Hydration | News and Events | Safety

Haws is hiring!

Our Haws Sparks team is growing! With a dynamic team of professionals from diverse backgrounds, the Haws Sparks team grows by setting the conditions to attract the best talent from all over the world. Haws is a family-owned and operated business that manufactures drinking fountains, emergency equipment, and other products in facilities all over the world. […]

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Safety During Winter Holidays

With the winter holidays here, who better to warn you about the lurking dangers and offer safety solutions than Haws™. Holiday Safety Statistics (according to the National Fire Protection Agency) From 2012-2016, an average of 170 home fires were started from Christmas trees per year. Christmas Day & Christmas Eve follow Thanksgiving as the peak days […]

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OSHA WEBSITE: Haws® Corporation Lowers Workers’ Compensation Premiums 25% and Earns SHARP Status

READ ARTICLE FEATURED ON OSHA’S WEBSITE HERE>> Haws® Corporation invents, manufactures, and builds standardized and customized hydration and emergency response products. Customers vary from heavy industrial and refinery sites to schools and local municipalities. Founded in 1906, Haws® Corporation, has its global headquarters in Sparks, Nevada. The Haws culture has a strong foundation in safety and takes […]

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Haws Awarded SHARP Status (Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program)

On August 7, 2018, Haws Corporation® was awarded SHARP status by the Nevada Division of Industrial Relations. SHARP, the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program, is an OSHA cooperative program that recognizes businesses with exemplary safety and health programs and lower than average injury rates.   As a manufacturer of emergency equipment for more than 60 years, […]

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Visit Haws at the EuroSafety Trade Fair

EuroSafety Trade Fair Visit the Haws booth E610 September 11–13th, 2018 Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre

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Importance of Safe Water For Your Eyes

By Hayden Del Dotto, Haws Online Content Specialist Chances are that if your day involves using an emergency eyewash station, it probably hasn’t been the best of days.  An issue with chemicals or hazardous substances in your eyes can ruin any day, but if you add an eyewash with non-sterile water to this equation it could […]

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OSHA’s Safe + Sound Week

This nationwide event is taking place Aug. 13-19, 2018.  Led by OSHA, Safe + Sound Week is meant to raise awareness and understanding of the value of safety and health programs that include management leadership, worker participation, and a systematic approach to finding and fixing hazards in workplaces. What are you doing to make your […]

ANSI Z358.1 | Safety

Complimentary Site Survey of your Eyewashes and Showers

Have emergency showers and eyewashes in your facility? Do you know if they are compliant with the most recent ISEA/ANSI Z358.1- 2014 Standard? We are offering you a COMPLIMENTARY full day site inspection of you existing emergency response equipment, regardless of brand. And that’s not even the best part… Once the physical equipment inspection is […]

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New Specification Tools Now Available!

Visit our new Spec Tools Resource Page on Hawsco.com that houses Haws’ new 3 part specs from MasterSpec for Drinking Fountains and Emergency Equipment, as well as access to Revit files on BimObject.com and CadDetails.com. Visit our CADdetails® page. Visit our BIMobject® page.

ANSI Z358.1 | Safety

Irrigate eyes like medical pros

[First seen in ISHN Magazine June 2018] Introduce the flushing fluid at the inner corner of the eye An injury can change life in an instant. According to the National Safety Council, occupational injuries occur every seven seconds in the United States. Luckily, through the years, stringent regulation and a growing concern for the health […]

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Safety Equipment on College Campuses

By: Joanne Benz, Haws Injuries caused during a chemical spill back in 2016 at Sacramento State College set off an alarm with officials at the California State Auditor’s office.  The California State University Chancellor’s Office claimed that it does not consider itself as an oversight entity responsible for health and safety, but instead provides guidance, […]

ANSI Z358.1 | Safety

Six Sigma and Safety: Using Data to Improve Outcomes

Six Sigma is a set of tools and processes designed to reduce defects and improve processes. Introduced by Bill Smith from Motorola in 1986, the Six Sigma system has since been adopted by large publicly traded companies like GE, Amazon, Bank of America, 3M, and more. A significant portion of Six Sigma practices are designed around reducing […]