Tornado Shelter Featured at ICC Building Safety Month Event

See the Granger ISS Tornado Shelter at the International Code Council’s Building Safety Month kick off event at the Birmingham Barons game at Regions Field on May 6th 6:30 pm. Learn about potentially life saving near absolute tornado protection and safety!

Birmingham, United States – May 3, 2017 /MarketersMedia/ —

On Saturday May 6, 2017 a number of leaders in regulatory compliance and various industries will actively take part in the International Code Council’s (ICC) Building Safety Month as founded by the ICC. Building Safety Month is a public awareness project to assist people, families and companies comprehend exactly what is needed to create safe and sustainable structures. The public campaign strengthens the requirement for adoption of modern, model building codes, a strong and efficient system of code enforcement and trained labor force to preserve the system and compliance.

The campaign is presented by the ICC and its 57,000 members. The ICC membership bolsters a worldwide presence, that pairs the members together with a diverse collaboration of experts from the building construction, design and security communities. Corporations, government firms, professional & expert associations, nonprofits and more come together to support Building Safety Month because they understand the need for safe and sustainable structures where we live, work and play.

An internationally recognized leader in the rotational molding industry, Middletown, Ohio’s Granger Plastics Company is participating in this year’s Building Safety Month by participating in the ICC’s BSM event with the Birmingham Barons, a minor league affiliate of Major League Baseball’s, Chicago White Sox. On May 6th, at Regions Field in Birmingham, Alabama, the ICC along with the Birmingham Barons will welcome various leaders in industry and professional associations to come out and help educate the public during the Building Safety Month event. “We are excited to participate in Building Safety Month and partner with the ICC to provide more awareness and understanding to consumers and businesses alike in the importance of adopting modern building codes” stated Alli Cravens, Sales & Marketing Director at Granger Plastics of Middletown, OH.

Granger’s underground tornado shelter has been tested and reviewed to meet or exceed all of the necessary FEMA 320, FEMA 361 and ICC 500 standards for Storm and Tornado Shelters. The Granger ISS In-ground Safety Shelter was designed to be long lasting, durable and easy to use. By using polyethylene and the rotational molding process to manufacture, Granger Plastics has developed an extremely strong, easy to install storm shelter. Polyethylene has a lifespan exceeding other materials typically used to manufacture tornado shelters. It can be expected to function for many generations with only a small amount of maintenance. This is well suited for interior new construction or exterior installations. Existing homeowners also have many installation options.

Granger Plastics holds a quality control certification issued by the Federal Aviation Administration, which forces strict adherence to the highest of quality standards. Granger’s underground shelter, which also meets or exceeds FEMA 320 standards and the applicable ICC 500 standards, offers consumers a superb level of near absolute protection. The unit’s door also meets or exceeds both FEMA 320 and FEMA 361 debris impact standards for both below ground and above ground tornado shelters. Granger successfully completed these tests utilizing the same door for both tests.

Most, if not all, above ground safe rooms are fabricated from steel or other materials. These units are only as safe as the quality that is built into the unit. As with all products, at times, variations will occur. The quality and consistency will vary from unit to unit and from one welding personnel to another, not to mention from one company to another. The same holds true when creating mixtures of concrete.

The Granger ISS, In-ground Safety Shelter, is a seamless rotationally molded unit consisting of a double-walled construction. The double wall construction features (2) impressive one-half inch thick walls, which is complemented by a VOC exempt foam, for additional structure, rigidity and reduced condensation. Condensation can plague both above ground and underground shelters, contingent upon the location and installation. The build-up of condensation can cause rusting, paint issues or even deterioration in structural integrity. Plastic tornado shelters however, do not have any concerns with rusting, rotting or paint popping off, like their steel counterparts.

Many shelters offer little innovation as most of them are cookie cutter duplicates of previously designed units. The Granger ISS offers a patented, innovative design, which allows for installation in virtually any location, without the requirements of a costly, labor intensive anchoring system. This allows for the underground storm shelter to be installed in approximately 4 hours.

While Granger Plastics is recognized for the production and manufacturing of the Granger ISS, Granger also provides custom rotational molding services for a number of leading OEMs and companies. Granger Plastics Company is a division of Granger Industries. Granger Industries also includes ForeverSafe Products and Granger Aerospace Products. Granger Plastics Company is a world recognized rotational molder manufacturing a variety of custom and proprietary products. To learn more about the Granger ISS visit http://www.grangeriss.com or call 513-424-1955.

Contact Info:
Name: Shawn Cravens
Organization: The Granger Plastics Company
Address: 1600 M.A.D.E. Industrial Drive Middletown, OH 45044
Phone: (866) 510-9701

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