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Safety Showers and Eye Washes

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Safety Showers and Eye Washes

Course Overview

Safety Showers and Eye Washes helps employees act quickly after hazardous material exposure. The 45 to 60 minute course covers HAZMATs, emergency showers, eye washes, decontamination equipment standards, proper use and post-exposure steps.

  • Covers how safety showers and eye washes help reduce injuries from hazardous material exposure at work daily.
  • Reviews HAZMAT basics, equipment standards and when emergency decontamination equipment is needed nearby.
  • Explains how to use a safety shower or eye wash and what to do after HAZMAT decontamination safely now too.
  • 45-60 minutes, self-paced
  • Instant certificate
  • Mobile friendly
$19.95

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Everything You Need to Know
About This Course

  • Information on HAZMATs
  • Safety showers and eye washes
  • Standards for decontamination equipment
  • Using a safety shower
  • Using an eye wash
  • What to do after a HAZMAT decontamination

OSHA StandardOSHA 29 CFR 1910.151(c) — Medical Services and First Aid, ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 — Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment
Course Duration45-60 minutes
Format100% online, narrated with photos, video, and interactivity
Passing Score70% on final exam
CertificatePersonalized certificate, printable immediately upon passing
LanguagesEnglish
Device CompatibilityDesktop, tablet, and smartphone
AcceptedOur courses meet federal standards, but state requirements may vary. Please verify before purchase.
ProviderMARCOM (in partnership with eTraining)

Find out if this training applies to your role, your job site, or your employer's compliance requirements, and whether it matches the certification you need.

  • Laboratory workers and technicians who handle chemicals
  • Manufacturing and production employees who work with hazardous materials
  • Maintenance and custodial workers who use chemical cleaning products
  • Chemical plant and refinery workers
  • Pharmaceutical and biotech production employees
  • Workers in facilities where safety showers and eye washes are installed
  • Safety managers responsible for emergency decontamination procedures

Employers across a wide range of industries use this course to meet federal, state, and site-specific safety training requirements for their workforce.

  • Chemical manufacturing and processing
  • Pharmaceutical and biotechnology production
  • Laboratories and research facilities
  • Oil, gas, and petrochemical operations
  • Manufacturing and industrial production
  • Water treatment and wastewater management
  • Food processing facilities using chemical sanitizers
  • Healthcare and hospital laboratory services

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the Safety Showers and Eye Washes.

Yes. Upon passing the final exam with a score of 70% or higher, you can immediately print a certificate of completion. This certificate serves as proof of training for your employer.

Yes. The course is accessible on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, and smartphones. Progress saves automatically on the same device, so you can stop and resume where you left off.

  The Safety Showers and Eye Washes course is an online training program that discusses how safety shower and eye wash equipment works and how employees should use it if they or a coworker are exposed to a hazardous material (HAZMAT) on the job. The course covers equipment standards, proper use procedures, and post-decontamination steps.

The course covers information on HAZMATs, safety showers and eye washes, standards for decontamination equipment, using a safety shower, using an eye wash, and what to do after a HAZMAT decontamination. The course is divided into logical sections so information is easily understood and retained.

Employees exposed to hazardous materials can suffer severe injuries including burns, blindness, and even death. Knowing how to quickly and properly use safety showers and eye washes can significantly reduce the severity of chemical exposure injuries. Immediate decontamination is critical in the seconds and minutes following exposure.

Upon completing the course, you should understand how safety showers and eye washes work, understand the safety standards that address their design, installation, and use, and know how to use safety showers and eye washes effectively if you or a coworker are exposed to a hazardous material.

The course covers the standards for decontamination equipment including safety showers and eye washes. OSHA requires that suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body be provided where employees may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials. ANSI Z358.1 provides detailed specifications for the design, installation, and maintenance of emergency eye wash and shower equipment.

Yes. This course is 100% online and fully self-paced. There is no in-person component required. The course uses a combination of audio, full-motion video, text, and graphics.

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