Installation, commissioning, and annual compliance testing of emergency shower and eyewash stations across industrial, laboratory and chemical-handling sites. Tepid-water systems, plumbed and self-contained units, alarm tie-ins, full test records and signage. Worked to AS 4775, lodged on your compliance register.
Most calls for emergency shower and eyewash work fall into one of four scenarios. Here’s what they look like on the ground, and what we do about each one.
Engineering’s adding a chemical dosing area, decant station, or laboratory bench. The risk assessment says a shower or eyewash within 10 seconds of the hazard, tepid water, and the alarm tied back to the panel.
Your stations are due their annual AS 4775 performance test. Flow rate, water temperature, water quality, debris check, valve operation, signage and access path. Records lodged on your file before the audit.
Pulling the handle no longer triggers the audible or visual alarm that ties back to the control panel or supervisor’s station. Flow switch, wiring, or panel relay has dropped out somewhere along the line.
SafeWork inspector or internal HSE auditor has flagged the existing station. Water temperature out of range, flow rate below 75.7 L/min, location too far from the hazard, or signage and floor-marking missing.
We install, commission, repair and annually test emergency shower and eyewash stations to AS 4775. Plumbed and self-contained units, tepid-water blending, flow switch and alarm tie-ins, signage, full asset register and annual reminder system. We don’t do the first-aid response itself, the chemical risk assessment, or the electrical control panel build. We integrate cleanly with your electricians and HSE team on those scopes.
Most work breaks down into four scopes. Each one runs on its own paperwork, its own test record, and its own line on your compliance register. Here’s the honest version of what each involves.
Plumbed showers, eyewash stations, combination units. Tepid-water blending where required by AS 4775. Floor drain or bunding integration, alarm tie-in to your control panel, signage and floor-marking, full commissioning record.
Annual full performance test as required by AS 4775. Flow rate measurement, temperature reading, water quality and debris check, valve operation, signage and access path. Weekly activation test guidance for your team.
Station failed its test or a worn valve has started leaking. Replace the failed component (valve set, eyewash head, tepid blender cartridge) or the full unit. Recertify to AS 4775 and put it back on the register.
Portable and self-contained eyewash stations where plumbed water isn’t practical. Quarterly fluid checks, change-outs on the preserved water or saline cartridges, fitting checks, and the same annual performance test.
Western Sydney industrial chemical handling and manufacturing sites run on AS 4775. Wetherill Park, Smithfield, Eastern Creek, Erskine Park and the Penrith industrial estates are full of plants where the annual shower and eyewash test is a non-negotiable line item.
The AS 4775 minimums every site should know: shower flow at least 75.7 L/min for a sustained 15 minutes, eyewash at least 1.5 L/min, water tepid between 16°C and 38°C, and the station reachable within 10 seconds of the hazard with no obstructions in the path.
Long-tenure accounts Knauf Gypsum (15 years), Yates Manufacturing (20+ years), Veolia (10 years), Brickworks group sites. The pattern is the same: install once, test annually, log it cleanly, no surprises at audit.
Whether it’s a new install, an annual test, or a rectification, the order is the same. Tight on paperwork, low on disruption to your shift schedule.
Walk the area with your HSE lead or production supervisor. Identify the hazard zone, station location, water service capacity, and whether tepid water is needed in this risk class.
SWMS lodged with your site, induction completed for your contractors, certificate of currency provided. Permit-to-work raised before we lift a tool.
Station, valve set, tepid blender if required, alarm tie-in coordinated with your electrician, signage and floor-marking. Every penetration sealed, every joint pressure-tested.
Flow-test, temperature-test, alarm-test. Generate the AS 4775 certificate with measured figures and photos. Hand the asset over to your maintenance system with a clean tag.
Add to our annual compliance reminder system so the next due date is on your calendar before we leave. 12-month workmanship warranty on the install covers parts and labour.
We work across the major emergency shower and eyewash manufacturers used on Australian industrial sites, and we’ll match parts and replacements to whatever’s already on your floor. If your existing station is a different brand, we’ll still service and test it.
Direct answers from a Western Sydney industrial plumber. If your question isn’t here, send it through and we’ll add it.
Ring the workshop and tell us how many stations you have, last test date, and your preferred week. Or send a quote request with your asset register and we’ll come back with a scoped, fixed quote.
