Showers and Eyewash


Wise executives ensure that all potential exposure is properly prepared for, with compliant equipment.

Testing and Inspecting Your Emergency Equipment

Here's what the key eyewash and shower standard, ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014, says about weekly tests and annual inspections of the equipment.

Emergency Response is a Matter of Time

The best time to prepare a facility's immediate and effective response to hazardous chemical exposure is before it ever happens.

2016 NPOY Contest Winners Honored

OH&S congratulated winners of the eighth annual contest during the 2016 National Safety Congress & Expo.

Plumbed eyewash stations are permanently connected to a source of potable water, whereas portable stations are self-contained gravity-fed units with their own flushing fluid that must be replaced after each use. (Radians photo)

Understanding the ANSI Z358.1-2014 Standard for Plumbed and Portable Eyewash Stations

The ANSI Z358.1-2014 standard serves as a benchmark within the United States and also internationally to help protect workers from eye injuries from caustic and corrosive substances.

Seattle Marine Terminal Operator Fined $448,200

Seattle Bulk Shipping Inc. is currently appealing violations for which it was fined $424,850 and is considered a severe violator by L&I, meaning it is subject to follow-up inspections to determine whether the conditions still exist.

While ANSI standards mandate that emergency showers and eyewashes should be activated weekly and completely inspected once annually, the actual testing results are rarely recorded in a central database. (Haws photo)

The Value of Wireless Alarms and Monitoring Systems on Emergency Equipment

Not only will these systems help to ensure employee safety, they can make it easier for facilities to stay in compliance with OSHA and ANSI standards.

A safety shower is a piece of equipment that business and industry have seen, until recently, as an afterthought. It may stand unused for weeks, months, or even years, which hardly makes it the most vital piece of equipment; that is, until there

To Heat or Not to Heat? That Is the Question

Improvements in health and safety awareness, duty of care to employees, and increasingly extreme environmental conditions mean more thought than ever has to go into safety shower purchasing decisions.

The best and brightest 2016 shows include NFMT 2016, AIHce 2016, ASSE

Looking Ahead to AIHce, Safety 2016, VPPPA, and More

The best and brightest 2016 shows include NFMT 2016, which takes place in March 2016 in Baltimore, followed by AIHce 2016, ASSE's Safety 2016, NFPA's Conference & Expo VPPPA's national conference, WEFTEC 2016, and the 2016 National Safety Congress & Expo.



If highly corrosive chemicals are used, the drench shower or eyewash should be placed immediately adjacent to the hazard. (Bradley Corp. photo)

Gearing Up for the Race Against Time

Is your emergency equipment up to the task?

Weekly status checks should be performed only by people who are paying attention to absolutely everything and using a checklist that ensures all required elements are being properly reviewed. (Haws photo)

When Overfamiliarity Becomes a Problem

Avoid the dangerous trap in emergency equipment maintenance.

Given that their emergency equipment is seldom needed, many facilities give minimum attention to OSHA

Wireless Safety System Can Cut Costs and Protect Workers

Given that they are seldom needed, many facilities give minimum attention to OSHA’s compliance standards.

VPPPA Conference Well Under Way in Texas

Tuesday's agenda includes a Casino Night, several exhibitor product demos in the Exhibitor Product Theater, board of directors voting, morning and afternoon workshops, VPPPA regional networking meetings, and sessions on topics ranging from OSHA's National Emphasis Program on amputations and machine guarding to confined space rescue.

'Outrageously Dangerous' Ohio Chicken Processor Cited

Case Farms Processing Inc. faces $861,500 in penalties and has been added to OSHA’s Severe Violator Enforcement Program.

Steel Provider Repeatedly Exposes Workers to Fall and Chemical Hazards: OSHA

OSHA has cited Republic Steel for three repeat and eight serious violations.

The OSHA document recommends complying with the ANSI standard, Z358.1-2014, which says plumbed systems should be activated weekly, to eliminate these hazards.

OSHA Warns of Contaminated Eyewash Water

A recent OSHA Infosheet highlights the risk of eye infections from contaminated water in improperly maintained emergency equipment.

Super Cleaners of San Antonio Cited by OSHA

OSHA says the company failed to provide proof of correcting prior violations.

Cold Storage Warehouse Exposed Workers to Hazardous Gas: OSHA

Valley International Cold Storage has been fined $76,500.

Recessed and wall-mounted safety equipment is very appropriate in laboratory specifications. It’s both highly visible and completely out of the way.

Coordinating Guidelines and the ANSI Z358.1 Standard

While ADA has no specific guidelines for eyewashes or eye/face washes, it does outline other guidelines that can be helpful, such as maximum sink and/or counter height.

Wise executives ensure that all potential exposure is properly prepared for, with compliant equipment.

Key Considerations for Emergency Equipment

Eyewash stations and showers must be easy for an injured person to operate and must work reliably whenever they are needed—so the equipment must be tested weekly.

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The organization represents more than 300,000 full-time firefighters and paramedics in the United States and Canada.

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