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NL · Occupational Health and Safety Regulations (workplace standards) · Article 63 · clause 63 · NLR 5/12

PART VI OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH REQUIREMENTS — Emergency washing facilities

63

An employer shall ensure that

63(a)

appropriate emergency washing facilities are provided in a work area where a worker's eyes or skin may be exposed to harmful or corrosive materials or other materials which may burn or irritate;

63(b)

only a potable water supply is used in a plumbed emergency eyewash facility and that only potable water or an isotonic saline flushing solution is used in a portable (non-plumbed) eyewash unit;

63(c)

access to emergency eyewash and shower facilities is not blocked by material or equipment; and

63(d)

selection of emergency washing facilities is based upon an assessment of the risks present in the workplace.

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