Saving eyes from chemical burns is a race against time.
Chemicals keep doing damage as long as they are in contact with the eye.
Damage can be made worse if a victim closes the eye, trapping the substance, or rubs the eye,
That is why it is critical that eyewash stations be located in a location that can be accessed within 10 seconds.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 10 percent of the nearly 30,000 eye injuries in the US are from chemical burns.
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