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How Haws™ Electric Water Coolers Transform Student Access to Filtered Drinking Water

CASE STUDY: Smart Hydration for Schools:

Smart Hydration for Schools: How Haws™ Bottle Filling Stations Transform Student Access to Filtered Drinking Water Download Case Study COMPANY/INDUSTRY Donner Springs Elementary School, Education THE CHALLENGE Students at Donner Springs Elementary School struggle with inadequate access to clean drinking water. “Our cafeteria’s hi-lo drinking fountain was out of order, leaving students with limited hydration […]

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Ensuring Safe Drinking Water in California Schools: Addressing the Lead Crisis

Lead Contamination in California Schools: A Growing Concern Lead contamination in drinking water poses a significant health risk to students in California schools. Exposure to lead can cause cognitive impairment, behavioral issues, and other long-term health problems, making it especially dangerous for young students. According to the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), from 2018 […]

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Good – Better – Best! Achieve ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 Compliance with Haws®

Maintaining a safe workplace is a critical responsibility for any facility, especially when it comes to emergency response equipment. Ensuring that emergency showers and eye/face wash stations function properly and meet ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 compliance standards is not just about regulatory adherence, it is about protecting employees in the event of an emergency. Haws offers services […]

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Safety

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 […]

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ANSI Z358.1 | Safety

ANSI Site Survey Helps Leading Chemical Producer Meet Safety Standards

BACKGROUND Assuring chemical products are disposed of safely, with human health and environment in mind, should be high priority for any chemical manufacturer. As one of the leading producers of olefin and polyolefin, a U.S. plant makes conducting business in a safe, injury free, and environmentally responsible manner more than just a way of doing business, but also […]

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Hydration

Article Re-post: Are Your Children Dehydrated At School?

BRITA reveals the statistics of children’s drinking habits at school and that parents don’t know how much their children drink at school. A new study by BRITA – Europe surveyed 2,000 parents of primary school children. The results show that almost three quarters of parents don’t know how much water their children drink whilst at school. 66% […]

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Hydration

The Myth of Hydration in Winter Months

MYTH: Cooler Temperatures Mean I Don’t Need To Drink As Much Water Because I’m Not Sweating As Much… We don’t often associate cold weather with dehydration. If you’re working or exercising outside on a cool fall day, or even a cold winter day, you’re just not as aware of losing fluids as you are when you’re […]

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Safety

FAQ’s on the AXION eyePOD Faucet-Mounted Eyewash

AXION® eyePOD®- An AXION Eyewash Everywhere The AXION eyePOD offers a thermostatically-controlled, faucet-mounted eyewash that provides facilities with AXION Medically Superior Response eyewash capabilities in an attractive, low profile, cost efficient design. How does it work? Using the eyePOD is easy. Simply activate your faucet and rotate the front of the eyePOD one-half turn, either […]

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Hydration

Stop by at the Coffee, Water & Tea Expo

Stop by our booth #230 at the NAMA Coffee, Tea & Water Expo! This expo is an interactive learning and networking event for professionals to explore the latest innovations in coffee, tea and water products and services. Stop by booth #230 to learn more about the Brita® Professional line from the latest bottle fillers to the newest efficient water […]

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ANSI Z358.1 | Safety

Featured Editorial: When Overfamiliarity Becomes a Problem

Avoid the dangerous trap in emergency equipment maintenance. By Casey Hayes Whether it’s the back of your own hand or the drive you take to work five days a week, we become exceptionally familiar with certain things. And even though both of these examples are something you see regularly, you’re likely missing the changes that […]

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News and Events

Haws Employees Continue Quarterly Fundraising for Local SPCA

Haws volunteers and CEO presented the local SPCA with employee raised funds on September 30 at the Haws offices. During the second quarter of 2015, Haws employees hosted multiple fundraisers to raise over $5,800 for the SPCA of Northern Nevada. Recently, Haws volunteers ceremoniously presented the SPCA with their donation at Haws headquarters. The SPCA […]

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ANSI Z358.1 | Safety

OSHA: Potential Risk From Contaminated Water in Non-Compliant Eyewash Stations

Paragraph (c) of OSHA’s Occupational Safety & Health Standards – 29 CFR 1910.151 (Medical services and first aid.) requires “where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area of immediate emergency use”. […]

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Hydration

South Los Angeles Youth Debut School Hydration Station to Make Water the Healthy and Easy Choice

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 16, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — National Health Foundation’s Health Academy youth and community partners celebrated the youths’ effort to bring the first hydration station to a high school in South Los Angeles with a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 at Thomas Jefferson High School. Health Academy youth were prompted into action after […]

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ANSI Z358.1

Monday Tip: Emergency Eyewash “No-No’s”

It is interesting to see what some facilities consider to be sufficient in regards to providing proper emergency shower and eyewash equipment. Below are just a few of these not-so-compliant “solutions”. Not only does this risk potential fines from OSHA for not complying with the ANSI Z358.1 Standard, but it also put workers, students, etc. […]

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Hydration

THROWBACK: Brita Unfiltered Presents Dave Matthews Band

THROWBACK to Dave Matthews Band Tour in featuring Brita Hydration Stations! Dave Matthews Band and Brita FilterForGood encourage fans to reduce their bottled water waste during the band’s 2012 Summer Tour. Brita supported Dave Matthews Bands efforts of a “greener tour” by reducing disposable water bottles. Check out the video below to see how the […]

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