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Emergency Eyewash & Safety Showers

Product code F21-EW-101 / -102 / -201

The one product in this range that treats the person rather than the liquid. Portable units where there is no water supply, and a plumbed stainless station where there is.

Emergency Eyewash & Safety Showers
Specification

Technical detail

Product codeF21-EW-101 / -102 / -201
Portable capacity30 litres (8 gallons) or 53 litres
Portable flow rate1.5 litres per minute, 15 minutes or more of run time
Portable body stylesUpright yellow, or a teal or green basin unit
Combination unit material304 stainless steel
Eyewash flow, combination unit11.4 litres per minute or more
Shower flow, combination unitOver 76 litres per minute
Test pressure, combination unit1.6 MPa
Pipe diameter, combination unit38 mm
Lead timeApproximately one month for a standard production run; samples in 7–15 days. Confirmed against your specification at quotation.

Quoted on enquiry

These depend on your order, your market or the certificate that covers your run, so we quote them rather than publish one figure that would be wrong for most buyers. Ask and you get the number for your specification.

  • ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 or EN 15154 certification
  • Tepid water provision
  • Minimum order quantity

Before you order: Eyewash is life-safety equipment and the standards are prescriptive about flow, duration, water quality, tepid temperature, siting within ten seconds of the hazard and weekly activation. Tell us the standard your site is assessed against and we will confirm what these units hold before you rely on them.

The Range

Models in this range

Three portable units and one plumbed station. Flow rate and run time are the two figures a workplace assessment asks for, so they are in the table rather than in a footnote.

Item photoModelDimensionsCapacityFlow rateWeight, empty
F21-EW-101 · Portable eyewash, 30 LF21-EW-101 · Portable eyewash, 30 L55 × 37 × 25 cm30 L (8 gal)1.5 L/min, 15 min or more3.5 kg
F21-EW-102 · Portable eyewash, 53 L uprightF21-EW-102 · Portable eyewash, 53 L upright63 × 49 × 28 cm53 L1.5 L/min, 15 min or more7.15 kg
F21-EW-102 · Portable eyewash, 53 L basinF21-EW-102 · Portable eyewash, 53 L basin54 × 49 × 58 cm53 L1.5 L/min, 15 min or more7.7 kg
F21-EW-201 · Combination eyewash and showerF21-EW-201 · Combination eyewash and shower230 × 76 × 47 cmPlumbed supplyEyewash 11.4 L/min, shower over 76 L/min14 kg

Dimensions are length × width × height and weights are empty, both nominal. Load figures are the manufacturer’s published values; ask us for the test basis before you specify against them. The figure to check your containment rule against is the sump capacity, not the footprint.

Why It Is Built This Way

What makes this product different

01

Fifteen minutes is the number that matters

Every eyewash standard is written around a fifteen minute flush, because that is how long it takes to dilute a chemical off an eye. A unit that runs dry at four minutes has failed the only test it exists for.

02

Portable goes where the plumbing does not

A gravity-fed 53 litre unit works on a construction site, in a yard or on a vehicle. That is most of the places a chemical is actually decanted.

03

Stainless on the plumbed station

304 stainless on a unit that sits under a permanent water supply for a decade, outdoors, and has to work the first time it is pulled. Painted steel rusts at the joints and the joints are the product.

04

Eyewash and shower together

A splash rarely limits itself to an eye. The combination unit runs both from one valve arrangement so nobody has to choose which one to reach for.

Applications

Where it goes

Emergency Eyewash & Safety Showers in use: Chemical handling areas

Chemical handling areas

Emergency Eyewash & Safety Showers in use: Laboratories

Laboratories

Emergency Eyewash & Safety Showers in use: Battery & plating rooms

Battery & plating rooms

Emergency Eyewash & Safety Showers in use: Construction & civils

Construction & civils

Emergency Eyewash & Safety Showers in use: Agriculture & agrochemicals

Agriculture & agrochemicals

Emergency Eyewash & Safety Showers in use: Workshops & fuel depots

Workshops & fuel depots

Compliance by market

What this product has to satisfy, market by market

The regimes that apply to this type of container in each market we ship to, with the detail behind each one a click away. This is what the market asks for; what this particular design already holds is in the specification above.

Orientation for specification, not legal advice, and not a statement that this design holds a given approval. Requirements turn on the exact design, contents and destination, and they change. Tell us the market at enquiry and we confirm what applies to your specification, what we hold and what we would need to obtain.

Questions, Answered

The things buyers ask before they order

How long does an eyewash unit have to run?

Fifteen minutes, because that is how long it takes to dilute a chemical off an eye. Every standard in this area is written around that figure, and a unit that runs dry at four minutes has failed the only test it exists for. Our portable units run 15 minutes or more at 1.5 litres a minute.

Which standards apply?

ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 in the United States, EN 15154 in Europe and AS 4775 in Australia. They are prescriptive about flow, duration, water temperature, siting and weekly activation. Tell us the standard your site is assessed against and we will confirm what these units hold before you rely on them.

Portable or plumbed?

Plumbed where there is a permanent water supply and the position is fixed. Portable where there is not, which covers most yards, construction sites, vehicles and remote positions. A gravity-fed 53 litre unit works with no supply at all.

Why is the combination unit stainless?

Because it sits under a permanent water supply for a decade, often outdoors, and has to work the first time somebody pulls it. Painted steel rusts at the joints and the joints are the product. This one is 304 stainless throughout.

What flow rate does the combination unit deliver?

11.4 litres a minute or more at the eyewash and over 76 litres a minute at the shower, tested to 1.6 MPa on 38 millimetre pipe. A splash rarely limits itself to an eye, which is why both run from one station.

Does tepid water matter?

Yes, and it is the requirement most often missed. Cold water makes a casualty pull away from the stream before the fifteen minutes are up, which defeats the flush. Tepid delivery is a site provision as much as a product one, so raise it with us at specification.

What is the minimum order and the lead time?

Quoted against your order. Tell us the number of positions and the standard you are assessed against, and we will confirm both along with what certification we hold.

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