Have You Completed Your ANSI Safety Shower Site Survey?

Safety Shower Surveys are designed to provide the owner or end-user with the complete picture of the condition of their on-site showers and eye-washes.

To further aid you in conducting your ANSI Safety Shower Site Survey, you can view our step-by-step video.

• The shower head must be 82 to 96 inches above the surface of the floor.
• Valves shall be designed to remain on without the use of operators’ hands and should go from on to off in 1 second or less.
• A shower must provide a column of water 20 inches wide at 60 inches above the surface of the floor.
• The shower must deliver a minimum of 20 gallons per minute (GPM).
• Outlets should be protected from airborne contaminants.
• Eye-wash outlets should be 33 to 53 inches above the floor and six inches from the wall or nearest obstruction.
• Eye-wash equipment should deliver 0.4 GPM minimum and eye face equipment to deliver 3 GPM minimum.

• Eye-wash should deliver a controlled flow to both eyes at a velocity low enough to be non-injurious.
• All employees shall be instructed in the use of emergency equipment.
• Combination unit components should be capable of operating simultaneously and be used simultaneously.
• All emergency equipment should be identified with a high visibility sign.
• Safety equipment must be accessible within ten seconds of hazard. (The owner must determine what that distance is.)
• The safety unit must be located on the same level as the hazard, and the path of travel should be free of obstructions.