FACTS
- Emergency showers are designed to flush the user's head and body. They should not be used to flush the user's eyes because the high rate or pressure of water flow could damage the eyes in some instances.
- The need for emergency showers or eyewash stations is based on the properties of the chemicals that workers use and the tasks that they do in the workplace.
- Emergency showers and eyewash stations are a necessary backup to minimize the effects of accident exposure to chemicals.
- Emergency showers can also be used effectively in extinguishing clothing fires or for flushing contaminants off […]
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