Eyewashes & Drench Showers0 pages
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nnnnCase Study
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nnnnUniversity of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
nnnnBiology Research Facility Installs
nnnnLatest Drench Shower/Eyewash Units
nnnnChallenge
nnnnUniversity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is a public research university, and with
nnnnmore than 29,000 students, is the second largest in the state. Lapham Hall, named for
nnnnWisconsin's first eminent scientist, was built in 1961 to house the Botany, Chemistry and
nnnnZoology departments.
nnnnToday, Lapham Hall is a research facility for the university's Department of Biosciences with
nnnnlaboratories, classrooms, lecture halls and faculty offices. Since construction, the building
nnnnwent virtually unremodeled and needed updates. Safety was a concern with only about 10
nnnndrench showers and eyewash units serving the north wing of Lapham, many of which were
nnnnno longer working properly.
nnnn"Our emergency equipment was vintage 1960s," said Jon Krezoski, director of safety and
nnnnassurances for UWM. "The old fixtures in Lapham were corroded and routine testing was
nnnnimpossible. There were no floor drains near the showers, so we had to catch the water in a
nnnnbucket to avoid flooding classrooms."
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