High Temperatures Affect Your Safety Shower and Eye Wash Equipment

The weather is the topic of nearly every conversation at the moment in the deep South. A large slow-moving "heat dome" is running daily temperatures to more than uncomfortable levels as many news headlines proclaim. While we all take precautions for ourselves, there are unseen dangers that lurk in outdoor production facilities.

Safety showers and eyewash stations are susceptible to unexpected solar heating. While most safety shower/eyewash facilities are well insulated, supply piping and final shutoff valves may not be. Even a minimal amount of bare piping can push water delivery temperatures into the danger zone. And these "silent first responders" are relied upon in situations of accidental splash and spill to provide water that will help reduce the chance of serious injury to employees and contractors.

To avoid scalding or a worsened chemical reaction due to employees being exposed to excessively hot, solar heated water, #ThermOmegaTech has developed self-actuating scald prevention valves that automatically purge over-temperature water from these systems.

These thermostatic scald protection valves are designed to sense the water and/or air temperature and will automatically modulate open to bleed off the hot water when the temperature reaches the valve’s set-point. This causes cooler water from the resupply line to backfill and prevent the line from overheating. Once the water temperature in the line is back below the scald danger range, the valve will modulate closed again to conserve water.

Scald protection valves not only ensure safe operation of emergency equipment, but they also help to ensure compliance with the tepid water standard of ANSI Z358.1. ThermOmegaTech’s solution to scald protection is automatic and responsive, while requiring no outside power source to operate. The HAT/SP valve is completely mechanical and eliminates the cause of overheating water due to steam or electric heat tracing failures.

ThermOmegaTech’s HAT/SP valves are the most innovative self-actuating scald protectors in the industry. Marspec Technical Products stocks these innovative valves here in Alabama. Give us a call to learn more about them!

And be sure to stay hydrated.