October 17, 2006

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Emergency Shower Bath Puts Out Clothing Fires (Mar, 1940)

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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Mar, 1940
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Emergency Shower Bath Puts Out Clothing Fires
Laboratory and industrial workers, exposed to the hazards of inflammable materials and dangerous chemicals, will benefit by an emergency shower of new design. A tug on a hanging chain releases a torrent of water from an oversize head, to extinguish burning clothing or wash off spilled acid, as shown in the view at left.

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It was a good idea then, and is still a good idea now. OSHA even mandates it for biological and chemical labs and factories.

Comment by fluffy — October 17, 2006 @ 2:08 pm

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