According to the study, the main reasons employees don’t wear PPE are that they don’t want to, they think it's unnecessary and it makes work harder.
Selection and wearing the right eye protection saves on pain, recovery and cost.
Episode 159
There are many things that safety directors, managers and leadership can do to ensure that employees are adhering to a vision protection program.
Understanding the variety of eyewear on the market can help you to choose the most beneficial pair for your employees.
From features to lens color, the options are endless.
Go beyond the rules and focus on how safety is viewed in your workplace.
Ensure safety managers for construction worksites are equipped with the information they need to help foster a culture of safety and avoid eye injuries on the job.
Management should uncover emergency safety shower procedures and equipment that are not doing the job sufficiently or correctly.
Highly reflective apparel could save lives in work zones.
Understanding why workers aren’t wearing their vision protection will help identify program gaps.
Toxins are living in the showers and eyewashes; we have your guide against the hazards.
Anti-fog measures are a critical part of keeping safety glasses safe.
OSHA has revealed its annual list of Top 10 Most Frequently Cited Standards.
Eye injuries on the job today are far too common. Employers should conduct risk assessments to determine hazards and protect against them.
Successfully combining vision protection with face coverings to protect workers from COVID-19 may be logistically challenging, but it is not impossible.
Why do workers willingly put their eyeballs at risk by foregoing protective eyewear?
Workers in a wide variety of industries depend on vision protection that complies with ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2015, American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices.
For the first time, U.S. physicians' rates of suffering needlesticks and sharps injuries exceeded nurses' rates during 2017, an International Safety Center presenter said during a "Biosafety Issues in IH" session at the AIHce EXP 2019 conference.
The protective measures and equipment that welders require are spelled out in OSHA's 29 CFR 1910.252, the welding, cutting, and brazing standard.
Eye care professionals strongly recommend taking breaks throughout the workday to reduce eye fatigue and unnecessary eye strain.