4oTrimestre10 | PROTECCIÓN LABORAL 65 Emergency showers and eye-wash Carlos Árboles General Catalog 2010 The catalog “Emergency Showers and Eyebaths” from the firm Rubí (Barce- lona) presents a table of contents divided into the following sections: Techni- cal Information, Emergency Showers and Eyebaths, Emergency Eye-baths, Emer- gency Showers, Stainless Steel Showers and Eyebaths, Showers and Eyebaths for Extre- me Temperatures, Accessories, Installation and Maintenance Regulations, and finally, Spare Parts. This general catalog has 36 pages plus cover. The page presenting the company reminds us that Árboles “has been manufacturing faucets of various types and applications since 1929”. The company currently spe- cializes in two product lines: emergency showers and eyebaths and laboratory fau- cets. Carlos Árboles is certified by ISO 9001, and all the products manufactured by the company are made under strict quality standards. The catalog’s preliminary information is completed with a page of certifications (European Standards and American Stan- dards), a description of the design and manufacturing work the company carries out, as well as the ‘dissection’ of the pro- duct on a page of general characteristics, showing the most outstanding aspects of the Carlos Árboles technology (quality materials, sturdy construction, anticorro- sive and ecological covering, anti-seize valve, flow regulation, and high-visibility labeling, amongst others). The catalog boasts a well-illustrated for- mat: photograph of the product, diagram of the mounting (with heights and measu- rements). The text accompanying each model describes its use, general characte- ristics and, if relevant, the type/s of moun- ting/s. The new products included in this general catalog, in the emergency showers and eye- baths range are: - Surface-mounted Combined Shower / Eyebath models. p.10-11. - Recessed Shower / Eyebath models. p.12. - Table-mounted Revolving Eyebath models. p.17. - Eyebath models with flexible hose and manual shut-off. p.18. - Totally Stainless-steel Cabin models. p.27. - Anti-ice Cabin models. p.30. - Alarm accessory. p.31. -Thermostatic Valve accessory. p.31. A part from new products, a series of improvements have been introduced throughout the range, such as the third party (APPLUS institutes and the German DVGW) certification of compliance with the Regulations in force, as well as impro- vement to the shower rose, anti-dust cover, eyebath filters, and incorporation of flow regulators on all products, thus achieving a constant flow independently of the inco- ming water pressure. Of the latest batch of products, we high- light the eyebaths and emergency (decon- tamination) cabins constructed entirely in stainless steel, which makes them suitable for installation in food processing, nuclear power plants, etc. (the pipes and connec- tions are also stainless steel). The shower action is by means of a pull- rod or platform; that of the eyebaths is by means of a lever or platform. On the com- pany’s website (www.carlosarboles.com) updates to models are always available for viewing. 107