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Laboratory Life-Safety Systems<\/span><\/h1>[vc_column_text]Pharmaceutical facilities often deal with toxic gases, liquids, and solids. Risk to the people safety always exist through accidental exposure and contact to these harmful agents.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

As a first-aid measure in the event of an emergency, water-based life-safety systems are installed in the laboratories. The <\/span>emergency drench-equipment systems<\/span><\/a>, like emergency showers, drench hoses, and eye and face washes, are therefore located at critical places in a laboratory.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In this blog, let\u2019s explore the emergency-drench system classifications and specifications as advised by American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) for Pharmaceutical facilities.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Drench Equipment Classification<\/strong><\/p>\n

Depending on the source of water, the emergency drench equipment are classified into two general types:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Plumbed Systems<\/strong><\/td>\nSelf-contained Systems<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plumbed systems are connected to a permanent water supply.<\/span><\/td>\nSelf-contained or portable equipment contains its own water supply. They can be either gravity feed or pressurised.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Types of Drench Equipment\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The various types of commonly used emergency drench equipment are showers, eyewash & facewash units, and drench hoses.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Drench Equipment Type<\/strong><\/th>\nDescription<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Emergency Showers<\/span><\/td>\nThe emergency showers are intended to distribute water over a large area. They are of two types:<\/span><\/p>\n
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  • Plumbed emergency showers<\/b> are permanently connected to the water piping and designed to continuously supply enough water to drench the entire body.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Self-contained emergency showers<\/b> have a storage tank for water and with minimum 15 minutes water supply.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Emergency showers can be ceiling mounted, wall mounted, or floor mounted on a pipe stand.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Emergency Eyewash<\/span><\/td>\nEmergency eyewashes are designed to irrigate and flush both eyes simultaneously with dual streams of water. They are of two types:<\/span><\/p>\n
    \n
  • Plumbed emergency eyewash <\/b>is permanently connected to the water piping and designed to continuously supply, but with soft flow to prevent injury to sensitive tissue.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
      \n
    • Self-contained emergency eyewash <\/b>has a storage tank for water with minimum 15 minutes water supply.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      The eyewash can be mounted on a counter or wall, or as a free-standing unit attached to the floor.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Emergency Face wash<\/span><\/td>\nThe face wash is an enhanced version of the eyewash. It has the same design requirements and configuration, except the spray heads are specifically designed to deliver a larger water pattern and volume will flush the whole face and not just the eyes.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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