Eye wash station

Since many chemical plants have severe health hazards, it is essential to provide medical facilities and first aid stations. In addition, showers and eye wash stations are necessary in certain hazardous areas. Also, guards and covers should be provided for all moving equipment. Ten of the key protective equipment are listed below. 

Areas requiring safety showers and eye wash stations. 

A combination safety shower and eye wash station was installed in the laboratory. Although the engineering company recommended a very expensive chrome-plated unit, a much lower priced one which used plain galvanized pipe was chosen. Its performance was the same. The pipe was later primed and painted to match the laboratory furniture, another Saturday job for the laboratory operator. 

If you accidentally spill a solution on your skin, wash the area immediately with copious amounts of cool water. If you get any acid in your eyes, wash at the eye wash station. Inform your teacher. 

Responsibilities for performing specific actions during the emergency Appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) or other protective devices (showers, eye wash stations, first aid supplies, extinguishers, fire monitors, deluge cannons, emergency carts)... 

OSHA standards address a variety of work and processes that occnr in residential to commercial constrnction. Constrnction employers must comply with these standards and related general industry standards that also apply. The OSHA general industry standards (29 CFR 1910) and construction standards (29 CFR 1926) fnnction as separate standards with some notable differences. There exist differences between standards in the areas of fall protection, confined space, GFCI reqnirements, PPE, stairways and ladders, fire extinguishers, accident prevention signs/tags, eye wash stations, and illnmination reqnirements. 

Emergency safety equipment Communications system Fire-fighting equipment Eye wash stations and safety showers Advisory signs... 

Plumbed eye wash Stations connected permanently to a potable water source. 

Notes A water hose may be used in conjunction with eye washes or safety showers, but not as a substitute for them. The employee (who may be partly blinded by chemicals) must be able to reach and use the eye wash and/or body drenching equipment within 10 seconds. Obstructions like machines and equipment must be considered in locating eye wash stations. 

Demonstrate how your eye wash/safety shower is used. Give trainees time to practice using an eye wash station if you have one. Tbur the site identifying the locations of eye wash and safety showers and chemical areas. For efficiency, consider combining eye wash and safety shower training with Hazard Communication training. 

Check water delivery Ask your employer how much water your eye wash stations deliver. Eye washes should supply 0.4 gallons per minute of water for at least 15 minutes. Safety showers should supply 20 gallons per minute for at least 15 minutes. Note Many portable eye wash stations have a capacity of 5 to 10 gallons for a maximum usefulness of 5 minutes. Squeeze bottles and other plastic containers have even lower water capacities. These eye washes are meant to be supplementary to eye wash stations or showers that provide 15 minutes of flushing. 

Practice Practice using the eye wash station to become familiar with how it works. Inspection and maintenance... 

Quickly flush your eyes with lots of water for at least 15 minutes (for best results, do so at an eye wash station or safety shower). 

Didn t know where the eye wash station was located. 

Philip should be given training on where the eye wash stations was located. 

I know that stuff is a corrosive. Let s get over to the eye wash station right now ... 

Know where your eye wash stations are located. 

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A properly outfitted work area contains a safety shower, an eye wash station, and a hand washing sink as permanent fixtures. There should also be at least one well-... 

Do safety showers/eye wash stations create a hazard to personnel (slips), potential for contamination of product (entry to equipment) or ingress to electrical equipment ... 

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