And the ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 standard continues
to be recognized on both a national and a global basis by engineers,
building operators, and regulatory entities.
It is hard to argue against the
importance of the need for eyewashes and showers in the workplace,
given the reported injuries to and incident statistics of workers who
require medical treatment of some kind. Take eye injuries, for
example—there are 800,000 reported eye injuries in the American
workforce each year, many of which are caused by exposure to chemical
hazards. Factoring in direct costs of the injuries covered by worker’s
compensation, disability benefits, and indirect costs ranging from lost
work time and productivity to potential litigation expenses to reduced
employee morale after an incident, the costs of an eye injury can reach
more that $30,000.
