[labnetwork] eyewash & safety shower horns & strobes

[Kyle Keenan]

Hi Dennis,

This seems similar to what UC Berkeley does, which is very interesting.

Thanks for your response.
Kyle

On Thu, Apr 23, 2026 at 6:03 AM Dennis Schweiger <schweig at umich.edu> wrote:

> Kyle,
>
> Good morning.  Here at Uof Michigan/LNF we have MEDICAL pushbuttons near
> each of these shower/eyewash units in our fab that are tied into our life
> safety system, which then repeats the signal to our campus safety
> department.  We've toyed with the idea of installing a flow switch ( we
> actually have one installed on the shower in our service aisle) on the feed
> side of the shower/eye wash, and paralleling that signal with the
> pushbutton, but haven't figured out a way to easily do the weekly
> flush/testing without having to disable/enable the alarm.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dennis Schweiger
> University of Michigan/LNF
> Facilities
>
> 734.647.2055 Ofc
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 22, 2026 at 4:24 PM Kyle Keenan <kckeenan at seas.upenn.edu>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello All,
>>
>> I'm curious to know whether or not your facilities have eyewash & safety
>> shower stations that utilize horns and/or strobes at the local level. We
>> have both at QNF, and there is a school of thought that the horns are so
>> loud they could startle the very people who are trying to use these
>> stations, which would not be ideal in a situation where every second counts.
>>
>> I would be interested in knowing about your setups, and the
>> thought process behind having/not having these features.
>>
>> Best,
>> --
>> Kyle Keenan
>>
>> Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
>> Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
>> University of Pennsylvania
>> P: 215-898-7560
>> F: 215-573-4925
>>
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-- 
Kyle Keenan

Senior Manager - Laboratory Operations
Quattrone Nanofabrication Facility
University of Pennsylvania
P: 215-898-7560
F: 215-573-4925
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