Overview
Employees that work around corrosive materials have a risk of exposure to their body and eyes. Personal Protective Equipment is issued to combat this risk, but if it is breached, the employee needs to remove the substance as possible as quickly as possible. Employers must provide safety water on all nurse wagons andapplicators used for anhydrous or aqua ammonia.
29 CFR 1910.151 – Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body must be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.
ANSI Z358.1 – For first aid purposes, provide at least five gallons of clean water in a container designed to provide ready access to the water for flushing any area of the body contacted by ammonia.