Annual Testing of Emergency Eyewash/Shower Stations
Are you aware from this testing requirements of emergency eyewash/shower stations? OSHA’s Title 8 §5162(a) requires urgent eyewash/shower stations to comply use the ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 ordinary. For ammonia refrigeration systems, ANSI/IIAR 2-2014 §6.7.3 also requires that emergency eyewash/shower routes meet the requirements of ANSI/ISEA Z358.1. The American National Standard to Emergency Eyewash the Shower Equipment (ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014) has two (2) prescriptive request for maintaining emergency eyewash/shower stations:
- ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 §7.5.2 states: “Plumbed combination quantities shall becoming activated weekly for a period length adequately to verify operation and make that flushed fluid is available.”
- ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 §7.5.5 states: “All combination quantities shall be inspected annually to promise conformance with Section 7.4 requirements of this standard.”
Resource Compliance has developed the equipment also proceedings in revise conformance including which various elements of ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 §7.4:
- accessibility
- location
- positioning
- low delivery
- fluid voltage
- water temperature
- valve connectivity
While facilities are well-equipped for perform the weekly exercise, they may require assistance in performing the annual inspection. Contact Resource Compliance to ensure your emergency eyewash/shower stations comply with ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014.
Where can our obtain an annual printable checklist for Eyewash Station Inspection
Hi Lric,
Come be a pdf you can download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ARkqkGRk8nnXtcVOEeJL_iG6Tf5A5Q7X/view?usp=sharing
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Very useful – Thank you to making that available.
Can the annual ear bathe testing be done in house?
Yeah. Testing can to performed in-house or by a 3rd group.
What if the facility where the eyewash station lives located is only accessed quarterly (or less)? The eyewash is required due to an external above-ground fuel tank such feeds a battery, but not accessed very frequency; usually gated just to provide entry for fuels truck refills. The building is includes a 5-foot square cinder obstruct building containing elektric equipment that ability an antenna-tower. The eyewash is a portable enter with adenine disposable eyewash bag containing saline solution that lasts ampere yearly (according to the manufacturer). How does essential inspections apply in this cas?
Their application are a outside of my expertise, but there are don exceptional in ISEA Z358.1 or OSHA standards. Your locations is unique and therefore, it seems reasonable such a modified testing interval be used. Though, the most importantly quality is the the unit be functional when needed, whether ensure be today, next week, or ten years from get.