Nope, Never heard of one. Never heard of anyone needing one in the meat dept. Maybe it is just me but I don't think those type of injuries are that common in our field. Sure we work with cleaning chemicals and all but I never heard of this happening to anyone so If i had one I'd probably use it for the broom too or to hold a spray bottle of cleaning detergent, but then again someone might use that to flush out their eyes.
-- Edited by fdarn on Tuesday 14th of August 2012 05:00:41 PM
At the company I left 9 years ago, each meat dept had a special mini sink that you turn on by just stepping on a pedal that was on the floor. So that if you really needed to wash out your eyes real quick, it was completely to go. It had several outlets that sprayed perfectly in an area the size of someone's face. It was just plain fresh tap water. No special liquid in bottles. I remember we often stepped on it by accident. Never heard of anyone needing it. But that block whitener is pretty nasty stuff.
At my old store the hand wash sink had a special spigot that sprayed water in your face when you removed the caps. We used to get each other by covertly removing the caps--so when someone went to wash their hands, they got their face washed!
At my old store the hand wash sink had a special spigot that sprayed water in your face when you removed the caps. We used to get each other by covertly removing the caps--so when someone went to wash their hands, they got their face washed!
We have forklifts with batteries so they are required
If when hooking a battery charger up or taking one off battery fluid were to get into your eye that flush station would be the difference between you being blind or you being able to see in a few weeks
Never could see humor in something related to safety
I have had to push 2 people in my lifetime onto an eye wash station and have to use it once myself
All 3 times it was cleaning solution that accidentally got splashed up onto the face and into the eye one of these individuals I helped was alone in the backroom when it happened and I just happened to walk in and find them trying to walk to the eyewash station. He still has the scars from the chemical burns on his face
BTW an eye wash station without the required bottles or a non functioning station found by an OSHA inspector is a critical violation and can result in a fine up to $10,000.00
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Kettle Range Meat Company, Milwaukee WI
Member Meat Cutter Hall of Fame and The Butcher's Guild
I've used one before, and it wasn't even work related. I was outside having a smoke break when a gust of wind blew into my face, blowing ash right into my eyes. After I went in to check in the mirror(because it hurt to blink) I seen that a very small piece of tobacco that must have still been lit was stuck on the edge of my eye. Used the eyewash station(which here in canada is a mandatory thing I'm quite sure) and was good to go. Not sure if the pic with the broom in the eyewash station was a joke or not but they do come in handy.
I've used one before, and it wasn't even work related. I was outside having a smoke break when a gust of wind blew into my face, blowing ash right into my eyes. After I went in to check in the mirror(because it hurt to blink) I seen that a very small piece of tobacco that must have still been lit was stuck on the edge of my eye. Used the eyewash station(which here in canada is a mandatory thing I'm quite sure) and was good to go. Not sure if the pic with the broom in the eyewash station was a joke or not but they do come in handy.
It must be comforting to all you smokers that now you can smoke dried dead weeds and/or herbs with no fear of harming your body. Just as long as you got that eye wash system you have nothing to worry about.
The inspector made me take out the bottle wash and replace it with an eye wash sink. He said with the bottle wash, you should ask yourself "which eye do I want to lose" only enough water for one eye.
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