Designed for the roughest, remotest and toughest conditions on the planet, Enware’s Australian made safety showers and eyewash stations have been awarded the Australian Mining Excellence in Mine Safety, OH&S Award.
Enware Australia’s mobile, self-contained safety shower with inbuilt eye wash station is already a staple on the sites of many resources, engineering and project management companies across Queensland and Western Australia.
The judges said “there are often applications where a process is undertaken, where a safety show would improve the safety but is not practical to supply. This product overcomes this problem”.
The idea for developing a mobile, solar powered safety shower emerged out of a military design brief, the company said.
“Originally we had a design brief for the army, it didn’t exist before, so we sat down to see if we could make it happen within the price range,” Enware said.
The unit is fully recharged by solar power but Enware said the real benefit of the self-contained shower is that it is easily transportable and there is no maintenance required.
The safety shower helps miners onsite particularly around shutdown work or in the instance where sites may move.
It limits the costs of setting up critical safety equipment as it can be brought to exactly where it is needed.
“It’s great for exploration work because they aren’t permanent sites,” Enware said.
Looking ahead Enware said it will be focussing on efforts to expand export markets.
“The safety shower is one of our main components that we export overseas, it has been picked up in the Middle East, in Kuwait, Dubai and other Gulf regions,” the company said.
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Featuring loading/unloading access for forklift tines or cranes the solar shower uses non-absorbent insulation to insulate its 1350L tank.
The EM850 incorporates a water storage capacity to operate both emergency shower and eyewash to international safety standards conforming to both ANSI Z 358.1 2009 and AS4775-2007 Standards.
Incorporating 40W solar panels with maintenance free durable batteries as well as dedicated shower and eye wash pumps, the full stainless steel enclosure maximises lifespan and failsafe operation in harsh environments, even in ambient temperatures exceeding 45⁰C.
The system offers immediate response to situations where serious injury can occur if eye and skin accidents are not treated within seconds.
The inbuilt LED display shows water level, battery power and water temperature while the self-monitoring alert system is visible from a distance.