First response Tobin eyewash helps minimise eye damage
 

Chemicals in the eye cause serious damage within 1-5 seconds.

Washing that begins within a few seconds can be decisive in minimising eye damage, says Enware Australia Pty Ltd, which is distributing throughout Australia the internationally proven eye protection Tobin Eyewash Systems.

The Tobin saline eyewash bottles – available in quick access hanging systems are designed for the workplace to provide excellent first response to injury.

“An eyewash should be quick, simple and safe to use,” says Enware Managing Director Paul Degnan.” The unique shape of Tobin's Eyewash bottle ensures that even a temporarily blinded and confused person can identify it as a safe eyewash.”

Important safety features of the Tobin Eyewash include:

• Bottle Cap/Air vent - The bottle hangs by its cap and is opened simply by breaking this off. An unopened bottle can be removed / replaced in the stand as required. The air vent at the base of the bottle allows soft, even flow for eye flushing.
• Flow - The eye is washed by a soft flow consisting of 6 tiny streams. A damaged eye must not be washed with a hard/sharp jet. Each bottle contains 1 Litre of sterile saline solution 0.9% and provides approximately three minutes of flow.
• Eye Support Ring - This facilitates prolonged washing and washing during transportation to a doctor.
• No Mechanical Parts - The bottle is simple to open and easy to use with no moving parts which can malfunction.
• The Open Bottle - The bottle is designed to stop people saving unused liquid or refilling the bottle with other liquid. This protects the integrity of the saline solution.
• Single Use - The fact that the bottle is disposable is a very important safety feature, because sterile liquid must not be saved in an open bottle. The Tobin eyewash bottle cannot be refilled.
• Round Bottom – This safety design feature prevents bottles being able to stand alone, which helps remove the temptation to take bottles from the stand and place them close to bottles with other contents.
• Bottom Air vent - When the air vent is activated it lets air into the bottle and insures the eye is washed by a soft continuous flow. The flow can be stopped, to allow blinking and eye movements, by placing the thumb over the bottom hole.

Tobin's Eyewash Systems are a well proven, quick and safe way to wash chemicals from the eyes. This specially designed system gives fast application and a volume large enough for most eye accidents. Tobin Saline Solution is also very useful for flushing foreign particles such as embers and dust from the eyes as was demonstrated when it was donated to fire fighters during the Victorian bushfires.

Tobin's bottle is constructed to empty under natural pressure, giving a soft flow. When the bottom air vent is opened, a patient cannot increase the flow by squeezing the bottle.

Uninterrupted washing over a long period is particularly important. The five-bottle system gives approximately 15 minutes of flow. Further bottles can be taken from other stands if required. In Australia this system is considered supplementary support and may not replace the need for a primary eye wash station as outlined in AS4775.

Bottles can easily be removed from a stand and taken along during transportation to a doctor. It is very easy to open bottles by hand. It is possible to control the flow by placing the thumb over the hole on the bottom of the bottle.

Clear simple instructions for use are on each bottle and are also on Tobin stands. Each bottle shows the recommended expiry date.

Tobin Eyewash Systems join Enware’s broad families of safety and environmental technologies, including Enware emergency shower and decontamination technology manufactured in Australia to comply with the toughest regulations covering workplace safety.

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For more information, please contact Enware Australia Pty Ltd, 9-11 Endeavour Road, Caringbah NSW 2229 Australia, Ph +61 2 9525 9511 Click here to email us