Hurricane safety Hoods

The Hydropack is the ideal solution that can provide today's nuclear workers a ready source of cold water for hydration and  keep the user cooler when used with the Hurricane Hood systems at his/her work area. Increase productivity, safety, and quality of work is what Radium's products promote.  

Water fountains and cool rooms take a lot of time and dose to setup, maintain, monitor, or replenish. They also contribute to generating a high level of radwaste with constant glove changes, etc. An ideal solution would be a hydration system that did not have these disadvantages and would increase a worker's productivity, safety, and quality of work. 

Why the change? The rise of heat stress issues in the industry played a big part in these changes. The changes we are seeing today, have helped reduce heat stress issues but have we gone far enough?

There were times in the Nuclear Power Industry when having water in the containment building, in a radioactive contaminated zone, or any other contaminated area was not allowed due to the possibility of internal intake of radioactive contaminates. Times have changed and we are now seeing water fountains and "cool rooms" for workers to cool off and hydrate themselves. Better worker anti-contamination methods and procedures have proven that workers can hydrate themselves and NOT become internally contaminated.

Changing times in the Nuclear Power Industry

A Hydropack reservoir can be frozen like and ice vest to keep you cool. But when the Hydropack melts, you are not carrying around dead weight as you would with an ice vest. When a Hydropack melts, you have a ready source of water for hydration.

Why wear an ice vest?

Radiums Hydropack is a one-of-a-kind device (patent pending) that not only provides in-suit hands-free hydration; it also has an integrated Hurricane Hood blower to quickly cool your body by pumping a continuous large volume of air over your body which quickly evaporates your perspiration and pushing it out of the suit, keeping you workforce cooler, safer, and more productive.

The best defense against dehydration is a good offense - - drink often - - at least 1 liter per hour for moderate activity in moderate conditions. It is also better to drink continuously. 6-8 ounces every 15-20 minutes is recommended by the American College of Sports Medicine. Remember thirst is a delayed response, and by the time you are thirsty, your body is dehydrated.

Besides the obvious personal safety issues that dehydration can cause, you also have a less productive worker in the field that takes longer to complete tasks which also results in high accumulated dose.

For workers to perform at their peak ability, proper hydration is the utmost importance. During physical work, your heart increases the blood flow to your muscles and your skin to cool them down. Through perspiration, your body loses about 1 liter of water per hour based on moderate activity. If you do not replace the water you lose, your body starts to become dehydrated. At a higher heart rate and core temperature, your body cant produce more energy, leaving you weak and much more vulnerable to heat stress illnesses.

Why hydrate your outage workforce?

Features:

Radium's Hydropack is an in-suit or under protective clothing, hands-free worker hydration system. The system can be used with the or as a stand alone system.

Today's nuclear workers face more and more challenges everyday in this industry. They are expected to perform at peak mental and physical states, to work efficiently, save dose, and prevent mental errors. The best way to ensure that your workers or contractors are performing at peak levels is to ensure that they work in a "personal" environment that promotes this high level of productivity while increasing their safety. The Hydropack is very effective at increasing worker productivity and safety especially if combined with the Hurricane Hood systems.