EN 15154-6:2019

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-november-2019
Varnostne prhe za prvo pomoč - 6. del: Večšobne prhe za spiranje telesa s
priključkom na vodovod za uporabo zunaj laboratorijev
Emergency safety showers - Part 6: Plumbed-in multiple nozzle body showers for sites
other than laboratories
Sicherheitsnotduschen - Teil 6: Körperduschen mit mehreren Duschköpfen und
Wasseranschluss für andere Standorte als Laboratorien
Douches de sécurité - Partie 6: Douches multijets pour le corps raccordées au réseau
d'eau utilisées ailleurs que dans les laboratoires
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 15154-6:2019
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 15154-6
EUROPEAN STANDARD
NORME EUROPÉENNE
September 2019
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 71.040.10
English Version
Emergency safety showers - Part 6: Plumbed-in multiple
nozzle body showers for sites other than laboratories
Douches de sécurité - Partie 6: Douches multijets pour Sicherheitsnotduschen - Teil 6: Körperduschen mit
le corps raccordées au réseau d'eau utilisées ailleurs mehreren Düsen und Wasseranschluss für andere
que dans les laboratoires Standorte als Laboratorien
This European Standard was approved by CEN on 7 July 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
concerning such national standards may be obtained on application to the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre or to any CEN
member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other language made by
translation under the responsibility of a CEN member into its own language and notified to the CEN-CENELEC Management
Centre has the same status as the official versions.

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United Kingdom.
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worldwide for CEN national Members.

Contents Page
European foreword . 3
Introduction . 4
1 Scope . 6
2 Normative references . 6
3 Terms and definitions . 6
4 Performance . 6
4.1 Flow rate . 6
4.2 Minimum operational time . 7
4.3 Water quality and water temperature . 7
4.4 Water distribution . 7
4.5 Type test . 7
5 Design requirements for the installation . 10
5.1 General . 10
5.2 Free space . 10
5.3 Materials and geometry . 10
6 Activation system . 10
6.1 General . 10
6.2 Valve. 10
6.3 Automatic release . 10
7 Spray nozzles . 11
8 Information for marking, installation, service use and maintenance . 11
8.1 Marking and labelling . 11
8.2 Instruction handbook . 11
Annex A (informative) General guidance . 12
Bibliography . 13

European foreword
This document (EN 15154-6:2019) 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 March 2020, and conflicting national standards shall
be withdrawn at the latest by March 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 15154-6, is part of a series of standards on emergency safety showers dealing with
plumbed-in multiple nozzle body 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 Non plumbed-
Type Laboratories Plumbed-in
15154 in
Laboratories
c
1 Body shower - - X
X
Eye-wash
2 X X - X
unit
a a a
3 Body shower -
X X X
4 Eyewash unit X X X -
c b
5 Body shower - X
X 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.

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 risk of 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 plumbed-in multiple
nozzle emergency safety body showers which are permanently connected to a water supply and
installed on industrial and logistic sites.
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 emergency safety body showers designed for laboratory facilities are dealt with in
EN 15154-1.
NOTE 2 Water overhead body showers for sites other than laboratories are dealt with in EN 15154-5.
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
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
[SOURCE: EN 15154-1:2006, 3.1]
3.2
multiple nozzle emergency safety body shower
emergency safety body shower with multiple spray heads delivering water from head to feet
4 Performance
4.1 Flow rate
The water supplied by the shower shall be of constant flow pressure and flow rate as specified by the
manufacturer.
The flow rate shall be at least 60 L/min.
The flow pressure shall be specified and measured where the shower is connected to the water system.
4.2 Minimum operational 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 Water quality and water temperature
Materials used in the construction of the shower shall not affect the water quality or contaminate the
water supply.
Potable water or water of a similar quality complying with European or national standards is required
for body showers.
NOTE Guidance on water temperature is given in A.1.
4.4 Water distribution
The velocity of the water spray shall be low enough to be non-injurious to the user.
4.5 Type test
4.5.1 General
Water distribution shall meet the requirements listed below and illustrated in Figure 1.
4.5.2 Spray requirement
The nozzle layout shall be designed such that the body, represented by a cylinder of height
A = 2 000 mm with a base formed by a circle of diameter 550 mm, is jet-sprayed directly over its entire
surface.
By means of a UV lamp, visual testing of the distribution efficiency of the nozzles shall be made by
washing off a fluorescent solution applied to the entire surface of the body model described under
Figure 1 within maximum of 90 s.
4.5.3 Spray pattern requirement
At least 90 % of the water sprayed shall collect in a cylinder of height A = 2 000 mm with a base formed
by a 550 mm-diameter cylinder. The subdistribution of this net total collected water volume shall be as
follows:
— lower limbs: (25 ± 5) % over a height B = 825 mm corresponding to the lower limbs (height from
foot to inside leg),
— abdomen: (25 ± 5) % over a height C = 325 mm corresponding to the abdomen (height from inside
leg to elbows, with arms by the sides),
— chest: (30 ± 5) % over a height D = 425 mm corresponding to the chest (height from elbows to
shoulders, with arms by the sides),
— head and n
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