Cristine Z. Fargo is director of member and technical services of the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA). She can be reached at cfargo@safetyequipment.org. For more information on all ISEA-administered standards and ISEA member companies, visit ISEA’s website at www.safetyequipment.org.
For more than 35 years, the ANSI/ISEA Z358.1 standard on emergency eyewash and shower equipment has been the authoritative document for equipment manufacturers, users, specifiers, installers and regulators.
Heads up! The International Safety Equipment Association’s (ISEA) Head Protection Group is laying groundwork to update the ANSI/ ISEA Z89.1-2009 American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection. ISEA anticipates a revised document sometime in 2013.