Art of the Float

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133: What does the FTA do for ME?

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The Float Tank Association (FTA) needs your help… and not just helping to decipher all the acronyms you need to know for this episode. The FTA is a volunteer-driven, and is comprised of a handful of float center owners and manufacturers. Together, they create standards to guide health departments and assist float owners in their daily operations.

Shoshana Leibner and the rest of the FTA team have been working to guide the Model Aquatic Health Code (CDC), which could have a big impact on the float world. The MAHC is a set of codes and guidelines, being pushed by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF) for acceptance by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). The NSF is asking for NSF-certified requirements that could lead to expensive equipment requirements for float centers, so all float center owners have a vested interest in what’s happening. [Read more…] about 133: What does the FTA do for ME?

Guest Colin Stanwell-Smith Interview Part 1

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There’s an incredible, intelligent, and innovative Brit on featured on this week’s episode – Colin Stanwell-Smith of Floataway! He shares with us some of his viewpoints on regulations, the float industry, and the Float Tank Association. With the CDC’s potential future involvement with float tank regulation, the information discussed in his interview is especially pertinent. Like the implications that would come with ozone treatment being required, and what needs to happen if we want hydrogen peroxide and UV light treatment to be the standard for solution disinfection. Colin is working on steering Floataway in the direction of clinical/hybrid use, particularly with the development of Floataway Portal – software for data logging/monitoring temperature, humidity and airflow in the float environment, and integration of bluetooth biometric sensor feedback from sensors worn by the floater. In the same vein, he hopes that the Float Tank Association will get more on board with setting up the whole float industry to be more prepared for navigating in a clinical setting. We also get to hear more about other new Floataway products in the making, announced at this year’s Float Conference – the air temperature optimizing corner unit designed for open-style float tank rooms, and PopUpFloat, portable tanks designed with Peter Marsh. Like most captivating conversations, this is a lengthy one! To listen to the full interview, be sure to tune into next week’s episode.

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