Emergency Eyewash and Shower
ISEA is the trade association for manufacturers of emergency eyewash and shower equipment and systems.
Emergency eyewash and
shower equipment is designed to provide emergency flushing of the eyes, face or
body of a person exposed to hazardous materials. This equipment is
installed in workplaces of all types, from factories to auto repair shops, as
well as laboratories, hospitals and schools. Products include emergency
drench showers, eyewash units that may be permanently attached to the plumbing
system or free-standing tank systems, eye/face washes, drench hoses, drench
hoses, fixed and portable decontamination showers, mixing valves and personal
eyewash bottles.
ISEA members have a
seat at the table when standards are being written that affect their products;
they get a first look at changes in standards, they influence the development
of new standards, and they are kept informed of developments on standards
around the world. The ISEA standard for eyewash and showers, ANSI/ISEA
Z358.1, is recognized around the world, and the group has liaison representation
on the European standards committee for laboratory eyewashes. In response
to homeland security needs, the group developed an ANSI standard for
decontamination showers.
ISEA gives members a
full-time Washington office. They are kept up to date on important
developments affecting their companies, and are identified with a respected and
responsible organization that is an advocate for standards and regulations for
emergency eyewash and shower equipment. ISEA promotes recognition of the
ANSI standard as the basis for federal and state regulation of emergency
eyewash and shower equipment in the workplace, and is an active participant in
US government homeland security organizations developing standards and plans
for personnel and equipment decontamination.
ISEA members use the
association to learn from each other, and work together to improve
markets. Information services are tuned to member companies’ needs.
In addition to
bringing companies together in the Eyewash and Shower Group, ISEA membership is
a link to the larger world of safety equipment, both in the US and around the
world. Companies receive regular bulletins and reports on standards,
government policies and proposals, and market intelligence. They
participate in the association’s Annual and Fall Meetings, where the industry
comes together to share information and insight. Members’
For 75 years, ISEA has
set the standard for personal safety equipment manufacturers, supporting and
promoting the business interests of its member companies, united in the goal of
protecting the health and safety of people worldwide.
Emergency Eyewash and Shower Standards
American National
Standards from ISEA:
ISEA is represented on
the following standards committees and panels:
·
ANSI Z535 - Safety
Signs and Colors
·
ANSI Z10 -
Occupational Health and Safety Systems
·
ASTM E54 - Committee
on Homeland Security Applications
·
ANSI Homeland Security
Standards Panel
·
CEN TC322 /WG2 -
Fittings and Fixtures (European Committee for Standardization)
