DCHAS-L Discussion List Archive
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:49:39 -0700
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From: David H Silberman <davidhs**At_Symbol_Here**STANFORD.EDU>
Subject: Re: Definition of "tepid"
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div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'>Be really
careful with this one...
- Higher water temperatures can sometimes exacerbate the ef
fect of a chemical exposure to the eyes
- Mixing valves do not necess
arily deliver "tepid temperatures" right away; they can also fail and if ey
ewash water is not on a dedicated circuit, other influences can affect temp
erature
- Weekly / monthly inspections, to be effective under the tep
id rubric, must include a temperature monitoring parameter... consider how
to implement that requirement to make it meaningful...
California does not enforce the current ANSI s
tandard (Cal/OSHA's current Standard refers to ANSI Z358.1-1
981 and there is no mention of the word "tepid").
So here's a question: How many of you have actually "washed you
r eyes" for even just a few minutes using the pre-tepid systems? If n
ot, you may want to try it! From one who has (as a test, not a necess
ity and over a sink with a drain), it's not that bad and I readily understo
od the need for "hands-free"devices: holding one's eyelids open and grittin
g down (make a wooden "chomp" dowel available?) does work and my eyes got u
sed to the temperature within a minute or two.
David
David H. Silberman
Directo
r, Health and Safety Programs
Stanford University School of Medicine
251 Campus Drive West, Room X-104
Mail Code 5459
Stanford, CA 94305
Direct Line: 650-723-6336
Office Line: 650-723-0110
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nbsp; 650-736-0179
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From: "Brady Arnold" <barnold**At_Symbol_Here**XENOTECHLLC.COM>To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Sent: Tuesda
y, August 16, 2011 8:53:22 AM
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Definition of "tepid"
60 F may be too cold and hypothermia could still be a concern
for extended washing. However, 100F is just above body temp, it should be p
retty good for an eyewash.
-Brady
Brady P. Arnold
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From: DCHAS-L Discussion List [mailto:DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**list.uvm.edu] On Behalf
Of Debbie M. Decker
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 10:26 AM<
br>To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Definition
of "tepid"
I know we=E2=80=99ve beaten this one to death already but I wasn
=E2=80=99t paying attention and now I need the collective brain. I fo
und ANSI says that "tepid=" is between 60 and 100F. Bu
t I seem to recall other advice that suggests this is too wide of a range
=E2=80=93 60F is uncomfortably cold and 100F is far too hot for an eyewash.
What do you g
uys think?
Tha
nks,
Debbie
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