In the beginning was the 1970 Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). To improve worker safety, OSHA adopted several regulations concerning the use of emergency eyewash and shower stations. OSHA's ...
The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) created industry standard ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 in 1981 as a means of establishing minimum performance and use requirements for emergency eyewash and shower ...
In 2022, Nevada OSHA issued regulation R069-20, adopting the American National Standard for Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment, ANSI Z358.1, as law. Among the requirements of this standard is ...
For something as critical as eyewashes and safety showers, OSHA regulations are pretty vague. 1910.151(c) states: “Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, ...