Outlet water temperatures within the prescribed range — at least 60°F to below 100F° — provide the victim with maximum possible comfort, while also promoting a full duration eyewash or drench shower use cycle. It’s estimated most existing industrial eyewash and shower systems do not comply with the temperature range provision of the standard. Here are four steps to bring you into compliance, and keep your company out of “hot waterâ€:
1) Determine your actual inlet water temperature. Don’t forget to check both initial and sustained temperature readings at various locations throughout the facility. Also, consider the impact of seasonal weather on water temperatures.