Eye Safety at Work Is Everyone’s Business

While your workplace may provide you tools or safety equipment and some kind of protective gear, they cannot issue you a new set of eyes. If something happens to your eyes, there is nothing that can fix your eyes. Medical science can replace a lot of things on and in your body, but when your eyes are gone, they are gone forever.

Your eyes are very delicate and can easily get damaged. It’s not necessary that only a hard blow will cause injury. In fact it could just take a tiny sliver or speck of metal, a dust particle, or trace chemical to do great damage.

OSHA rules establish minimum standards for both employer and employee, and a portion of that standard dealing with eye and face protection standards says:

“The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses eye or face protection when exposed to eye  or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal’s, liquids, chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical Gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.”

Be protective about your eyes while working. To have a pair of prescription eyeglasses on hand is a good idea. If you wear contact lenses, remember: a contact lens was not designed to provide eye protection. Use prescription eyeglasses in case you need to remove your contact lenses.

For more information about Eye Safety at Work you can read the original article published on National Eye Institute by clicking here.

Eye injuries in the workplace are very common. If you’re in the market for prescription eyeglasses and live in Orange City, Melbourne or Orlando, drop by 20/20 Eyeglass Superstore for all your eyeglass, contact and sunglasses needs. We look forward to seeing you!