what to fill eye wash bottles

[wow1]

what do I fill the eye wash bottles with and how often do i change it?

 

[mike93lx]

You can use potable water and replace it monthly. Preferable is using a saline solution as it lasts longer and resists bacteria growth.

Is this for a home shop or business?

 

[Buckgnarly]

I use saline solution....have never changed it other then using it a few times. Just top it off with my contact solution.

 

[545_days]

They sell eyewash station preservative made for exactly this purpose.

Amazon.com: Eye Wash Preservative, 8 oz. : Health & Household https://share.google/y1iaki2oSOd90HWHg

Mix it according to the directions and it will prevent bacteria and mold from growing in your eye wash station.

 

[PCustoms]

I keep a few bottles of water next to the first aid kit for eye flushing. Upstairs I usually have a bottle of eye rinse.

I really should get an actual eye wash kit, but you need to pay attention to the expiration

 

[Dig Doug]

If you have a sink tap in to the angle stop

We use these in a Lab environment, surface mount on a wall

needs a water pressure reducer to get down to 35 psi

 

[Renegade1LI]

It says fill with purified water and they do have an expiration date. I've never refilled one, I always replace when used up or expired. Can't take a chance on a job site and I only hand out sealed bottles.

 

[65ranchero]

Good Idea, just don't use Brakleen
This has been a PSA

 

[BurtEggley]

I use:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B002A615DS?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[four.cycle]

cheap. disposable. single-use, so no chance of contamination. I always have these handy.

wish they'd had this stuff available the day I splashed a mess of battery acid in my eyes. damn that stuff stings!

 

[rlitman]

I use saline solution....have never changed it other then using it a few times. Just top it off with my contact solution.

There are two types of contact saline solutions (I'm not talking about contact cleaning solutions). You either have sterile (preservative free), or the type with preservatives in it. The sterile solutions come in sealed bottles, and are only sterile if kept sealed. That's a terrible solution to use to top off an eye wash station, as it will breed bacteria and fungi. I suppose the type with preservative should be fine, at least through the expiration date on the bottle.

I keep a few small bottles of sterile saline solution around for emergencies. Usually around 10ml - 50ml size. But I also have an eye wash faucet aerator I can use for when long rinses are required.

 

[SouthernIllinois]

Believe it or not, the eye wash that is sold at drug stores and big box stores has an expiration date.

Before I retired I co-owned and ran an inspected commercial boat (>6 passengers) and every year we were required to have a USCG inspection. When they got to the first aid kit, the first thing they always looked at was the expiration date on the eye wash.

 

[mike93lx]

Believe it or not, the eye wash that is sold at drug stores and big box stores has an expiration date.

Before I retired I co-owned and ran an inspected commercial boat (>6 passengers) and every year we were required to have a USCG inspection. When they got to the first aid kit, the first thing they always looked at was the expiration date on the eye wash.

Everything food and drug has an expiration date.

 

[racecougar]

I've never refilled one, I always replace when used up or expired.

Ditto. I just buy new bottles for my eyesaline station when they expire. As cheap as the bottles are, I'm not going to risk my eyes with a potentially bacteria-laden refilled bottle.