An emergency eyewash and safety shower station are essential equipment for every laboratory that uses chemicals and hazardous substances. Emergency eyewash and safety shower stations serve the purpose of reducing workplace injury and keeping workers away from various dangers.
Types
There are several types of emergency eyewash station and safety shower station systems, including safety showers, eyewash stations, drench hoses, combination units, and eyewash bottles.
Safety Shower
A safety shower is a unit designed to wash an individual’s head and body which has come into contact with hazardous chemicals. Large volumes of water are used and a user may need to take off any clothing that has been contaminated with hazardous chemicals. Safety showers cannot be used for flushing an individual’s eyes, due to the high pressure of water from the shower, which can damage a user’s eyes.
Eyewash Station
An eyewash station is a unit for washing off chemicals or substances that might have splashed into an individual’s eyes before he or she can seek further medical attention. The individual needs to wash their eyes for at least 15 minutes.[2]
Drench Hose
A drench hose is an equipment that can spray water to a specific spot of the chemical exposure on individual’s body. The benefit of a drench hose is that it can be applied to an individual who cannot reach a normal eyewash or shower station or in the case where the eyewash and shower station are unavailable.
Combination Unit
A combination unit is where other units such as a shower station, eyewash station, and drench hose share the same water supply plumbing. This unit is useful in a laboratory where hazardous chemicals with different properties are used.
For inquiries, please contact:
Aria Sun
Marst Safety Equipment (Tianjin) Co., Ltd
ADD: No. 36, Fagang South Road, Shuanggang Town, Jinnan District, Tianjin,China(In the Tianjin Cao’s Bend Pipe Co.,Ltd Yard)
TEL：+86 189 207 35386 Email: aria@chinamarst.com
Post time: Jun-14-2023
