Acid Shower Trailers
Acid Shower Trailers
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On-site emergency shower and eye wash capability is included on every Copper Tip acid operation, staged on location with the acid supply and the pumping equipment. The pickup-towable tandem trailers handle most jobs. The truck-mounted units carry four washing stations instead of one, for larger crews. Both are fully self-contained and carry SCBA with a Scott AV-2000 (L) mask.
For availability and placement on your location, call dispatch or send the details through the quote form.
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What is an Acid Shower Trailer?
An acid shower trailer is a towable emergency safety shower and eye wash station, brought to locations where acid or other chemicals harmful to the eyes or skin are handled. It puts flushing capability at the work itself rather than leaving crews to reach a fixed station somewhere else on site. Copper Tip runs them as pickup-towable tandem trailers, alongside truck-mounted units that carry four washing stations for larger crews.
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety notes that there is currently no Canadian standard for the design or placement of eye wash stations and emergency showers, so the American standard — ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 — serves as the default reference. It calls for a minimum of 15 minutes of flushing, flushing fluid held tepid between 16 and 38 °C (60 – 100 °F), at least 75.7 L/min (20 gpm) from a drench shower, 11.4 L/min (3.0 gpm) from an eye/face wash and 1.5 L/min (0.4 gpm) from an eye wash, and equipment a worker can reach within ten seconds — roughly 16 to 17 metres of travel.
In Alberta the underlying obligation sits in section 24 of the Occupational Health and Safety Code: “if a worker is present at a work site where chemicals harmful to the eyes or skin are used, the employer must ensure that the worker has immediate access at the work site to emergency baths, showers, eye wash equipment or other equipment appropriate for the potential level of exposure.” What is appropriate for a given location is a judgement for the operator's own hazard assessment.
Common Questions
What is an acid shower trailer?
An acid shower trailer is a towable emergency safety shower and eye wash station used on locations where acid or other chemicals harmful to the eyes or skin are handled. It gives crews somewhere to flush immediately, at the work, rather than relying on a fixed station elsewhere on site.
Does Copper Tip provide emergency showers on acid jobs?
Yes. On-site emergency shower and eye wash capability is included on every Copper Tip acid operation, staged on location alongside the acid supply and the pumping equipment. The units come in two configurations: pickup-towable tandem trailers with a shower head, drench hose and eye wash station drawing on 2,200 L of water, and truck-mounted units with four shower and eye wash stations drawing on 4,000 L.
What does the emergency shower standard require?
ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 calls for a minimum of 15 minutes of flushing, flushing fluid held tepid between 16 and 38 °C (60 to 100 °F), a drench shower delivering at least 75.7 L/min (20 gpm), an eye/face wash at 11.4 L/min (3.0 gpm), and an eye wash at 1.5 L/min (0.4 gpm). The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety notes there is no Canadian design standard for this equipment, which is why the American standard is used as the reference.
Does Alberta require an emergency shower where we are handling acid?
Section 24 of Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Code states that if a worker is present at a work site where chemicals harmful to the eyes or skin are used, the employer must ensure the worker has immediate access at the work site to emergency baths, showers, eye wash equipment or other equipment appropriate for the potential level of exposure. The Code does not prescribe a particular design, so what is appropriate for a specific location comes out of your own hazard assessment.
How close to the work does the shower need to be?
ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 puts emergency washing equipment within ten seconds of the hazard. CCOHS notes that assumes roughly 16 to 17 metres of walking in that time, and that the distance may need to be shortened depending on the severity of the chemical hazard and the condition the worker is likely to be in.
What are the unit specifications?
The pickup-towable units are tandem trailers built by Blackrain Industries, meeting ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014. Each carries a shower head with drench hose and an eye wash station, 2,200 L of onboard water and a 9 kW generator, and measures 6.5 m by 2.3 m. The truck-mounted units carry four shower and eye wash stations with drench hoses on 4,000 L, driven from the truck PTO with a 9 kW generator as backup, and measure 8.7 m by 2.59 m. Both carry SCBA with a Scott AV-2000 (L) mask. For availability on your dates, call 1-855-463-1414 or use the quote form.