KNOWLEDGE: Tips for Choosing a Right Emergency Eyewash for Your Workplace

Tips for Choosing a Right Emergency Eyewash for Your Workplace

Why You Need Emergency Shower and Eyewash Equipment?

 

Emergency shower and eyewash equipment as essential emergency rescue safety device is widely used for hazardous work areas and laboratories in pharmaceutical, chemical, petrochemical, electronics and semiconductor companies. Accidents involving hazardous or toxic chemicals are constantly threatening us. When an unexpected accident happened, eyewash and shower equipment provides the first line of defense in the first 10 to 15 seconds. They can temporarily reduce further injury of harmful substances to the body and gain a certain time for professional medical assistance.

 

Any delay in treating a casualty can result in more serious injury with long-term consequences. 

So ensuring you have the correct emergency shower and eyewash equipment is essential.

 

What Are The Important Standard Criteria That Emergency Safety Shower And Eyewash Must Meet?

 

Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration, known as OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151 standard states that where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing to eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.  

 

ANSI Z358.1-2014 also specifies that emergency safety showers should be in a prominent position with 10 seconds (or 55 feet away) reach of a person from where the incident occurs.

 

ANSI issued standards for emergency eyewash and shower equipment, to specify the minimum performance and operation requirements of emergency eyewash and shower equipment and to provide the detailed guidance on product design, installation, certification, maintenance and training. 

For example, ANSI details the location of emergency safety showers must be on the same level as the potential hazard requiring their use. They must be free from obstructions and well-lit with clear signage to make it easy for people to find. Under no circumstances should it take longer than 10 seconds to move from the incident to the safety shower. And safety shower flow rates must meet the need for enough flow of water to flush the affected area completely.

Water temperature specified by ANSI must be in the tepid range of 16-38 Centigrade. ANSI also defines the servicing and maintenance requirements to prevent a buildup of sediment by activating weekly to flush the water through the system. For eyewash equipment, also check that there is an even flow between the two nozzles.

Where To Find a Suitable Emergency Shower and Eyewash Equipment?

 

STEKELLIN™  emergency shower and eyewash equipment are manufactured strictly complying with ANSI Z358.1 and OSHA requirements. You can consult to us for professional suggestion when selecting. Our equipment series include Combination Emergency Eyewash, Vertical Emergency Eyewash, Wall-mounted Emergency Eyewash and Portable Eyewash. We can guide you and protect your people away from an unexpected accident.

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