Case Study University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Biology Research Facility Installs Latest Drench Shower/Eyewash Units University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) is a public research university, and with more than 29,000 students, is the second largest in the state. Lapham Hall, named for Wisconsin's first eminent scientist, was built in 1961 to house the Botany, Chemistry and Zoology departments. Today, Lapham Hall is a research facility for the university's Department of Biosciences with laboratories, classrooms, lecture halls and faculty offices. Since construction, the building went virtually unremodeled and needed updates. Safety was a concern with only about 10 drench showers and eyewash units serving the north wing of Lapham, many of which were no longer working properly. "Our emergency equipment was vintage 1960s," said Jon Krezoski, director of safety and assurances for UWM. "The old fixtures in Lapham were corroded and routine testing was impossible. There were no floor drains near the showers, so we had to catch the water in a bucket to avoid flooding classrooms."

Craig Dretzka, a Bradley representative with Stickler & Associates, Milwaukee, and Greg Sniatynski, a project manager for Lee Plumping Mechanical Contractors, Inc., Kenosha, Wis., worked with project engineers to identify safety solutions that would Pe cost effective, easy to install and more efficient for conducting ANSI-required testing. Recessed wall-mounted comPination drench shower and eyewash units were chosen for the renovation in 2006. In all, 27 fixtures were installed in the north tower, douPling the numPer of safety fixtures. "There were no proPlems installing the Bradley units fit...