5.5.3 New Installations and Modifications

5.5.3 New Installations and Modifications

New emergency eyewashes and safety showers, as well as modifications to existing units, must be coordinated through Facilities Engineering, EHS, and the appropriate campus service shops. Fixture location, type, and accessibility requirements are reviewed during design in accordance with Cornell Design & Construction Standard 224500 – Safety Showers and Eyewashes.

The Project Manager is responsible for coordinating with the installer to deliver a complete, code-compliant, and fully commissioned emergency eyewash or shower installation in accordance with applicable design standards and ANSI/ISEA Z358.1. EHS does not commission emergency eyewashes or showers.

Following project turnover, the Project Manager is responsible for ensuring the fixture is entered into Maximo with appropriate asset information so it can be incorporated into the University’s routine Safety Shower and Eyewash (SEW) testing and maintenance program.

Once commissioning is complete and the fixture has been entered into Maximo, EHS can provide fixture identification tags to support incorporation into the SEW testing program.