Laboratory Safety: Safety Showers and Eye Washes in the Laboratory

Even though we wear personal protective gear and take precautionary measures, there is still a chance of an accident occurring. In a laboratory, these mishaps could be extremely dangerous due to the chemicals being worked with; a safety shower or an eye wash could minimize the damage caused by a chemical spill or exposure. In this laboratory safety course, entitled Safety Showers and Eyewashes in the Laboratory, you will learn what actions to take if you or your coworkers are exposed to hazardous chemicals.

Even if your eyesight is severely compromised you should be able to find the nearest eye wash station or safety shower. This Video On Demand training not only teaches you how to properly use these safety stations, but also how to maintain them. This knowledge is critical in an emergency situation; when an exposure occurs a quick response is critical.

Everyone working in a laboratory should know how to quickly react to an accident involving a hazardous material exposure. This online training video provides laboratory workers with the know-how to use and maintain safety showers and eyewash stations.

This course has been updated to include GHS container labels and Safety Data Sheets (SDS) for GHS compliance.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

All laboratory employees

• Introduction
• Uses & Characteristics
• Accessing & Maintaining
• Using Safety Showers
• Using Eye Washes
• Review

• Laboratory Safety: The OSHA Formaldehyde Standard
• Laboratory Safety: Safe Handling of Laboratory Glassware
• Laboratory Safety: Laboratory Hoods