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Document ID (ISN)47471
CIS number 87-13
ISBN(s) 91-7930-027-8
Year 1986
Convention or series no. AFS 1986:25
Author(s)
Arbetarskyydsstyrelsen
Title Eye irrigation
Original title Ögonspolning [in Swedish]
Bibliographic information LiberDistribution, 162 89 Stockholm, Sweden, 23 Jan. 1987. 7p.
Abstract These recommendations cover: preventive measures (wearing safety spectacles when alkaline substances or acids are handled or when there is a risk of flying particles; information of workers; installation and construction of eye-wash facilities); measures to be taken in the event of accidents (burns by alkaline substances and acids, mechanical damage, other substances).
Descriptors (primary) Sweden; eyes; first aid; eye irrigation
Descriptors (secondary) foreign bodies; directive; chemical burns
Document type A - Laws, regulations, directives
Country / State or ProvinceSweden
Subject(s) Standards and directives with the force of law
Broad subject area(s) Occupational medicine, epidemiology
Browse category(ies) First aid and emergency organization