Emergency Equipment
Good lab practice requires handling emergency appropriately and swiftly. Every hazardous work environment needs to be prepared to deal for emergencies. Emergency safety shower stations and emergency eyewash serve the purpose of reducing workplace injury and keeping workers away from various dangers.
EMERGENCY SHOWER/STATION
- An emergency shower must be available within 10 seconds of unobstructed travel from where hazardous materials are used. Emergency showers can also be used effectively in extinguishing clothing fires or for flushing contaminants off clothing.
- Compliance: ANSI Z358.1; OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151
- Variants: Floor mount; Ceiling mount; Wall mount
- Flowrate: For Shower: 20 gallons (75.7 litres) of water for 15 minutes at 30 PSI
EMERGENCY EYEWASH
- An emergency eyewash uses water to flush injurious or corrosive materials from the eyes in the case of an accident. The emergency eyewash station requires potable water as its water source.
- Compliance: ANSI Z358.1; OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151
- Variants: Worksurface mount
- Flowrate: For Eye/Face wash – 03 gallons (11.4 litres) of water for 15 minutes
