AUDIBLE ALERT AND TIMER FOR AN EMERGENCY EYEWASH STATION

1 . A timer and alert module for an emergency eyewash station, said module comprising:

a housing;

a control circuit contained within said housing, the control circuit having a timing cycle;

a speaker electrically connected to the control circuit;

a switch configured and arranged to disable the control circuit; and

a sensor configured and arranged to trigger the control circuit to start the timing cycle;

whereby the control circuit selectively activates the speaker periodically during the timing cycle.

2 . The module of claim 1 , further comprising:

a battery electrically connected to said control circuit.

3 . The module of claim 1 , further comprising:

a switch housing; and

said switch and said sensor operatively captured by said switch housing.

4 . The module of claim 1 , wherein said sensor is a second switch.

5 . The module of claim 1 , wherein said timing cycle is about fifteen minutes long.

6 . The module of claim 1 , wherein said control circuit activates said speaker for 30 seconds at a beginning and an end of said timing cycle.

7 . The module of claim 1 , wherein said speaker emits a first noise to alert a user that the timing cycle has commenced and a second noise to alert the user that the timing cycle has completed.

8 . The module of claim 1 , wherein said speaker is configured and arranged to play a prerecorded message.

9 . An emergency eyewash station, comprising:

a body portion;

a reservoir disposed within said body portion, the reservoir containing eyewash fluid therein;

a dispensing structure in fluid communication with the reservoir; and

an actuator assembly coupled to the body portion, the actuator assembly being movable between an armed position and an actuated position,

a control circuit contained within the body portion, the control circuit having a timing cycle;

a speaker electrically connected to the control circuit;

a switch configured and arranged to disable the control circuit; and

a sensor configured and arranged to trigger the control circuit to start the timing cycle when the actuator assembly is moved from the armed position to the actuated position;

said eyewash fluid being dispensed from the reservoir to the dispensing structure when the actuator assembly is moved from the armed position to the actuated position;

whereby the control circuit selectively activates the speaker periodically during the timing cycle.

10 . The eyewash station of claim 9 , further comprising:

a control circuit housing coupled to said body portion, the control circuit housing enclosing said control circuit and said audible alert.

11 . The eyewash station of claim 9 , further comprising:

a battery electrically connected to said control circuit.

12 . The eyewash station of claim 9 , further comprising:

a switch housing coupled to said body portion; and

said switch and said sensor operatively captured by said switch housing.

13 . The eyewash station of claim 9 , wherein said sensor is a second switch.

14 . The eyewash station of claim 9 , wherein said timing cycle is about fifteen minutes long.

15 . The eyewash station of claim 9 , wherein said control circuit activates said speaker for 30 seconds at a beginning and an end of said timing cycle.

16 . The eyewash station of claim 9 , wherein said speaker emits a first noise to alert a user that the timing cycle has commenced and a second noise to alert the user that the timing cycle has completed.

17 . The eyewash station of claim 9 , wherein said speaker is configured and arranged to play a prerecorded message.