Do you really want to put a berm around a safety shower? It's a tripping hazard. Ernie Lippert On 1/8/10, Samuella B. Sigmannwrote: > Has anyone ever considered a plastic kiddie pool? I thought about > storing one on each floor, but I never acted on it. Just seemed that it > would not hold enough. I guess someone could bail out while in use - > but where do you put the water if it is hazardous? How about an > inflatable lifeboat? At least the water would not damage things for a > while. :-) > > Sammye > > Margaret Rakas wrote: >> Hi, >> >> You know the story...new science building, lots of code-meeting safety >> showers, and of course there are no floor drains.... >> >> I can buy spill berms...but does anyone have any other/better responses to >> what to do when the shower is actually used (not just testing, we've got a >> device for that). My understanding is a huge amount of water gushes out, >> for 15-20 minutes, and I'm assuming the potential for leaks in the floor >> below is another issue that needs to be dealt with. Luckily, in my time >> here we've only had one occasion when the shower was needed, and that was >> in our 'old' building, but--I'd rather plan ahead. What DO you do with >> the water while you're waiting for the hazmat response/cleanup team to >> arrive? >> >> So if anyone has a recommendation or a "this is what happened to us" story >> that I could learn from... >> >> Many thanks, >> Margaret >> >> >> Margaret A. Rakas, Ph.D. >> Manager, Inventory & Regulatory Affairs >> Clark Science Center >> Smith College >> Northampton, MA. 01063 >> p: 413-585-3877 >> f: 413-585-3786 >> > >
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