Know How To Make A Chemical Splash Dash

If a chemical splashed onto your skin or into your eye, could you get to a safety shower or eyewash station quickly?

The time to consider that question is now, not when you are faced with an emergency. You need to know where this equipment is located, the shortest route to reach it and how to use it effectively.

When a corrosive chemical makes contact with your skin or your eyes, it begins to damage the tissue. The effect on your skin can be painful, disfiguring and possibly fatal. The effect in your eyes can be pain, temporary or partial loss of vision, or permanent blindness.

Rinsing away the chemical can halt the progressive damage. This is where the safety shower and eyewash station come into the picture. If you get there fast enough and rinse well enough for a long enough time, you can greatly reduce the damage to your skin and eyes.