Safety Showers & Eye Washes in the Laboratory

This course on Safety Showers and Eye Washes in the Laboratory reviews the correct ways to use this equipment, and emphasizes the need for quick action after a chemical splash or spill. Employees may never need a safety shower or an eye wash… but if they do, knowing the proper procedures for using them can prevent serious injury, or possibly even save a life. Areas covered in the course include operating safety showers and eye washes, working with hazardous materials, exposure to corrosive substances, testing eye wash and shower equipment, using showers and eye washes properly, and more.

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What Your Employees Will Learn

  • Know when safety showers and eye washes should be used.
  • Explain the operation and maintenance of safety showers and eye washes.
  • Properly use safety showers and eye washes in the event of an accidental spill or splash of a hazardous chemical.
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Associated Industries: Laboratory Environments.
Associated Topic Titles: Eye Safety, Laboratory Safety.


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