A decontamination safety shower is an effective and quick method for first responders and others needing to help victims flush harmful fluids, corrosive materials or contaminates to neutralise the substance. These showers are designed to be portable, easy to set up and easy to use in many worst-case scenarios.Ā Ā
At Spill Station, our decontamination shower offering is the same as our portable eyewash stations or portable showers, it has a simple compact design that is easy to deploy without the need for infrastructure in place already. It is perfect for shutdown work, fracking, remote work sites and exploratory projects as well as harsh environments.Ā Ā
What We Offer:Ā Ā
Spill Station offers top-of-the-line portable decontamination from Hughes. It is unique as its carrying case doubles as an effective base platform, meaning there is no stainless steel tubular base. Instead, the base design is a lay flat assembly, allowing for ease of use.Ā Ā
The decontamination showerās aluminium storage case contains a coupling for connection to a fire service standard delivery hose and also has glass-reinforced nylon saddles and stainless-steel inserts. In addition, it has hose legs that become rigid under pressure to give the user a full body 360-degree decontamination, with high water pressure.Ā Ā
When full pressure is applied on all the flexible tubular, the sides and base of the shower become rigid, allowing for a stable space for decontamination with a non-slip raised platform made from the very carry case it comes in.Ā Ā
The Key Features of Decontamination Showers:Ā
- A flexible, yet unbreakable shower construction, which allows the hoses to be rigid within seconds.Ā
- No inflation valve needed.
- The whole system weighs 25kg making it portable.
- The system is easy to put together.
- The system is easy to hook up to water supplies from a fire services hose.Ā
- Is made from stainless steel fittings.
- Stands tall enough to decontaminate people in safety suits also.Ā
- Can stand up to 1750 litres per minute maximum.
Things to Keep In Mind
Decontamination showers are still safety equipment, and this means that they should also be checked regularly for faults after use. Unlike usual safety equipment, these do not fall under a weekly activation, instead after each use, checking the valves and hose for defects is a good way to ensure that when an emergency occurs, the shower is viable.Ā
If there are any leaks and you do not find them before use, the entire system will be less effective and can cause delays in emergency response.Ā
Additionally, the carry case for the decontamination shower is highly visible and labelled, which means that it will be easy to find, but it should still be used as a part of emergency training as needed, especially for emergency response staff.
This range of decontamination showers is designed to be used for one affected person at a time, not groups of people, as this can cause further contamination. They should also only be set up by trained personnel to avoid mistakes and damaging the safety equipment.