Below are some of the points addressed in various regulations and recommendations:

• Location and accessibility of equipment
• Handling and activation of emergency equipment
• Amount of water, flow and possible drainage
• Good water quality
• Temperate water, bacterial growth
• The environment where the emergency shower equipment is located (corrosion, low temperatures)
• Eyewash
• Signs, warning labels and warning signals
• Procedures, training and written documentation
• Control and maintenance

FSP-Tech®'s safety shower equipment fulfil all requirements according to Swedish and European regulations.

Swedish regulations

AFS 1997:7  First aid and crisis support (§9, §10)

AFS 2020:1  Workplace design (§161-§163)

European regulations

EN 15154-1*  Safety showers connected to water mains in laboratories

EN 15154-2*  Eye wash units with fixed connection to water mains

EN 15154-3*  Safety showers not permanently connected to water mains

EN 15154-4*  Eye wash units not permanently connected to water mains

EN 15154-5*  Safety showers permanently connected to water mains in places other than laboratories

EN 15154-6*  Multi-nozzle safety showers permanently connected to water mains in places other than laboratories

* The EN regulations are available for download at Swedish Institute for Standards