Include it in all of your safety topics . . . first aid, chemicals, materials handling. Do whatever is needed to ensure a working, well-documented, accurate program. During weekly inspections, one ...

Do whatever is needed to ensure a clear pathway to the eyewash/shower unit. No stacks of junk, excess storage, or trash bins should interfere. Eyewash and safety shower emergency assistance is at hand ...

The photograph below is of a properly functioning eyewash. It has a clear and even flow of water to the eyes. During the summer an eyewash/safety shower crew from EHS examines over 1500 units on ...

Plumbed, pressurized portable, self-contained, bottled or gravity-fed; the choices are plentiful. But one size does not fit all when it comes to emergency showers and eyewashes meeting the needs of ...

Personal protective equipment, such as gloves, safety goggles and face shields are the first line of defense against many types of exposures, but accidental exposures can still happen. If a person in ...

Applies to anyone working in an area where injurious or corrosive substances to the eye or body are used. Several MIOSHA standards require the availability of suitable facilities to protect employees ...

Emergency eyewash and safety showers must be approved by and processed through Facilities Planning and Construction Management. Facilities Planning and Construction Management will work with the ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala. -- We are all responsible for safety, especially our own safety. If you work with chemicals that have the potential to harm your eyes, you should ask yourself a few questions ...

For something as critical as eyewashes and safety showers, OSHA regulations are pretty vague. 1910.151(c) states: “Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, ...

In 2022, Nevada OSHA issued regulation R069-20, adopting the American National Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment, ANSI Z358.1, as law. Among the requirements of this standard is ...

All laboratories and chemical storage areas must have ready access to an operating eyewash, with a safety shower generally required as well. Recommended maximum travel time for an affected individual ...