What are the safety equipment requirements for facilities using formaldehyde?
A. The Project Leader/Facility Manager/Supervisor must install eyewashes and emergency showers when required by OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151: (1) If the formaldehyde content in the solutions your facility stores or uses is: (a) Equal to or greater than 0.1%, then you must have an eyewash station, and (b) Equal to or greater than 1.0%, you must also have a quick-drench emergency shower. (2) Your eyewash stations and emergency showers must meet OSHA requirements and installation must meet the manufacturers standards. Contact your Regional Safety Manager for guidance. (3) Employees must have free, unabated access to eyewashes and showers. (4) Personnel must flush plumbed eyewashes and showers on a routine basis, at least once a month, and maintain records of routine flushing. Personnel must not flush portable self-contained-type eyewashes, but instead maintain them in accordance with manufacturer standards. B. PPE: You must use PPE as part of your safety procedures to prevent over-exposure throug
