Tuesday, 26 January 2016

The Things To Note On Eye Washing Station

By Virginia Gibson


Some working places usually expose those working there to enormous danger or health risk. Those workers especially working in laboratories come into constant contact with various chemicals or substances with varying degree of toxicity. This is why eye washing station are of great importance to each and every company or chemical laboratory.

In the event where accidentally dangerous chemicals or substances enter workers eye in the course of their work, they should be at a position to wash the chemical off by themselves and effectively. Any delay experienced in case of an emergency can mean life or death for an employee who has been exposed to such dangerous and poisonous chemicals.

If a poisonous chemical splash in ones eye, then should be aware that time is actually of essence. Visit the station immediately which is only less than fifteen seconds walk away from you or your working area. Once you reach the emergency room, push the level installed there which activates the unit.

When the unit is activated, dust covers pop off letting flushing fluid to start flowing out from faucet heads. When the fluid starts flowing, now you can start flushing. Get down while eyes directly facing the stream. It is important that you follow carefully safety procedure put forward.

All eye injuries can be effectively prevented or their incidences minimized if only people took all the instructions given seriously and put them into place. OSHA which is a body concerned with safety regulations of workers have established the minimum safety levels that employers must observe.

Every worker should be able to clearly locate their eye wash and the emergency shower. Emergency showers are required to be close enough just in case it is urgently needed. This equipment should be readily available within the shortest time possible from the place where hazardous or risky materials are being used.

The time taken to flush that is fifteen minutes is quite essential to make sure all the chemical in your cornea has been completely diluted. Flushing the cornea for less than fifteen minutes will not guarantee complete dilution of the chemical. When harmful substances get into the cornea, the first step one should take is going quickly to the deluge shower as being the foremost thing to do as a first aid treatment.

It should one a worker less than one minute to access eye washers. Clear the path leading to the emergency to reduce the time taken to reach these emergency rooms. Clear any luggage stored on this paths and any other potential obstacle. The second important guideline on safety is encouraging all workers to only use those approved safety items or equipment.

When MSDS indicates possible serious injuries on cornea or pupil, then use of eye wash will definitely be needed. All the containers with dangerous chemicals should be clearly labeled so that workers can exercise extra caution when dealing with them. All the deluge showers actually should contain, clean and pure water, ability to simply operate without using hands, constant flow of water for more than 15 minutes and unobstructed access.




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