Emergency Safety Shower and Floor Grate System

A method of installing a flooring system into an emergency safety shower, the method comprising:

• installing a plurality of rails on a floor of the emergency safety shower, each rail including a bottom portion in contact with the floor and a support surface;
• installing a grate system on the support surfaces of the plurality of rails, the grate system including a plurality of grates extending between the plurality of rails;
• spacing adjacent grates of the grate system from each other to provide a space between adjacent grates for water to flow through;
• securing the plurality of grates to the plurality of rails via a connection system including a plurality of tabs and slots associated with the plurality of grates and rails.

An enclosed emergency safety shower comprising:

• a plurality of walls forming a safety shower enclosure;
• a floor near a bottom edges of the walls;
• at least two struts forming a flooring system above the floor, the flooring system including a grate system having at least two generally U-shaped stainless steel channels;
• a plurality of tabs locating the channels on the struts;
• a plurality of slots locating the channels on the struts;
• and
• a drain located beneath the grate system.