prEN 15154-1
(Main)Emergency safety showers - Part 1: Plumbed-in body showers for laboratories
Emergency safety showers - Part 1: Plumbed-in body showers for laboratories
This document is a product specification, giving performance requirements for emergency safety body showers connected to the water supply. It is applicable to plumbed-in body showers only, located in laboratory facilities.
Requirements are given in respect of the performance, installation, adjustment and marking of the showers as well as installation, operation and maintenance instructions to be given by the manufacturer.
NOTE Attention is drawn to national regulations which might apply in respect of the installation and use of emergency safety showers.
Sicherheitsnotduschen - Teil 1: Körperduschen mit Wasseranschluss für Laboratorien
Dieses Dokument ist eine Produktnorm, die Funktionsanforderungen an Sicherheitsnotduschen für den Körper festlegt, die an die Wasserversorgung angeschlossen sind. Sie gilt nur für Körperduschen mit Wasseranschluss, die in Laborbereichen installiert sind.
Es sind Anforderungen hinsichtlich der Funktion, Installation, Justierung und Kennzeichnung der Duschen festgelegt sowie Anforderungen an die vom Hersteller zur Verfügung zu stellenden Installations-, Bedienungs- und Wartungsanleitungen.
ANMERKUNG Es wird auf nationale Regelwerke hingewiesen, die hinsichtlich Installation und Anwendung von Sicherheitsnotduschen gelten könnten.
Douches de sécurité - Partie 1: Douches pour le corps raccordées au réseau d'eau utilisées en laboratoire
Le présent document est une spécification de produit, définissant les exigences de performances des douches de sécurité pour le corps utilisant de l’eau. Il est applicable seulement aux douches pour le corps raccordées au réseau d’eau installées dans des laboratoires.
Des exigences sont données concernant les performances, l’installation, les réglages et le marquage des douches ainsi que les instructions d’installation, de fonctionnement et de maintenance à fournir par le fabricant.
NOTE L’attention est attirée sur les réglementations nationales qui peuvent concerner l’installation et l’utilisation des douches de sécurité pour le corps.
Varnostne prhe za prvo pomoč - 1. del: Prhe za spiranje telesa s stalnim priključkom na vodovod v laboratorijih
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SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2024
Varnostne prhe za prvo pomoč - 1. del: Prhe za spiranje telesa s stalnim
priključkom na vodovod v laboratorijih
Emergency safety showers - Part 1: Plumbed-in body showers for laboratories
Sicherheitsnotduschen - Teil 1: Körperduschen mit Wasseranschluss für Laboratorien
Douches de sécurité - Partie 1: Douches pour le corps raccordées au réseau d'eau
utilisées en laboratoire
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN 15154-1
ICS:
11.160 Prva pomoč First aid
71.040.10 Kemijski laboratoriji. Chemical laboratories.
Laboratorijska oprema Laboratory equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
DRAFT
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
October 2024
ICS 71.040.10 Will supersede EN 15154-1:2006
English Version
Emergency safety showers - Part 1: Plumbed-in body
showers for laboratories
Douches de sécurité - Partie 1: Douches pour le corps Sicherheitsnotduschen - Teil 1: Körperduschen mit
raccordées au réseau d'eau utilisées en laboratoire Wasseranschluss für Laboratorien
This draft European Standard is submitted to CEN members for enquiry. It has been drawn up by the Technical Committee
CEN/TC 332.
If this draft becomes a European Standard, CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Performance . 7
4.1 Wash-off time . 7
4.2 Flow rate of water . 7
4.3 Safety combination showers . 7
4.4 Water distribution . 7
4.5 Time to rated flow . 8
4.6 Combination showers equipped with a hand-held shower . 8
4.7 Water quality and water temperature . 8
5 Design requirements for installation . 9
5.1 General. 9
5.2 Clearance . 9
5.3 Materials and geometry . 9
5.4 Entry to the shower . 9
6 Activation system . 9
6.1 General. 9
6.2 Valves . 9
6.3 Automatic release . 10
6.3.1 General. 10
6.3.2 Occupant weight-sensed release . 10
6.3.3 Other automatic release mechanisms . 10
7 Shower head . 10
8 Information for marking, installation, service use and maintenance . 10
8.1 Marking and labelling . 10
8.2 Instruction handbook. 10
Annex A (informative) General guidance . 12
Annex B (informative) Recommendation regarding environmental impact . 13
Bibliography . 14
European foreword
This document (prEN 15154-1:2024) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 332
“Laboratory equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This document is currently submitted to the CEN Enquiry.
