Eyewash station inspection log

Sources separated

Inventory the stations, run them, and keep the record — with the OSHA requirement and the ANSI standard kept apart.

The building

The distinction above is the one this tool exists to get right. Most eyewash checklists print ANSI's numbers under an OSHA heading, which tells somebody they are breaking a federal regulation when they are not — and tells somebody else they are finished when their own state plan or accrediting body asks for more. The log records what you found; which of the two applies to your workplace is not something this tool can determine.

Where the reference figures come from

Regulation 29 CFR 1910.151(c). Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use. The regulation says no more than that: it sets no flushing time, no flow rate, no water temperature and no testing interval. Checked August 2026 · https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.151

Consensus standard ANSI/ISEA Z358.1, 2014. The consensus standard that DOES describe flushing time, flow, temperature, weekly activation and annual inspection. OSHA has not adopted it and does not enforce it as a regulation — OSHA's own letters of interpretation say it is referred to as guidance on what a suitable facility looks like. It can still bind you where your state plan, your insurer, an accrediting body or your AHJ requires it. Checked August 2026 · https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/standardinterpretations/2002-04-18-1

Eyewash / shower — weekly activation & flush of dead-leg water; confirm flushing fluid. Run each eyewash and drench shower long enough to flush out the stale water sitting in the branch line, and confirm both eye streams come up evenly. That standing water grows bacteria, which is the whole point of the weekly flush. ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 §7.5.2, 2014 edition · record: activation log/tag per unit · retention: per program · checked July 2026

Eyewash / shower — annual full inspection (flow, temperature, condition). Full annual check against the standard: flow rate and pattern, tepid water temperature, dust caps, clear access, and the sign visible from a distance. ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 §7.5.5, 2014 edition · record: inspection record · retention: per program · checked July 2026

This is the national consensus baseline, with the edition each figure was checked against. Whether it applies to your building — and at what frequency — depends on the code edition your jurisdiction has adopted, your occupancy, your equipment's listing, the manufacturer's instructions and your authority having jurisdiction. Confirm it with them. This tool records what you did; it makes no determination that any facility is compliant.

The stations

One card per station. Your list is kept for this building, so next time you open the tool and start checking rather than typing.

Visual check
Reachable and unobstructedNothing stored in front of it, nothing blocking the path to it.
Identified by a sign, and the area is lit
Activates and stays on hands-freeThe valve stays open without being held.
Flushing fluid flows from both heads / the shower head
Water runs clear after the dead-leg is flushedThe reason for running it at all: stagnant water in the supply line.
Protective caps or covers in place and undamaged
Unit undamaged — no leaks, no corrosion, nothing missing
Drainage or run-off does not create a hazardN/A where the unit drains to a floor drain by design.

What OSHA requires, and what ANSI adds

Regulation — 29 CFR 1910.151(c). Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use. The regulation says no more than that: it sets no flushing time, no flow rate, no water temperature and no testing interval.

Consensus standard — ANSI/ISEA Z358.1, 2014. The consensus standard that DOES describe flushing time, flow, temperature, weekly activation and annual inspection. OSHA has not adopted it and does not enforce it as a regulation — OSHA's own letters of interpretation say it is referred to as guidance on what a suitable facility looks like. It can still bind you where your state plan, your insurer, an accrediting body or your AHJ requires it.

This is the distinction most eyewash checklists get wrong, and it cuts both ways. Printing ANSI’s numbers under an OSHA heading tells one employer they are violating a federal regulation when they are not — and tells another that ticking those boxes is the end of it, when their state plan, their accrediting body or their insurer asks for more.

What the reference rows say

Eyewash / shower — weekly activation & flush of dead-leg water; confirm flushing fluid. Run each eyewash and drench shower long enough to flush out the stale water sitting in the branch line, and confirm both eye streams come up evenly. That standing water grows bacteria, which is the whole point of the weekly flush. ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 §7.5.2, 2014 edition. Record: activation log/tag per unit. Retention: per program.

Eyewash / shower — annual full inspection (flow, temperature, condition). Full annual check against the standard: flow rate and pattern, tepid water temperature, dust caps, clear access, and the sign visible from a distance. ANSI/ISEA Z358.1-2014 §7.5.5, 2014 edition. Record: inspection record. Retention: per program.

This is the national consensus baseline, with the edition each figure was checked against. Whether it applies to your building — and at what frequency — depends on the code edition your jurisdiction has adopted, your occupancy, your equipment's listing, the manufacturer's instructions and your authority having jurisdiction. Confirm it with them. This tool records what you did; it makes no determination that any facility is compliant.

Why the checklist is worded the way it is

The eight questions are things somebody standing at the station can honestly answer: can you reach it, does it turn on and stay on without being held, does water come out of both heads, does it run clear once the dead leg is flushed. Each one is Pass, Needs attention or N/A — and N/A is a real answer, because a self-contained unit has no plumbing to flush and a unit over a floor drain has no run-off problem to report.

The rest of the facility log family

The other workplace-safety records here are the toolbox talk log and the OSHA 300 log. For the building itself there are the extinguisher, emergency lighting and fire door logs.

A record of inspections you carried out. CompliMaint issues no certifications and makes no determination that any workplace is compliant — OSHA, your state plan and your authority having jurisdiction do that. Everything runs on your device.