EN 15154-5:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-januar-2020
Varnostne prhe za prvo pomoč - 5. del: Nadglavne vodne prhe za spiranje telesa za
uporabo zunaj laboratorijev
Emergency safety showers - Part 5: Water overhead body showers for sites other than
laboratories
Sicherheitsnotduschen - Teil 5: Körperduschen mit Überkopfbrause und
Wasseranschluss für andere Standorte als Laboratorien
Douches de sécurité - Partie 5: Douches à eau verticales pour le corps utilisées ailleurs
que dans les laboratoires
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15154-5:2019
ICS:
11.160 Prva pomoč First aid
71.040.10 Kemijski laboratoriji. Chemical laboratories.
Laboratorijska oprema Laboratory equipment
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

EN 15154-5
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
October 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.040.10
English Version
Emergency safety showers - Part 5: Water overhead body
showers for sites other than laboratories
Douches de sécurité - Partie 5: Douches à eau Sicherheitsnotduschen - Teil 5: Körperduschen über
verticales pour le corps utilisées ailleurs que dans les Kopf mit Wasser für andere Standorte als Laboratorien
laboratoires
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 12 August 2019.

CEN members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this
European Standard the status of a national standard without any alteration. Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references
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This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
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United Kingdom.
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Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 5
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Performance . 7
5 Design requirements for the installation . 10
6 Activation system . 10
7 Shower head . 11
8 Mechanical stability of body showers with storage tank . 11
9 Information for marking, installation, service use and maintenance . 11
Annex A (informative) General guidance . 13
Bibliography . 14

European foreword
This document (EN 15154-5:2019) has been prepared by Technical Committee CEN/TC 332
“Laboratory equipment”, the secretariat of which is held by DIN.
This European Standard shall be given the status of a national standard, either by publication of an
identical text or by endorsement, at the latest by April 2020, and conflicting national standards shall be
withdrawn at the latest by April 2020.
Attention is drawn to the possibility that some of the elements of this document may be the subject of
patent rights. CEN shall not be held responsible for identifying any or all such patent rights.
EN 15154 consists of the following parts under the general title Emergency safety showers
— Part 1: Plumbed-in body showers for laboratories
— Part 2: Plumbed-in eye wash units
— Part 3: Non-plumbed-in body showers
— Part 4: Non-plumbed-in eyewash units
— Part 5: Water overhead body showers for sites other than laboratories
— Part 6: Plumbed-in multiple nozzle body showers for sites other than laboratories
This document, EN 15154-5, is part of a series of standards on emergency safety showers, which it
rounds off by dealing with body showers and combinations with eye showers and hand-held showers
used on sites other than laboratories (see Table 1).
Table 1 — Subject areas covered under the EN 15154 series of standards
Part of EN Sites – other than
Type Laboratories Non plumbed-in Plumbed-in
Laboratories
1 Body shower Xc - - X
2 Eye-wash unit X X - X
3 Body shower Xa Xa Xa -
4 Eyewash unit X X X -
5 Body shower - Xc Xb X
6 Body shower - X - X
a
Non plumbed-in body showers affected by EN 15154-3 are fixed, transportable or portable.
b
Non plumbed-in body showers affected by EN 15154-5 are tank showers or Trailer-mounted.
c
In possible combination with eye wash units.
NOTE Attention is drawn to national regulations in some European countries, e.g. Germany, which can
request to connect emergency safety showers to a water supply where available.
According to the CEN-CENELEC Internal Regulations, the national standards organisations of the
following countries are bound to implement this European Standard: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria,
Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland,
Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of
North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and the
United Kingdom.
Introduction
Emergency safety body showers for sites other than laboratories are designed and intended to be
installed in close range of persons working in a potentially hazardous area exposed to the risks of
burning/burns and/or hazardous chemical substances getting splashed onto all or part of the body.
The main purpose of these devices is to deliver immediately a flushing fluid in a volume sufficient to
extinguish flames and/or to flush the body following exposure to injurious substances or heat.
Once this is accomplished, the injured person can proceed to medical care.
1 Scope
This document is a product specification, giving performance requirements for water overhead
emergency safety body showers installed on industrial and logistic sites, (in combination with safety
eyewashes and hand-held showers as well),
a) which are permanently connected to a water supply; or
b) which are equipped with a store tank and optionally connected to an uninterrupted or a temporary
water supply.
Emergency safety body showers using fluid other than water are not considered in this document.
This document also specifies requirements in respect of installation, adjustment and marking of the
showers as well as operation and maintenance instructions to be given by the manufacturer.
NOTE 1 Plumbed-in body showers designed for laboratory facilities are dealt with in EN 15154-1.
NOTE 2 Water multiple nozzle body showers for sites other than laboratories are dealt with in EN 15154-6 .
NOTE 3 Attention is drawn to national regulations which can apply in respect of the installation and use of
emergency safety showers
2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
EN 420, Protective gloves — General requirements and test methods
EN 1991 (all parts), Eurocodes 1 — Actions on structures
EN 1991-1-3, Eurocode 1 — Actions on structures — Part 1-3: General actions — Snow loads
EN 1991-1-4, Eurocode 1: Actions on structures — Part 1-4: General actions — Wind actions
EN 15154-1, Emergency safety showers — Part 1: Plumbed-in body showers for laboratories
EN 15154-2, Emergency safety showers — Part 2: Plumbed-in eye wash units
ISO 3864-1, Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Part 1: Design principles for safety
signs and safety markings
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— IEC Electropedia: available at http://www.electropedia.org/
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https://www.iso.org/obp
3.1
emergency safety shower
device specially designed and intended to deliver a flushing fluid to extinguish flames and to sufficiently
wash away contaminants or to dilute them, rendering them harmless