This document will supersede EN 15154-1:2006
EN 15154-1:2006:
— harmonization with EN 15154-5.
EN 15154 consists of the following parts under the general title Emergency safety showers:
— Part 1: Plumbed-in body showers for laboratories
— Part 2: Plumbed-in eye-wash units
— Part 3: Non-plumbed-in body showers
— Part 4: Non-plumbed-in eye-wash units
— Part 5: Water overhead body showers for sites other than laboratories
— Part 6: Plumbed-in multiple nozzle body showers for sites other than laboratories
This document, EN 15154-1, is part of a series of standards on emergency safety showers, which it rounds
off by dealing with body showers and combinations with eye showers and hand-held showers plumbed-
in used in laboratories (see Table 1).
Table 1 — Subject areas covered under the EN 15154 series of standards
Part of Sites other than
Type Laboratories Non plumbed-in Plumbed-in
EN 15154 Laboratories
c
1 Body shower X - - X
2 Eye-wash unit X X - X
a a a
3 Body shower X X X -
4 Eye-wash unit X X X -
c b
5 Body shower - X X X
6 Body shower - X - X
a
Non plumbed-in body showers affected by EN 15154-3 are fixed, transportable or portable.
b
Non plumbed-in body showers affected by EN 15154-5 are tank showers or trailer-mounted.
c
In possible combination with eye-wash units.
NOTE Attention is drawn to national regulations in some European countries, e.g. Germany, which can request
to connect emergency safety showers to a water supply.
Introduction
Plumbed-in body showers for laboratories are designed and intended to be installed in close range of
persons working in a potentially hazardous area exposed to the risks of burning/burns and/or hazardous
chemical substances getting splashed onto all or part of the body.
The main purpose of these devices is to deliver immediately a flushing fluid in a volume sufficient to
extinguish flames and/or to flush the body following exposure to injurious substances or heat.
Once this is accomplished, the injured person can proceed to medical care.
Emergency safety showers are primarily emergency facilities and not intended for use for personal
cleaning or personal hygiene.
Annex B provides recommendations regarding environmental impact, and Annex A provides
recommendations on general settings for shower installations.
1 Scope
This document is a product specification, giving performance requirements for emergency safety body
showers connected to the water supply. It is applicable to plumbed-in body showers only, located in
laboratory facilities.
Requirements are given in respect of the performance, installation, adjustment and marking of the
showers as well as installation, operation and maintenance instructions to be given by the manufacturer.
NOTE Attention is drawn to national regulations which might apply in respect of the installation and use of
emergency safety showers.
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN ISO 21420, Protective gloves — General requirements and test methods (ISO 21420)
EN 15154-2, Emergency safety showers — Part 2: Plumbed-in eye-wash units
ISO 3864-1, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Part 1: Design principles for safety signs
and safety markings
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminology databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
— IEC Electropedia: available at https://www.electropedia.org
3.1
emergency safety shower
device specially designed and intended to deliver a flushing fluid to extinguish flames and to sufficiently
wash away contaminants or to dilute them, rendering them harmless
3.2
plumbed-in emergency safety body shower
emergency safety shower that is permanently connected to a continuous water supply and designed to
deliver water sufficient to flush the whole body
3.3
safety combination shower
emergency safety shower equipped with an emergency safety eye-wash unit as defined in 3.5 and/or an
additional hand-held shower
3.4
additional hand-held shower
manually-operated spray head fitted to the end of a flexible hose and that can be hand-directed to spray-
wash any part of the body
3.5
emergency safety eye-wash unit
device specially designed and intended to deliver a flushing fluid to irrigate and flush the eyes and to
sufficiently wash away contaminants or to dilute them, rendering them harmless
4 Performance
4.1 Wash-off time
The plumbed-in body shower shall be able to deliver water at a constant manufacturer-specified
pressure, and continued for at least 15 min.
NOTE An intervention time of less than 10 s and speedy removal of clothing can help effective
decontamination.
4.2 Flow rate of water
The water supplied by the body shower shall be of constant flow rate at a flow pressure to be specified
by the manufacturer. The flow pressure shall be specified and measured where the shower is connected
to the water system. The body shower shall be capable of delivering this supply for a minimum of
15 minutes.
NOTE When no national or local regulations apply, a constant flow rate of minimum 60 l/min is suitable.
4.3 Safety combination showers
For combination showers, the respective specified water volume flow rates shall be maintained at both
the overhead body shower and the eye-wash unit and/or the additio
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