Pratt portable eye wash station, 45L, dual nozzle and drench hose

This is a self-contained emergency eye and body wash station from Pratt, built for sites where there is no plumbed water to fall back on. When something gets into a worker's eyes or onto their skin, they need flushing water within seconds, and a portable unit puts that water wherever the job happens to be.

The heart of the unit is a 45 litre stainless steel tank that holds potable water and is pressurised with compressed air. Because it runs on stored air pressure rather than a fixed water supply, you can stand it up in a remote workshop, a temporary work area, or anywhere a fixed shower would be impractical. It carries twin soft stream eye wash nozzles with dust caps, plus a hand held eye and body wash on a braided hose so you can direct the flush at the face or further down the body.

It is hand operated, made from 304 stainless steel, and the tank is fitted with an air valve inlet, a pressure relief valve, a pressure gauge and carry handles. If you want to check the full specification or order one, you can view the Pratt portable eye and body wash station on Done Right Safety.

A portable eye and body wash unit earns its place when a fixed, plumbed station is not practical. The job here is to get clean water onto an affected eye or skin area fast, then keep it flushing while help is on the way.

Picking the right portable unit

Start with where the water has to go. This unit gives you both twin eye wash nozzles and a hand held wand on a braided hose, so it covers the eyes, face and body from one tank. If your hazard is purely airborne dust or particles affecting the eyes only, a simpler single or twin nozzle eye wash may be enough. If workers can be splashed across the face and torso, the drench hose is the feature that makes the difference. Then think about supply. This is a pressurised tank running on stored compressed air, which means it can deliver a stream without gravity head or plumbing, but it does need charging with air before use.

Setting it up and checking it

Fill the tank with potable water and charge it through the air valve inlet, then read the pressure gauge to confirm it sits in the working range. The pressure relief valve is there as a safety device, so do not tamper with it. Keep the dust caps on the eye wash nozzles and the dust cover on the hand held wash when the unit is idle, so the outlets stay clean. Position the unit where it can be reached within seconds of the hazard, and make sure people working nearby know where it is and how to trigger it. Because it is hand operated, run a quick familiarisation so no one is reading instructions during an actual incident.

Maintenance and water care

Treat the water as something that needs managing. Check the gauge regularly so the tank stays pressurised and ready, inspect the hose and nozzles for damage, and follow the maintenance and water replacement guidance on the product page. The pack here does not list a water preservative or a replacement interval, so confirm those details and any servicing schedule on the Done Right Safety listing or datasheet before you rely on the unit.

These are like-for-like, same-type alternatives: all three are portable Pratt emergency eyewash units for sites without plumbed water. The main difference is how they push water out. This unit is pressurised with compressed air, while the two gravity fed units rely on tank height, and the three differ in tank size.

If your hazard reaches past the eyes onto the face and body, the SE590A is the one to look at, because it pairs twin eye wash nozzles with a hand held drench hose that the gravity fed units do not list. It does rely on compressed air, so it suits sites that can charge and check the tank.

If the risk is eyes only and you want a unit with listed standards out of the box, the gravity fed SE5000 (35L) and SE5050 (55L) are worth weighing up. Choose the 35L for lighter, lower volume use and the 55L where you want more flushing water on hand. Both list AS4775 and ANSI Z358.1, which the SE590A pack does not, so confirm the standards that matter to you on each product page.

For a portable station, this Pratt unit is well specified. A 45L stainless steel tank, twin eye wash nozzles and a hand held drench hose cover more than an eye-only unit, and the air-pressurised design means you are not tied to plumbing. The 304 stainless steel construction and the gauge, relief valve and carry handles all read as practical features for a unit that gets moved around a site.

What is confirmed on the listing is the tank size, the compressed air pressurisation, the dual eye nozzles, the body wash hose, the hand operated action, the eye wash flow rates of 1.5 and 3.8 LPM, and the stainless steel build. Those are the facts to plan around.

What is not stated here is just as important to check. The pack lists no compliance standard for this unit, so do not assume it meets AS4775 or any other rating. Confirm the applicable standards, the water care and replacement guidance, and any servicing requirements on the Done Right Safety product page or datasheet before you put it into service.