Under preparation. Stage at the time of the publication: prEN 15154-6
[SOURCE: EN 15154-1:2006, 3.1]
3.2
plumbed-in emergency safety body shower
emergency safety shower that is permanently connected to a continuous water supply and designed to
deliver water sufficient to wash the whole body
3.3
body shower with storage tank
tank shower
emergency safety shower that is self-sufficient and filled by a temporary water supply or which can be
optionally connected to a continuous water supply
3.4
additional hand-held shower
manually-operated spray head fitted to the end of a flexible hose and that can be hand-directed to
spray-wash any part of the body
3.5
safety combination shower
emergency safety shower equipped with an emergency safety eye wash unit as defined in 3.7 and/or an
additional hand-held shower
3.6
overhead body shower
emergency safety shower delivering water down over the head via one or more spray heads
3.7
emergency safety eye wash unit
device specially designed and intended to deliver a flushing fluid to irrigate and flush the eyes and to
sufficiently wash away contaminants or to dilute them, rendering them harmless
[SOURCE: EN 15154-2:2006, 3.1]
4 Performance
4.1 Classification
Body showers for production and logistic sites shall comply with one of the three classes given in
Table 2. The overhead volume flowrate defines the body shower classification.
Table 2 — Classification
Class Volume flow rate
L/min
I 30 to 60
II > 60 to 100
III > 100
NOTE National risk assessment guidelines can be applied to determine the class of the body shower to be
used.
4.2 Wash-off time
The shower shall be able to deliver water at a constant manufacturer-specified pressure, and continued
for at least 15 min.
NOTE An intervention time of less than 10 s and speedy removal of clothing can help effective
decontamination.
4.3 Flow rate of water
4.3.1 Overhead body showers
The water supplied by overhead body showers shall be of a constant flow rate discharged in accordance
with one of the three classes given in Table 2 at a flow pressure to be specified by the manufacturer.
At the type test (see 4.4.1), the flow pressure shall be measured with fully opened valve at the point
where the shower is connected to the water supply. The measured value shall be indicated in the
manufacturer's handbook.
4.3.2 Body shower with storage tank (tank showers)
The water that is discharged by the tank shower shall have an overhead water volume flow rate
equivalent to one of the three classes according to Table 2.
Flow pressure, maximum deviation of water volume flow rate and duration of water flow shall be
specified by the manufacturer and shall be declared in the manufacturer’s handbook (see Clause 9).
4.3.3 Safety combination showers
For combination showers the respective specified water volume flow rates shall be maintained at both
the overhead body shower and the eye wash unit and/or the additional hand-held shower even when
activated simultaneously.
The emergency safety eye wash unit shall comply with EN 15154-2.
4.4 Water distribution
4.4.1 Type test
The water distribution of overhead emergency safety body showers shall be measured by the following
type test procedure.
4.4.2 Overhead body showers of classes I and II
At a distance of 700 mm below the shower head, (50 ± 10) % of the volume of water delivered shall fall
in a circle with a radius of 200 mm (see Figure 1); the water level in the individual compartments in this
circle shall not deviate by more than 30 % from the mean value.
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