25% of businesses fail an inspection of eyewash stations. If your business fails to meet emergency eyewash station requirements you could face a fine or even prosecution.
In this video, we cover everything businesses need to know about eyewash stations.
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Eyewash Stations: Legal Requirements and Regulations, emergency eyewash station requirements
How to Know if You Need an Eyewash Station
The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999 require each business to carry out a risk assessment of health and safety hazards.
If your risk assessment reveals risks of eye injury you need to install an eyewash station by law. The most common eye injury hazards are chemicals, machinery. and heat.
Examples of Where Eyewash Stations are Required
Labs, warehouses, factories, manufacturing plants, kitchens, waste management facilities, schools, hospitals.
Installing and Maintaining Your Eyewash Station, Where should eyewash facilities be located?
The HSE requires that:
“If mains tap water is not readily available for eye irrigation, at least one litre of sterile water or sterile normal saline (0.9% w/v) in sealed, disposable containers should be provided.”
Choose whether you want a plumbed or portable eyewash station. We recommend portable eyewash stations because they can be installed anywhere, are easy to maintain, and are more hygienic.
The eyewash station should be accessible within 10 seconds of eye contamination and on the same level. It should be clearly visible and signposted.
The eyewash station should be checked weekly to ensure it is clean, in good condition, and the eyewash solution is in date.
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6 сен 2024
