It is my understanding that OSHA and other regulatory state agencies (e.g., departments of labor, etc.) often reference the ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 standard relative to emergency eyewash and shower lab safety engineering controls for guidance to help protect laboratory employees who can be potentially exposed to corrosive materials. In essence, though not a legal safety standard currently, it does serve as better professional safety practice (e.g., NSTA, NSELA, etc.). In this way, it may be considered a requirement.
Dr. Ken Roy
Kenneth R. Roy, Ph.D.
Chief Safety Compliance Adviser
National Science Teaching Association (NSTA);
Safety Compliance Officer
National Science Education Leadership Association (NSELA);
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International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE);
Director of Environmental Health & Chemical Safety,
Glastonbury Public Schools (CT);
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On Friday, July 28, 2023 at 04:00:50 PM EDT, SYLVIA TARINBROUSSEAU <0000133f07ad71a7-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**lists.princeton.edu> wrote:
ANSI Z358.1 says weekly for 15 minutes
But this wasn’t adopted by OSHA
Sylvia Tarin-Brousseau
Southwest Laboratory
On Jul 25, 2023, at 6:40 AM, Leach, Patricia <Patricia.Leach**At_Symbol_Here**utdallas.edu> wrote:
Hello,
We want to start flushing our eyewash stations to keep the stagnant water from growing microbes. How often is it necessary to do to keep microbes from growing and for what duration should the eyewashes be flushed? Please feel free to e-mail
me directly. I am sure this is something that has been discussed before I joined. No need to clutter up the listserv. Also, is there an archives I can search for the listserv to check if a subject has already been addressed? If so, how do I access it?
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