Eye wash stations are essential part to any business strategy to maintain a safe workplace. In any environment where there is a risk of foreign bodies or chemicals getting into the eyes of staff, such as an industrial setting or factory, it is absolutely essential that the management of the facility do all that they can in order to maintain the highest levels of safety and protection for their employees.  Although any staff who are in any way at risk of coming into contact with dangerous chemicals or loose grit and debris should wear appropriate safety goggles or safety glasses, accidents do happen, and having eye wash stations in place to deal with any eventuality will enable your staff to be protected in the event of an accident.  This will reduce your liability in the event of an accident, but more importantly, will do a great deal to minimize the chances of an employee suffering any long term damage to their eyes as a result of an accident.

An Eye Wash Station is a wall mounted facility where all the equipment necessary to rinse debris or spray from the eyes is kept.  All staff should be aware of where in the building it is placed, and full training should be offered to an appropriate number of staff to ensure that in the event of someone needing to use the eye wash station, there will be proper care available to them.

Regulations about the equipping of an industrial facility require that an eye wash station should be available within 10 seconds of the working area, and contain enough materials and water to allow for 15 minutes of continuous washing of the eyes.  If a strong caustic agent or acid is being used in the workplace, the eye wash station should be immediately at hand in order to be sure to minimize the pos