From:
Rob Toreki <info**At_Symbol_Here**ILPI.COM>
Subject:
Re: Lab safety showers
Date:
Oct 21, 2010 00:56 UTC
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From: ILPI <info**At_Symbol_Here**ILPI.COM>
Subject: Re: Lab safety showers
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Tips:
1. Have floor drains if at all
possible. Check with your local/state EPA regarding this issue to
see if they restrict these.
2. Consider ADA
(Americans With Disabilities Act) requirements; Guardian makes a full
line of "barrier free" safety stations, showers, and eye washes.
You can see examples of them here: http://www.safetyemporium.com/ILPI_Site/WebPagesUS/safety/showers.htm
Disclaimer: I'm the principal owner of that web site.
3. Consider tempering units on any
installation. In the dead of winter, water that comes out of those
will be ice cold; you can search this list archives for past discussions
on this topic. Examples can be found at the bottom of the web page
I just listed.
4. For remote locations or where
people might be working alone, consider an alarm/strobe/siren that
activates when the unit is activated. Even if neither of these is
the case, a remote alarm capability can alert you to vandalism.
The water damage from a unit activated at night with nobody
knowing about it for hours will far exceed the expense of an
alarm!
Rob Toreki
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On Oct 20, 2010, at 7:21 PM, List Moderator
wrote:
Date: October 20, 2010 7:19:40 PM EDT
Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Lab safety showers
Has anyone recently installed
safety showers in their labs? Do you
have any tips
you may share. We are following the ANSI standard but
are there are recent guidelines?
Thanks
Celia
