eyewash Articles
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10 Emergency Eyewash Best Practices
A chemical eye injury is something to avoid at all costs; it’s a painful and frightening experience and one that may leave a person blinded for life. So if your workers are exposed to hazardous chemicals and other substances, it’s imperative that you do everything you can to ensure that your emergency eyewash stations meet the required safety standards to best protect workers. Here ...
By SafetyNow
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Benefit from the updated STD-40K/45G mobile safety shower
Ensuring you have the right emergency safety equipment can be challenging, especially if your site does not have easy access to a clean potable water supply. Water pressure can also be an issue for a lot of sites.For a lot of locations, portable emergency safety showers and face/eyewash stations are essential. If installation measures for a plumbed in unit cannot be met, portable equipment can ...
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A Guide to the ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 International Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment
Emergency safety showers and eye/face wash units provide the first line of defence in the event of a chemical splash or spillage. Any delay in treating a casualty can result in more serious injury with long-term consequences. Choosing the right emergency safety shower is essential and there are many fundamental points to consider. The internationally recognised American National Standard, ...
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Hazardous Materials Spill Response Procedures
Hazardous Material spills including biological, chemical and radiological materials pose a serious risk if not promptly and properly responded to by the individuals who initially identify the spill and the appropriate emergency response team. When a Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) response team arrives at the scene of any incident or accident involving hazardous materials there are many unknown ...
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Why do I need to activate my safety showers and eye/face washes weekly?
Weekly activation of your emergency safety showers and eye/face wash units is paramount to ensure that all emergency equipment is operating properly. This process is stated as a requirement in European and International standards (EN15154 and ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014)Not only will performing this test give you peace of mind that your emergency equipment is in full working order, but it will also ...
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Why Portable Emergency Safety Equipment is essential in the changing environment of a construction site
With the shift in the construction industry and implementation of new building methods or infrastructure processes, it is necessary for construction sites to change in order to meet demands. As new hazards transpire or complications arise, the workplace needs to evolve quickly and efficiently. Making provisions for emergency safety equipment can be challenging, especially if a site does not ...
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Hughes Safety Showers and Eye Wash Stations
Famed for providing excellent quality standards when supplying emergency safety showers and eye and face wash equipment, Hughes Safety Shower has certainly built the reputation for engineering some of the most innovative portable shower models as of date. With over 50 years of industrial equipment manufacturing experience, it is safe to say that Hughes shower products have been used in ...
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Lab Design Basics For Fume Hoods
When designing a laboratory, different stakeholder groups hold differing views. Not to mention, many individuals hold various opinions that have opposing priorities. But once decisions have been made and there is a consensus among the users, designing a lab is an exciting process. A successful lab design layout will promote the use of laboratory space while ensuring safe working conditions for ...
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Whisky Distilleries: Don't Put Worker Safety on The Rocks
Whisky production is an unavoidably time-consuming and expensive process, with some of the world’s most sought-after whiskies taking upwards of half a century to produce. The arduous investment will inevitably prove to be lucrative as fans of the drink can be willing to pay huge margins for older malts. Recently, a bottle of Macallan 1926 60-year-old single malt scotch sold for a record ...
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Facing hazards in the fast-paced food industry
The food & drink industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK, contributing more than £28bn to the economy every year. This industry and its employees face increased demand from a constantly growing population. As pressure to escalate production increases, the industry cannot afford to neglect the safety of its workers. Food processing and manufacturing facilities must be ...
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Protecting People in the Printing Industry
Due to the fast-paced, deadline-driven nature of the printing industry it can often be easy to overlook the need for health and safety equipment. The UK is the world’s fifth largest producer of printed products, with around 120,000 employees – a large workforce that needs to be protected. Printing is a diverse industry, covering many processes from screen printing to lamination. As a ...
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Hygiene facilities vs Safety Showers
Health and Safety guidelines surrounding hazardous substances and decontamination can often be vague. Guidelines often recommend the provision of ‘hygiene facilities’ or ‘washing facilities’ to ensure potentially harmful substances are removed before a worker moves on to another task or finishes work for the day. However, an ordinary shower or sink is not always enough to ...
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Ensuring safety in the ever-growing e-liquid industry
Vaping has made its mark as one of the fastest growing industries of the 21st century. With the number of vapers globally climbing from just 7 million in 2011 to a staggering 41 million in 2018 and a market worth an estimated £15.5 billion, it’s unsurprising that new vape liquid manufacturers are popping up every day. Manufacturers based in the UK are required to submit a ...
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Combatting bacteria growth in emergency tank showers
Emergency safety showers and eye wash stations are essential for sites where workers could come into contact with hazardous chemicals. In some environments providing this life saving equipment can be challenging, for instance a consistent supply of potable water cannot be guaranteed, or a tepid temperature can be difficult to maintain due to extreme ambient temperatures. In these instances, ...
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How to Keep Your Industrial Tank Cleaning on Schedule
Plant Managers are responsible for a variety of tasks that keep the plant running smoothly. One of these important tasks is managing industrial tank cleaning. In the past, industrial tank cleaning required several days of work, and moving crews from their regular positions forcing plant production to slow. Now, there are different ways to schedule tank cleaning so you can keep your plant ...
By Ecorobotics
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How To Use A Fume Hood
Fume hoods are designed to keep laboratory professionals safe while working with hazardous materials. They filter the air to prevent the inhalation of toxic particles that can lodge in the lungs and cause serious health implications. In order for fume hoods to provide protection, users must follow basic safety practices. No matter how well a fume hood is designed, it won’t be effective ...
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Regular servicing of emergency safety showers at Robinsons Brewery extends product lifetime - Case study
Hughes Safety Showers have supplied Stockport based Robinsons Brewery with emergency safety showers and eye/face wash equipment for over thirty years. The brewing industry as a whole has a positive approach to employee safety and Frederick Robinson Limited have often led the way. David Robinson, Frederic Robinson Ltd Director, commented; “We have been using Hughes Safety Showers in the ...
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Emergency Safety Showers for Hire
Emergency safety showers must be situated within 20 metres of a hazard. Crucial seconds lost after exposure to a toxic substance could lead to serious injury or damage to eyesight. Hughes offer a wide range of safety showers and eye/face washes for all environments to help you protect the safety of your workforce. For short term projects you may not want to commit to purchasing a safety shower. ...
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Improve your approach to hazardous materials
Today most large organizations that must deal with hazardous materials follow a time-honored process for identifying critical compliance needs and spend the money necessary to make it work. However, committing this level of resources can be tough for smaller companies. The challenge is to effectively manage their entire chemical inventory to stay in compliance and avoid the dangers, fines and ...
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The Importance of Tepid Water
The European standards, EN15154 and the international standard for safety showers and eye/face wash equipment, ANSI Z358.1-2014 specify that water delivered by an emergency safety shower must be tepid. What is tepid water? Tepid water is controlled within a fixed temperature range. For EN standards this is stipulated as 15 to 37C (59 to 98F). The ANSI standard specifies 16 to 38C (60 to 100F). ...
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