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);

Safety Committee Member

International Council of Associations for Science Education (ICASE);

Director of Environmental Health & Chemical Safety,

Glastonbury Public Schools (CT);

Royk**At_Symbol_Here**glastonburyus.org

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?

 

Thank you,

 

 

Patricia Leach

Lab Manager

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

The University of Texas at Dallas

Office:  SLC 3.513

Office: (972) 883-6583

Cell: (469) 891-6426

patricia.leach**At_Symbol_Here**utdallas.edu

 

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