does osha require eye wash stations
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Published by SALUSYes, OSHA requires the provision of emergency eyewash stations in workplaces where employees are exposed to substances that could cause injury by getting into their eyes. According to the Oregon Safe Employment Act, employers must provide eyewash stations or showers, or both, based on the hazard. These facilities must be located so that exposed employees can reach them and begin treatment in 10 seconds or less, and the path must be unobstructed. The water must flow for at least 15 minutes, and the equipment must be installed according to the manufacturer's instructions and maintained in a clean and sanitary condition [1].
Similarly, the Occupational Safety General Regulations require that where a person's skin or eyes may be acutely affected by exposure to hazardous substances, an employer must provide an emergency shower, an eye wash fountain, or enough flushing fluid to last at least 15 minutes. The equipment must comply with the ANSI standard ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 and be accessible within 10 seconds of exposure [2].
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[1] Rules for the Administration of the Oregon Safe Employment Act (General Occupational Safety and Health, Division 2, OSHA Oregon)
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## (5) Emergency Eyewash and Shower Facilities. - (a) Where employees handle substances that could injure them by getting into their eyes or onto their bodies, provide them with an eyewash, or shower, or both based on the hazard. - (A) Emergency eyewash and showers must meet the following: - (i) Locate it so that exposed employees can reach it and begin treatment in 10 seconds or less. The path must be unobstructed and cannot require the opening of doors or passage through obstacles unless other employees are always present to help the exposed employee. - (ii) Water must flow for at least 15 minutes. - (iii) Install the equipment according to the manufacturer's instructions. - (iv) The eyewash must have valves that stay open without the use of the hands. The shower must not be subject to unauthorized shut-off. - (v) Follow the system manufacturer's criteria for water pressure, flow rate and testing to assure proper operation of the system. - (vi) Emergency shower and eyewash facilities must be clean, sanitary and operating correctly. - (vii) In self-contained systems, do not use solutions or products past their expiration date. - NOTE: If the employer can demonstrate, with the support of a physician board certified in ophthalmology, toxicology or occupational medicine, that an alternative eyewash solution is adequate for their specific hazard, OR-OSHA will accept that solution. An example would be a buffered isotonic solution preserved with a suitable antibacterial agent, that may be less irritating when used in a 15-minute flush. - (b) If the product label, MSDS or other information about the expected contaminant gives treatment instructions different from those required in this section, follow the most protective of those instructions. - (c) If the contaminant manufacturer requires specific decontaminants or procedures, you must provide them in addition to the eyewash or shower. The employer must assure this treatment is available. - (d) If eyewash facilities o…
[2] Occupational Safety General Regulations (N.S. Reg. 44/99)
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- 23 (1) Where a person's skin or eyes may be acutely affected by an exposure to a caustic, acidic or other hazardous substance, an employer shall provide 1 of the following in the work area where the exposure may occur: - (a) an emergency shower; - (b) an eye wash fountain; - (ba) enough flushing fluid to last at least 15 minutes; Clause 23(1)(ba) added: O.I.C. 2013-65, N.S. Reg. 53/2013. - (c) other equipment sufficient for removal of the substance. Subsection 23(1) amended: O.I.C. 2013-65, N.S. Reg. 53/2013. - (2) An eye wash or shower equipment that is used must meet all of the following requirements: - (a) it must comply with the requirements of the latest version of ANSI standard ANSI/ISEA Z358.1, 'American Standard for Emergency and Shower Equipment'; - (b) it must be installed, operated, inspected and maintained in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions; - (c) it must be located so that there is an unobstructed path to the equipment and the user can access the equipment within 10 seconds of exposure; - (d) it must provide sufficient flushing fluid at sufficient pressure for the greater of - (i) 15 minutes, and - (ii) the time indicated on the MSDS sheet; - (e) it must have the instructions for use and an expiration date permanently affixed to the unit. Subsection 23(2) replaced: O.I.C. 2013-65, N.S. Reg. 53/2013. ## Waste material and debris - 24 An employer must ensure that, on a regular basis, waste material and debris are - (a) collected or positioned so as to prevent a hazard; and - (b) removed from a workplace to a suitable disposal area. \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
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