facility safety showers and eyewash safety solutions
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Facility Safety Showers & Eyewash
A Safety Overview
By: Bradley Corporation
Commercial Safety and Hand Washing Solutions
What’s Up for Today
During our Eyewash Webinar we’ll discuss:
• Who’s responsible/who do we train
• What is required
• Why we have eyewash
• Where do we install
• When do we inspect
• How to check
What’s Wrong With this Picture?
What are these Eyewashes For?
• PPE is primary, e.g., outer-wear, eye & hand protection)
• Showers/Eyewash are secondary but mandatory
• OHS includes bloodborne hazards
• Provinces interpret & enforce
What Does the Law Say?
• Ontario http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90o01_e.htm#BK42 • Quebec CSST http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?type=2&file=/S_2_1/S2_1_A.html • Alberta http://humanservices.alberta.ca/documents/WHS-LEG_ohsc_2009.pdf • BC http://www2.worksafebc.com/publications/ohsregulation/Part5.asp#SectionNumber:5.82 • Saskatchewan http://www.qp.gov.sk.ca/documents/English/Regulations/Regulations/O1-1R1.pdf
What Does the Law Say?
• New Brunswick http://www.gnb.ca/0062/pdf-regs/91-191.pdf • Manitoba http://safemanitoba.com/sites/default/files/uploads/regulations/summary_part21_apr_2010.pdf • PEI http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/wcb_ohs_regs.pdf • NS http://www.gov.ns.ca/lae/healthandsafety/docs/occupsafetygenregrefguide.pdf • NF / Lab http://www.assembly.nl.ca/legislation/sr/regulations/rc120005.htm#63_
What Does the Law Say?
• No CSA for Safety Showers/Eyewash
• Provincial Officers typically defer to ANSI standard
• Corporate Goals and Best Practices usually defer to ANSI
Minimum Standards
• Performance
• Use
• Installation
• Testing
• Maintenance
• Training
Flushing Fluid
• ANSI states ‘Potable’ water, saline or medically acceptable fluid is a proper flushing fluid.
• Applies to self-contained portable devices as well
What About the Specifications?
• OHS recommends plumbed-in models first
• Site conditions sometimes dictate self-contained devices
• ANSI basically states: “Do no Harm”
The PBEE Strategy Not Acceptable !!
P utting
B ottled E yewash
E verywhere • Bottles and other
supplemental solutions are first-aid only
• OK to get the injured worker to a 15-minute flush or medical help.
• … Not as an eyewash station
“We Don’t Have Plumbed Water”
• Self-Contained Units
• Locate nearest point of need
• Fill/Check per manufacturer’s instructions
• Must activate in one-second
(one-step)
• Same flow and pattern as plumbed unit
Plumbed Showers/Eyewash
• Training procedures should be outlined
• Proper instructions for use posted
• Contact lens provisions
• …much more.
Additional Instructions from OHS
• Disrobe
• Properly handle clothing
• Extra clothes kit
• Consider privacy curtain or enclosure for mixed-gender workplaces
“I have a worker way over there”
• Reduce first-response time
• Audible alarm
• Visual alarm
• Both
• Wire into central location
ANSI Checklist Annual Inspection
• Every Device Location
• Every Hazard Area
• Tools
ANSI Checklist – Annual Inspection
Located 10-seconds from hazard or 55 feet
Weekly activation
Proper spray patterns for showers and eyewash
Minimum flow rate for eyewash, face-wash, showers
Tepid Water 18°C – 35°C
Unobstructed path to equipment
Well lighted
Proper signage
Uninterruptable
fluid source
… 16 More Check- Points
for Full Compliance
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• Weekly activation • Record the check • PM twice a year • Record the check • Full Inspection every 12-
mos: top-to-bottom of all devices.
• From 1 device to 101 devices.
• Safety is not a department….it’s a way of life
Recap & Contact Info
Key Points
• OHS Sets the path
• Provinces amplify and enforce
• ANSI becomes the roadmap
• MSDS’ establish equipment types/styles
• Yearly Inspections Critical
Contact your Tenaquip Safety
Professional for further information
Questions?
How often do I have to
activate
a portable self-
contained eyewash?
What temperature does
the Outdoor Freeze-
Protected combination
unit deliver tepid water?
What is the fee for one
of your Facility Audits?
KEN FURTSCH, QSSP
NORTH AMERICAN SALES MANAGER
BRADLEY CORPORATION