Many countries today have firm health and safety laws to protect people in industries where dangerous contaminants, fuels, explosives, chemicals and other dangerous goods are manufactured. Protective clothing including gloves, helmets and face masks are required to be worn by employees in these types of industries. In large warehouses and factories portable outdoor shower enclosures are often installed by companies so workers protective wear and equipment can be showered with special cleansers and detergents to clean toxic contaminants and chemicals they may have come into contact with.
One of the more important uses the versatile portable outdoor shower enclosure also has is as an emergency shower enclosure at the scene of a fire emergency or disaster situation. Because these enclosures are made from easy to handle material that is fitted to a lightweight metal frame they can be quickly erected by emergency teams at the scene of an emergency. Being portable they can also be moved around without any problem by rescue teams and Fire Services in situations where they are needed. For example, at the scene of an accident where a truck has rolled and there has been a fuel or chemical spillage a portable outdoor shower enclosure would become an extremely handy piece of equipment to immediately shower off traces of dangerous contaminants from clothing and where it has come into contact with the skin.
The versatile portable shower enclosure is also now widely used at crime scenes by many Law and Drug Enforcement Agencies where chemicals and illegal substances have been found. In these situations an enclosure can be quickly erected and used to quickly wash off any dangerous toxic and chemical residues from officers who may have been contaminated with residues they may have come into contact with.
Other attractive features of portable shower enclosures are they are mostly made from tough PVC (polyvinylchloride) material are relatively light, simple to put up, and can be stored or easily carried in the boot of a vehicle.