable
line of products provides an optimum
combination of protection against
flash-fire, petroleum, oil-based
hazards and hot liquids/steam without
sacrificing comfort in a lightweight,
low-bulk form. Leveraging the same
platform as GORE-TEX Fabric and
utilizing Gore’s proprietary PYRAD
Fabric Technology, GORE FR Apparel
complies to ASTM F2733-09 and
ASTM F1891-12.