Other Personal protective equipment such as dust and gas masks are also available. Take a few minutes to locate where is the eye wash station in your lab. Inspect the unit to see if it needs to be repair or replaced. To do so contact the safety Officer. The station should only be used if chemicals come in contact with the eyes.
Eyelids have to be forcibly opened to ensure effective washing behind the eyelid.
Be sure to wash from the nose out to the ear. This will avoid washing chemicals back into the eye or into an unaffected eye. Flood eyes and eyelids with water for a minimum of 15 minutes. Contacts should not be worn during labs. If you are wearing them when involved with an accident, remove them as soon as possible to rinse eyes of any harmful chemicals.