Emergency Eyewash

Facts that can Save a Worker’s Sight

Protecting Eyesight in the Workplace

Workplace eye injuries 1 in 10 10% - 20%

injuries requires 1 result in temporary or
or more missed days permanent vision loss
of work

2,000 $
occupational eye injuries
occur in the U.S. daily
$ $
$
$467 Million $934 Million
the direct costs of the total of direct
occupational eye injuries and indirect costs to U.S.
to U.S employers employers each year
each year

ANSI Z358.1-2014 Standard

15 Mins.
The American National Standards Institute’s standards
the minimum number of
for emergency eyewash, including universal minimum minutes both eyes must be
performance and use requirements. flushed

Zero 10 Seconds 0.4 gal./min. 60ºF - 100ºF

the number of permissible the maximum time it should the rate of flow required the required temperature
steps, stairs or obstructions take workers to reach an from every emergency range for safe flushing
along the route to eyewash station eyewash station
eyewash station

Dangers of flushing with tap water Benefits of using portable units

Reliable, safe, and

Contains potential
effective in eye injury
hazards to eye health
mitigation

Temperature cannot
always be controlled

Available in various sizes and styles to meet the needs

pH Fluid does not match of nearly every location

the eye’s pH

Plumbed units require

costly, frequent (i.e. weekly)
activation and maintenance

May contain more

than 300 pollutants Easily moved and placed in close proximity to hazards
nationwide that can
harm the eye

Impurities can cause

secondary injury and
vision loss when pH
treating an already
compromised eye

Ideal for locations without Store and deliver preserved

access to continuous and/or pH-balanced
potable water source water or saline

Benefits of using Secondary Generally deliver tepid Requires less frequent

eyewash devices (bottled eyewash) (room temperature) water maintenance than plumbed

Honeywell Industrial Safety

900 Douglas Pike
Smithfield, RI 02917
• Excellent first defense against caustics/chemicals while P 800.430.5490
in route to primary unit
• Highly portable and can be placed directly at site of hazards www.honeywellsafety.com
• Perfect for confined spaces
• Good for treating nuisance particles