FACTS
Common causes for emergency showers and eyewashes malfunction- Improperly installed or missing dust covers.
- Lack of proper signage on the equipment or lack of acceptable lighting.
- Providing the improper equipment for the application.
- Obstructions in the path of travel to a shower and/or eyewash.
- Incorrect placement or assembly could result in an inadequate emergency response.
- Parts of a unit, such as the pull rod or push flag, in a dysfunctional, non-usable state.
- Lack of flow control to the eye or eye/face wash including erratic, inconsistent or unpredictable water flow.
- With not enough water pressure or flow, the eye, eye/face wash […]
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