When a person gets some kind of chemical or other foreign body in their eye, getting it out as quickly as possible is essential if lasting damage is to be avoided.  It is an operational requirement for all workplaces where staff are at risk from these kinds of injuries to have eyewash facilities located throughout the premises so that no member of the workforce ever needs to be more than 10 seconds away from being able to flush their eyes.  Of course, there are situations where it is not possible to have easy access to a fully plumbed in eye wash station, and with this in mind, many employers choose to provide a range of eye wash bottles throughout the workplace.

While a full eye wash station is still necessary to provide the full 15 minutes of flush time that is required under the ANSI safety guidelines that set out the best practices for what to do in an emergency, eye wash bottles containing an appropriate eyewash can bridge the gap between the injury happening, and the ability to provide the best possible treatment, and massively improve the chances of the person involved making a full recovery.

Eye Wash bottles contain specially prepared and purified FDA Approved eyewash solutions that can help to improve the initial treatment of an eye injury, and boost the chances of the person involved making a full recovery.  The saline solution in the bottles is prepared to the highest medical standards, and has a complete isotonic balance in order to ensure that it is as close as possible to the make up of the human body.  This means that there is less of a reaction to the solution when it is being administered.

In order to make administering the eyewash direct from an eye wash bottle as simple as possible, they come with a special nozzle that allows for a precisely targeted flow of liquid to be produced.  This can be directed directly into the eye for fast and effective relief of the pain caused by a splash of chemical liquid onto the eye.

For protection from infection, eye wash bottles are specially treated with various bactericides and fungicides.  This will reduce the likelihood of an injured person having the initial damage of the chemical spill worsened by allowing germs into the injury and causing infection.  To maximize the protection offered by these bottles of eyewash, it is essential that they are used within their expiry date.  Regular checking of stocks throughout your building will ensure that no unusable or compromised eye wash bottles are left out.

In order to make the eye wash bottles easy to access in an emergency, they should be stored in an easy to reach location that is obvious and clearly marked.  The more units that you have throughout your building, the more protection you can offer, although they need only be placed where common sense demands.  Most stations will hold two bottles of eye wash at a time, and there are both 16oz and 32oz sizes available depending on your needs.

Ideally, you will be able to always ensure that there are fully operational eye wash stations throughout your workshop or factory, however under circumstances wher