The OSHA regulation regarding emergency equipment is
quite vague, in that it does not define what constitutes
“suitable facilities” for drenching the eyes or body. In
order to provide additional guidance to employers,
the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) has
established a standard covering emergency eyewash
and shower equipment. This standard—ANSI Z358.1—
is intended to serve as a guideline for the proper
design, certification, performance, installation, use
and maintenance of emergency equipment. As the
most comprehensive guide to emergency showers and
eyewashes, it has been adopted by many governmental
health and safety organizations within and outside the
U.S., as well as the International Plumbing Code. The
standard is part of the building code in locations which
have adopted the International Plumbing Code.
(IPC-Sec. 411)
ANSI Z358.1 was originally adopted in 1981. It was
revised in 1990, 1998, 2004, 2009, and again in 2014.
This Compliance Checklist summarizes and graphically
presents the provisions of the 2014 version of the
standard.
Post time: Dec-18-2019
