Drinking Fountain Enclosures

The Challenge:

One of Allied Modular's clients had a problem. After being audited by OSHA, it was found that lead particles were being released by their operations process and that the lead could contaminate the employee water fountain, which could result in undesirable physical symptoms and other health problems. Our client needed an enclosure for the water fountain to protect it from airborne contamination, and it needed the enclosure fast.

The Solution:

The client considered several solutions among the modular and standard construction categories, but finally settled on Allied Modular's solution due to our team's excellent service record and creative expertise regarding the project. Lead-time was a big issue as well as the uniqueness of our pre-assembled solution which cut down dramatically on the lead time itself.

Allied Modular proposed designing and pre-assembling the enclosure in-house, and then mounting the enclosure to a fork-liftable base, ready to be shipped; this innovative and advantageous solution was offered by no one else. The pre assembled enclosure was effectively a turn key approach; in other words, the enclosure was ready to use as soon as it was installed over the drinking fountain. This afforded the client an extremely short lead-time without messy on site construction.

The enclosure itself was designed with a HEPA filtration system that creates a positive pressure within the room, keeping the air from the plant from entering the room. This results in a 99.98% pure air environment. The room is equipped with a Magnahelic Differential Pressure Gage to monitor the internal pressure of the room and insure its effectiveness. The door had a foot activated door opener so the employees did not have to touch any door handles or other components. No contaminants were going to get inside that enclosure.

This approach also prevented the head ache that comes with having to coordinate several contractors. Allied Modular handled the entire project from start to finish, providing an inclusive solution with a single point of accountability. We worked with the project manager from design phase to completion and assumed responsibility for the entire project, giving the project manager the peace of mind that a single company would be responsible for the project being finished correctly and on time.

The entire solution was highly streamlined and easily repeatable. Thanks to these advantages, we could deliver these enclosures at 8 additional company locations nationally in a short amount of time. We are very pleased with how the project turned out, and now our client's employees can drink all the water they want on the job without worrying about contaminants. Problem solved!