Today, simply providing emergency eyewash and shower products is not enough. Facilities must inspect, test, and monitor emergency equipment system readiness and performance. Each unit must be accessible, usable, and tepid-water equipped.
Even though the most current ANSI Z358.1 standard now dates to 2014, most emergency eyewash and shower units across North America do not yet comply with these significant provisions.
It was First published in 1981 and has been revised in 1990, 1998, 2004, 2009, and 2014.
2009 Revision Includes:
• Temperature range for water delivery
• Simultaneous use
• Eyewash testing requirements
2014 Revision Includes:
• Design, manufacture and installation of emergency showers
• Equipment installation location
• Adjusted measurements
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