Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 08:29:39 -0600
Reply-To: "Greene, Ben" <bgreene**At_Symbol_Here**SMTP3.WSTF.NASA.GOV>
Sender: DCHAS-L Discussion List <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**LIST.UVM.EDU>
From: "Greene, Ben" <bgreene**At_Symbol_Here**SMTP3.WSTF.NASA.GOV>
Subject: Temperatures of Emergency Shower and Eyewash Water

Colleagues - With previous discussions regarding "tepid" water temperatures required by ANSI Z358.1-2004 in mind, I was curious what other facilities have measured the temperatures of their delivered water and what the results were. With the low end of "tepid" being 60 F (Appendix B), it might seem cold for a dip but not for a, uh, soft drink. We recently measured the temperatures of water from more than a dozen units (both eyewash and emergency showers, indoor and outdoor), and found a mean temperature of 72 F at an ambient outdoor temperature of 75 F; safely above the 60 F "limit". Of course, we expect seasonal variation and plan to measure the temperatures periodically in the future to determine if mixing units are required. We are in southern New Mexico which has a nominally mild climate (though it does cool down in the winter) and I wondered what the delivered water temperatures at facilities in other parts of the country are. Ben Ben Greene, Ph.D. Jacobs Las Cruces, NM

Previous post   |  Top of Page   |   Next post



The content of this page reflects the personal opinion(s) of the author(s) only, not the American Chemical Society, ILPI, Safety Emporium, or any other party. Use of any information on this page is at the reader's own risk. Unauthorized reproduction of these materials is prohibited. Send questions/comments about the archive to secretary@dchas.org.
The maintenance and hosting of the DCHAS-L archive is provided through the generous support of Safety Emporium.