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Caution: Eyes Hard at Work
May 2006 - Each year, approximately 2,000 Americans receive medical treatment for work-related eye injuries. These injuries are often caused from dust, metals, chemicals, wood and UV light. To prevent eye injuries from happening, employees at risk should wear protective eyewear such as safety glasses, goggles, face shields and/or welding helmets.
Protective goggles must be made of the proper materials, and fitted correctly for each wearer. When choosing protective eyewear for your employees, here's what you should look for:
- Padded or rubber bridges to keep the goggles comfortable
- Deep-grooved eyewires to keep the lenses from falling out if the frame is hit hard
- A face-formed shape to provide a wider field of view
- Headband attachments to keep the frames from slipping
- Lenses made from polycarbonate, a type of clear plastic that is impact resistant
- 100% UV protection and a scratch-resistant coating
By educating your employees about vision hazards and the importance of using protective eyewear, you can help reduce eye injuries, lost work days, emergency room visits, and absenteeism; and increase employee safety and morale.
For more on ways to avoid eye injuries, visit our Preventive Care section.