The eyewash shower and the eyewash fountain, what are they for?

The eyewash station or wall-mounted eyewash are devices designed to flush abundant water over both eyes of a worker in cases where it is necessary to quickly and effectively decontaminate their eyes from splashes of materials or substances that may have entered them due to work activities.

This type of safety device must be properly indicated with signage, ensuring that every worker knows at all times where it is located for when they need to access it in an emergency.

Given the importance of these devices, which can be crucial in preventing temporary or permanent vision loss, they must be integrated with safety showers and located within a distance of less than 10 seconds from the workplace of employees who carry out work activities with contaminating substances or that pose a risk to their eye health.

The jet that comes from these devices should be at a lukewarm temperature and not have too high a pressure to avoid causing any damage when impacting the worker's eyes.

Eyewash station for worker safety

An eyewash station consists of two nozzles that are separated by a distance of between 15 and 20 centimeters and are responsible for providing the necessary water flow to wash the worker's eyes or face, activated by a foot or elbow actuator, thus facilitating this task in case of an emergency.

The emergency eyewash responds to the needs that professionals may have at their workplace due to splashes, spills, or fire outbreaks, when a quick and effective intervention prevents a problem from becoming very serious.

Thanks to the eyewash station, risks and dangers in a work environment where tasks are carried out with some type of ocular risk are prevented.

In fact, this type of system is mandatory in any company where any activity poses a risk to the worker's eyes.

It is important for every professional to have all the necessary collective and individual protective equipment to ensure their safety while carrying out their work activities.