Is an eyewash station considered clean or dirty?
I know if it is in the reuse room it needs to be in the "clean" sink. I have not had a solid answer as to whether if installed on a sink on the TX floor whether the sink should be considered clean or dirty.I would like to end this debate, please help!!

I don't know if this helps, but at my clinics they are all installed on the clean sinks. I have not seen any specific policies that state where they should be installed

An eyewash should be placed at a handwashing sink. Hand washing sinks are considered dirty sinks.

A medication sink is considered clean and you would not wash your hands there.

I hope this helps.

good question.
have a plumber install one for you, at a clean sink, and plumbed to cold water only check lab saftey catalogue
if you elect to have one installed on the 'clean' sink/faucet, think about how many will want to wash their hands with cold water only, in the winter time..or summer for that matter.
check the CDC website for handwashing guidelines..i beleive they recommend warm water..though i've been wrong before.

Can you define "medication sink".

Eye wash stations, when installed in a sink, should be installed in a clean sink (hand washing sinks are considered clean sinks)

pato

Actually, ANSI standards state a requirement for "tepid" water at the eye wash station. If I remember correctly, that means between 60°F and 98°F. So, if your water doesn't meet this standard, your eye wash station is not in compliance. We had to put blending valves on all of our eye wash stations to meet this requirement.

Also, it should be a clean sink. Would you want potentially contaminated water in your eyes? I would think not. It would be better to just have a free standing eye wash station if space permits.

at one of my clinics (they?) actually put a full backflow prevention device on the handheld eyewash sprayer. it's a true bfp device with a dump port and test valves. on a 5/8" cold water copper line. cutest little thing. it was required by code, but testing is not required by code. go figure

Thanks for all the input. Seems I'll leave it up to the MD. There don't seem to be any written rules anywhere. Concenus seems to say Clean though.

Yes there are rules.

OSHA 29 CFR 1910.151
ANSI Z-358.1-2004

Must be clean, tempered have a sign posted and log kept
along with a policy