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Posted By Sarah J Shaw
Does anyone know of any guidance on how far (if any) an employee should have to go to get to an eyewash station. We are thinking of changing from bottles to plumbed in eyewash stations.
Sarah J Shaw,
EHS Manager,
Fisher Scientific UK Ltd, Loughborough
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Posted By Ken Taylor
I'm not aware of any recognised maximum travel distance and would be interested to hear of one. The Regulations require first aid provision to be adequate and appropriate in the circumstances. This requires competent judgement for the particular work activites and associated hazards. I have, therefore, translated this practically, for eye-wash stations, as readily available within the room and as close as reasonably practicable to the hazard.
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Posted By Jane Blunt
Dear Sarah
I, too am not aware of any guidance. In my previous workplace we had some plumbed in eyewash facilities, but we were advised by the water company not to use them any more, on the grounds that scale (from the hard water) could be floating around in the supply and be discharged into the person's eye.
Regards
Jane
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Posted By Jim Walker
Hi Sarah,
How are you going to ensure there is not stagnant water in the dead end of the plumbed system? Interesting things can grow in non moving water even in pipelines. The last thing someone with burns needs is the introduction of a nasty bug into the broken skin.
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Posted By Sarah J Shaw
Jim
Thanks for the prompt, but we have a policy of running all eyewash/safety showers for 5 minutes each week as part of the safety inspection. This ensures that there is no build up and removes any possible legionella.
Sarah
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