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InstituteAnalysisSafety & HealthIn Depth Sub Topics (Level 4)First Aid and MedicalGeneral Industry SafetyEyewashes and ShowersEnglishFirst Aid and MedicalFocus AreaUSA

Inspection and maintenance

['First Aid and Medical']
Inspection and maintenance
  • ANSI standards outline maintenance and inspection regulations for emergency showers and emergency eyewashes.
  • Squeeze bottles also require frequent testing, refilling, and maintenance

Eyewashes and safety showers should be inspected according to manufacturer instructions. Squeeze bottles also require frequent testing, refilling, and maintenance since they lose water to evaporation, become contaminated, and are easily misplaced.

Emergency showers maintenance and inspection

  • Manufacturer operating instructions must be readily accessible to maintenance personnel (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Plumbed showers must be activated weekly (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Self-contained showers must be visually checked in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions to determine if flushing fluid needs to be changed or supplemented (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Showers must be inspected annually (ANSI Z358.1-2014).

Emergency eyewashes maintenance and inspection

  • Manufacturer operating instructions must be readily accessible to maintenance personnel (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Plumbed eyewashes must be activated weekly to ensure flushing fluid is available (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Self-contained eyewashes must be visually checked in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions to determine if flushing fluid needs to be changed or supplemented (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Eyewashes must be inspected annually (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
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Inspection and maintenance
  • ANSI standards outline maintenance and inspection regulations for emergency showers and emergency eyewashes.
  • Squeeze bottles also require frequent testing, refilling, and maintenance

Eyewashes and safety showers should be inspected according to manufacturer instructions. Squeeze bottles also require frequent testing, refilling, and maintenance since they lose water to evaporation, become contaminated, and are easily misplaced.

Emergency showers maintenance and inspection

  • Manufacturer operating instructions must be readily accessible to maintenance personnel (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Plumbed showers must be activated weekly (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Self-contained showers must be visually checked in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions to determine if flushing fluid needs to be changed or supplemented (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Showers must be inspected annually (ANSI Z358.1-2014).

Emergency eyewashes maintenance and inspection

  • Manufacturer operating instructions must be readily accessible to maintenance personnel (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Plumbed eyewashes must be activated weekly to ensure flushing fluid is available (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Self-contained eyewashes must be visually checked in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions to determine if flushing fluid needs to be changed or supplemented (ANSI Z358.1-2014).
  • Eyewashes must be inspected annually (ANSI Z358.1-2014).

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