Can You See Me Now?How to Protect Your Eyesight

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In Just a Blink of an Eye…An incident can injure or even blind a worker who is not wearing proper protective eyewear. The type of eye protection-safety glasses, goggles, face shields, or helmets must meet the requirements of the OSHA and ANSI guidelines of Z87. UV eye protection from the sun is also a must! Make sure there is UVA and UVB protection.

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This could have been prevented…70% of eye injuries come from a foreign object in the eye.20% are from chemicals that were splashed into the eye.These incidents are preventable if eye protection was worn while work was being performed. Glasses are very inexpensive when compared to the loss of an eye.

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Types of Eye Protection

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Here are some good videos…

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Eye Injury Prevention

Protecting your eyes

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Basic first-aid techniques:Specks in the eye

Do not rub the eye Flush the eye with a large amount of water See a doctor if the speck does not wash out, or if pain or

redness continuesCuts, punctures, or objects stuck in the eye

Do not wash out the eye Do not try to remove an object stuck in the eye See a doctor at once

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Chemical burnsFlush the eye immediately with water and continue

flushing for at least 15 minutes. For caustic or basic solutions, continue flushing while in route to the doctor.

Flush the eye even if it has a contact lens. Flushing over the lens may dislodge it.

See a doctor at once.Blows to the eye

Apply a cold compress without pressure. Tape a plastic bag containing crushed ice to the forehead and let it rest gently on the injured eye.

See a doctor at once in cases of continued pain, reduced vision, blood in the eye, or discoloration, which can mean internal eye damage.

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Remember that eye protection doesn’t mean just at work, it also means at home, which is where 20% of the eye accidents occur.Nothing can replace the loss of an eye. Protect your eyesight from hazards by wearing and caring for appropriate, approved protective eyewear. You will see the difference!

Eye safety is no accident.

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Question 1Eye injuries can be greatly reduced by:

Using proper guards on machinery

Wearing proper eye gear for the job

Paying attention while performing the task

All of the above

All of the above reasons greatly improve your odds of not injuring your eyes.

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Question 2Flushing the injured eye with water will:

Make things look blurry

Make it feel better

Often clear the foreign material from the eye

Make your eye hurt more

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Question 3Only use safety glasses that are stamped with Z87.

True False

True – Z87 stamped means that the eye protection is made of a material approved by OSHA and ANSI.

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Thank you for your time and if you have additional questions please contact

Rick Means at Retail Association Services; 360.943.9198 ext18

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