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How to Practice Safety this Thanksgiving Holiday

With the excitement of family and friends coming over to celebrate Thanksgiving, it can be easy to forget to perform tasks that help keep the household safe and sound. Additionally, there is a lot more food that is being prepared than for your average daily meal. By following these helpful steps, you can ensure there […]

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Haws Corporation® Strengthens Support for the Growing Drink Up Initiative with School Fundraising Program Successes

With organizations everywhere seeking out options to have good tasting water easily available to the public, Haws partnered with the Partnership for Healthier America’s Drink Up initiative earlier in the year to expand a program that will make Brita® filtered water bottle filling stations accessible and affordable to all schools. As the inventor of the […]

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Recent Haws® Product Sightings!

People from all over the world use Instagram to document some of life’s greatest moments to share with their followers. Haws is pleased to see that fans are posting pictures of their favorite Haws products. Thank you for letting us be a part of your day! If you come across a Haws emergency eyewash, drinking fountain, Brita® […]

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Happy Veteran’s Day

Today is a day to recognize and honor those who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. On this federal holiday, we thank our Veteran’s for their selfless service to their country. Take a moment today at 11:00am to thank a veteran. “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with […]

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How To Keep Your Laboratory Injury Free

There is no such thing as being too safe when experimenting in the laboratory. Follow these 6 easy steps to practice safe housekeeping in the laboratory. 1. Determine potential hazards. Be prepared for hazards that may likely happen by starting to review what has recently changed in the laboratory.  If a change releases a trigger, […]

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5 Secrets About Drinking Fountains You Never Knew

#1 The first drinking faucet was invented in 1906 and patented in 1911 by Luther Haws, a self-employed master plumber. While at his rounds at a public school, he noticed children drinking from a shared tin cup. This unsanitary though typical arrangement inspired the inventor in him. Using available parts, Luther Haws assembled the world’s first drinking faucet. […]

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Case Study: Aquatics Center for the City of St. Albert

Eye safety can be overlooked in environments that do not often deal with hazardous materials. In the circumstance of an aquatics club, some employees are exposed to pool cleaning chemicals that are dangerous to the eyes if exposed.  Looking to transition away from personal eyewash bottles, the Aquatics Department for the City of St. Albert in Alberta, […]

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Safety Tip: The Importance of Tempered Water for Victim Comfort

In the morning before hopping into the shower, you may overestimate how low your body temperature is and turn the shower dial to the hottest that it will reach. You then step your entire body into the water and react to the scalding hot water by stepping away from the water, and turning the dial […]

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HAWnted Fall Festival at Haws

Yesterday, Haws employees indulged in the fun and entertaining events put on for the HAWnted Fall Festival. All proceeds benefited our quarterly charity, St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. Early in the morning, all departments put on the finishing touches to their department theme decorations and costumes. Employees bought raffle tickets in order to partake in the […]

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Safety Tip: How to Create a Culture of Safety Leadership

To sustain an injury-free workplace is a goal that safety managers actively work to reach. A safe environment to work in can be attributed to having a safety leader with valuable  leadership characteristics. For safety to be properly executed in the work environment, there must be a leader who has engaging power with his or her […]

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PHA Motivates Fans of Water to Drink Up!

Since the inception of the PHA’s Drink Up campaign, fans of water have eagerly posted their favorite photos with hashtag #spreadthewater. We love the participation and entertaining photos and we are thrilled at the multitude of people that Drink Up! Water is the immense resource that proves to be the best sidekick throughout the day. We […]

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How to Improve Water Intake During Fall in 5 Easy Steps

It’s officially time to pull out the parkas! Summer is over and fall is on the way. Your body may not be telling you that it’s thirsty with the colder weather, but hydration should still be a priority in the coming months. Below we’ve included some helpful tipson how to keep hydrated during the fall/winter months. 1. Bring […]