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Safety cautions
Figure 2. This indoor storage area highlights items that have been Figure 3. An example of an inexpensive eyewash station that has been
stored dangerously overhead.
containers and use some of that revenue to reward employees with pizzas, etc.
Remember that there is no excuse for poor housekeeping when it comes to the safety of your workers.
PRECAUTION #2:
EYEWASH STATIONS
Another important issue that we frequently find is the lack of adequate eyewash fountains in golf courses where hazardous chemicals are being dispensed. Even though there is no clear definition in Canada about what is and is not an eyewash fountain, some provincial inspectors are enforcing regulation ANSI Z358.1, 2014
created which provides a permanent solution to keep staff safe.
version. This is the American National Standards Institute’s regulation requiring an upward stream of water or saline solution.
Most safety data sheets instruct users to flush their eyes for 15 minutes when the person gets a chemical in their eyes and the eyewash bottles simply cannot do that. Installing hard plumbed eyewash stations can be expensive but the photo above shows an effective and inexpensive solution. If you already have the eyewash bottles, keep them for first aid use in your cart out on the course to get a person to the nearest eyewash fountain.
Figure 3 highlights where one of our clients installed a tub with taps and a Bradley Eyewash Faucet in his shop all for under $200 and this is a permanent solution! ANSI Z358.1 requires an eyewash station to be located within ten seconds of unencumbered access from where chemicals are being dispensed so installing these tubs not only puts you in compliance, but it does so inexpensively as well. Global Industries sells the eyewash faucets for about $120 each. Remember to clean, flush and inspect all eyewash stations weekly and keep a record of those inspections. An inspector may ask to see the record.
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