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The Difference Between AXION and Other Eyewashes

AXION® is an eye/face wash that covers not only the eyes but the entire face unlike most other products that just flush the eyes. Secondly, the AXION inverted water streams protect sensitive eye ducts and glands. Additional features: • Smooth laminar flow provide comfortable water pressure • ANSI Z358.1 compliance for velocity, stream height, and gallons per minute • […]

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REPOST: Workplace Eye Wellness Month

KEEPING AN EYE ON CUSTODIAL WORKER SAFETY Contributed by BSN Staff Wednesday, March 2, 2016 CHARLOTTE, NC — Because March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month, the National Service Alliance, a leading group purchasing organization for the professional cleaning industry, is releasing the following suggestions for contract cleaners and custodial workers to help them protect their […]

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Need Help Choosing a Thermostatic Mixing Valve?

You are aware that you need to provide tepid/tempered flushing fluid to your emergency showers and eyewashes in order to comply with the ANSI Z358.1 Standard requirement of 60-100°F for a full 15 minutes, but how you ask? In this short video, we discuss just one of many ways to temper the flushing fluid of an emergency […]

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Haws Integrated Brochure Now Available in Multiple Languages

Our Haws Integrated Brochure is now available to view and download in English, Spanish and French. Download our company brochure in an easy-to-view PDF format. View English PDF View Spanish PDF View French PDF   About Haws Integrated Haws Integrated designs, builds, implements and manages custom-engineered industrial safety systems that provide tempered water for large-scale […]

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Readying Emergency Equipment For The Cold

Freezing temperatures can be expected across many parts of the country, sometimes sooner or later in the season than expected. In some areas, exceptionally cold weather will linger indefinitely, while other regions will experience freeze-thaw cycles. If you haven’t already done so, take the time now to ensure that your emergency equipment is ready for […]

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PRODUCT OF THE MONTH: Steam Water Heater

Haws Model 9400 AXION® Steam Water Heater uses existing plant steam to create a hot water supply to provide emergency showers and eyewashes with constant tepid water with flows up to 25 GPM per the ANSI Z358.1 Standard. The AXION Steam Water Heater operates on a typical plant steam pressure. The plant steam and water never mix. The steam and water […]

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Haws Supports United Association International Apprentice Contest

UNITED ASSOCIATION PLUMBERS AND PIPEFITTERS INTERNATIONAL APPRENTICE CONTEST 2015 “The United Association International Apprentice Contest involved 7 apprentices; 5 from the United States in 5 different regions, 1 from Canada, and 1 from Australia. The contest is a 5 day event beginning at 7:30 am each day and concluding at 5:00 pm. Each candidate must […]

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Have you “Winterized” Your Facility?

Most manufacturers do a great job at mitigating hazards and risks from the work environment, but what happens when the seasons change? OSHA has issued more than 2,500 citations from October 2012 to September 2013 due to manufacturing plants having potential hazards due to the change in season, particularly during winter. Below are various ways to “winterize” […]

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REPOST: How poorly maintained eyewash stations can threaten your employees

Article Source: The Business Journals OSHA Info Sheet The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recently updated a resource to help employers understand how important it is to flush emergency eyewashes to prevent organisms from growing in the stagnant water. Eyewash stations are critical emergency safety equipment intended to lessen the severity of eye injuries from […]

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4 Awesome Findings of Haws Showers

@pandilla214 found this Freeze-Protected Combination Unit in Dallas while filling up. @alyssa__grace was at a water treatment plants that apparently stunk pretty bad, but also spotted a Haws Freeze-Protected Combo Unit. @rjvirtue snapped this picture of a Haws unit in use after a few coworkers of his got hydraulic fluid in their eyes. Eyewash to […]

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Global Composite Supplier Chooses AXION® to Put Safety First

  As a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of resin chemicals, Alpha Owens-Corning (AOC) understands the value of putting safety first. When one of the North American AOC facilities needed to upgrade aging safety equipment, the decision fell to Catherine Sprigg, Environmental Health and Safety Coordinator at the Lakeland, Florida plant. After seeing the Haws […]

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How Does the Safe Water Drinking Act Affect Emergency Eyewashes and Showers?

The question comes up often… “How does the Safe Water Drinking Act (SWDA) Section 1417, which prohibits the use of certain items that are not lead free, affect emergency eyewashes and showers?” Since 1996, the Act has made it unlawful for anyone to introduce into commerce items that are not lead free. The 2011 Reduction […]