Knowledge Base

This course covers the following information:

Safety Showers and Eye Washes: HAZMATs, Safety Showers and Eye Washes

• The different types of hazardous materials you may encounter in a workplace.
  
• How safety showers and eye washes are used to prevent injuries that result from contact with HAZMATs.
  
• Why it's important to get to a safety shower or eye wash quickly if you are exposed to a HAZMAT.
  

Safety Showers and Eye Washes: Standards for Decontamination Equipment

• The major elements of the ANSI standards for the design and function of safety showers and eye washes.
  
• The value of following the standards that ANSI has put in place to maximize the effectiveness of safety showers and eye washes.
  

Safety Showers and Eye Washes: Using a Safety Shower

• Why it is important to stay calm and remember your training when you come into physical contact with a hazardous material.
  
• How to properly use a safety shower.
  
• What you should do to effectively decontaminate yourself using a safety shower.
  

Safety Showers and Eye Washes: Using an Eye Wash

• How quickly your eyesight can be damaged by a hazardous chemical.
  
• What you should do if a HAZMAT gets into your eyes to minimize any eye damage that could occur before you get to an eye wash station.
  
• How to properly use an eye wash station.
  

Safety Showers and Eye Washes: After a HAZMAT Decontamination

• What you should do after a HAZMAT decontamination.
  
• Where to find contact information for first responders in your area.
  
• What to do with clothing that was removed during a decontamination process.