AS 4775:2007
$39.65
Emergency eyewash and shower equipment
Published By | Publication Date | Number of Pages |
AS | 2007-10-26 | 33 |
Specifies minimum design, performance, installation, maintenance and use requirements for eyewash and shower equipment for the emergency treatment of the eyes or body of a person.
Scope
This Standard specifies minimum performance and use requirements for eyewash and shower equipment for the emergency treatment of the eyes or body of a person who has been exposed to materials which may cause injuries. It covers the following types of equipment:
Emergency shower equipment.
Eyewash equipment.
Eye/face wash equipment.
Combination shower and eyewash or eye/face wash equipment.
Facilities for disabled persons.
It also includes performance and use requirements for the following supplemental equipment:
(i) Drench hoses.
(ii) Self-contained (portable) equipment.
Large-scale multispray shower equipment, of the type used in major emergency response or military applications, are outside the scope of this Standard.
Where eyewash units are included in combination with such equipment, these eyewash units are within the scope of this Standard.