By Hayden Del Dotto, Haws Online Content Specialist
Chances are that if your day involves using an emergency eyewash station, it probably hasn’t been the best of days. An issue with chemicals or hazardous substances in your eyes can ruin any day, but if you add an eyewash with non-sterile water to this equation it could ruin your life. According to OSHA, each day over 2,000 people injure their eyes at work and temporary or permanent vision loss is a result of 10%-20% of these occupational eye injuries. Loss of vision, whether it’s temporary or permanent, is a scary thing and along with a diminished quality of life, there are large costs for both an individual and employer. Direct costs for eye injuries alone cost employers over $467 million a year according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).
To prevent such permanent and costly eye injuries it is important for an employer to not only have eyewashes, but also make sure that the water being used in them is safe as well. For the water to be safe it must be between 60°F and 100°F so that it does not enhance the chemical reaction in the eyes and is comfortable for the whole 15 minutes of use. Along with temperature, making sure that the eyewash water is ‘sterile’ is another important factor for safe water. If a portable eyewash doesn’t have ‘sterile’ preserved water, it could lead to additional irritation.
Bacteriostatic preservatives are an ideal solution to having ‘sterile’ preserved water in your self-contained, portable eyewashes because they limit the growth of bacteria in the water.  One 5 oz. bottle of the Haws model 9082 will preserve five to twenty gallons of potable water for up to three months. This ‘sterile’ solution is in compliance with FDA regulations and is an important piece to your own safety as well as your employees’.  Find out more about the model 9082 and more Haws products by visiting the website at: https://www.hawsco.com.
Infographic: Top 3 Usage Locations of Portable Eyewashes
What are portable eyewash stations?
A portable emergency eyewash is a self-contained ANSI Z358.1 compliant emergency response product that is needed for locations without access to water and can be moved at a moments notice to meet the rapidly evolving needs of a chemical, manufacturing, or construction environment.
When is a portable eyewash station needed?
A portable emergency eyewash can be used anywhere an emergency eyewash system is needed but does not have access to a continuous source of potable water. The advantage over plumbed units is the mobility feature. This allows safety professionals to relocate the equipment as needed to stay compliant with ANSI and OSHA emergency equipment distance requirements.
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Model 7601.15 is a 15-gallon, air-pressurized, self-contained eyewash with an ASME rated tank with optional drench hose.
Model 7601.15 is an ideal solution for a facility’s ANSI eyewash requirements in locations without access to a continuous potable water source and where an ASME tank is required.
More specifically, Model 7601.15 is able to provide 15 minutes of flushing with the use of twin soft-flo eyewash heads.
- Features a 15 gallon (56.8 L) ASME rated stainless steel tank
- Protective measures include:
- air pressure gauge
- pressure relief valve
- tire-type air fill valve
- Measurements: 43-3/4″ (111 cm) high, 12-1/4″ (31 cm) diameter
- ABS plastic anti-surge eyewash heads with integral flow controls and dust covers
- Chrome-plated brass ball valve equipped with stainless steel ball and stem
- Additional features:
- Flow Regulation
- Fully Assembled
- System Certified
- Flow Regulation
Certified by CSA to meet the ANSI Z358.1 Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment.
Note: Reference the Supplemental Equipment section [8.0] of the ANSI Z358.1-2014 regarding Drench Hose compliance.
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