Eye/Face Protection

ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2020: The American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices

January 8, 2025

“Seeing potential hazards in the workplace significantly reduces the chances of recordable injuries. And when employees wear proper eye protection, you’re that much closer to zero. That’s why Walman Optical Safety Eyewear uses advanced technology to manufacture and test every pair of prescription safety eyewear produced in our U.S. optical laboratories to adhere to ANSI…

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The Importance of Eye Protection in Industrial Settings

December 12, 2024

By Jason Kelly In industrial settings, the workplace environment is often filled with potential hazards that pose significant risks to the safety and well-being of workers. One of the most vulnerable parts of the body in such environments is the eyes. Protecting workers’ eyesight is not just a regulatory requirement but a critical aspect of…

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Eye Protection: The Overlooked Facet of Head Safety on the Job

December 3, 2024

How to identify the right protection for the job at hand. By: Ryan Barnes, Contributor Every year, thousands of industrial workers are blinded from work-related eye injuries, as reported by OSHA.1 However, such injuries are preventable with the enforcement of the proper use of eye and face protection. Whether to protect from chemical, radiological, environmental,…

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Eye and Face Protection • Regulation 29 CFR 1926.102

October 2, 2024

Sponsored by: www.honeywell.com Thousands of people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye and face protection. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there were 38,390 eye-related injury or illness cases that resulted in at least one day away from…

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Safety, Style and Comfort — Choosing the Best Protective Eyewear for Your Team

July 23, 2024

Five essential questions to consider when choosing eye protection. By: Mary Padron, Contributor Eye injuries in the workplace are common. Safety experts and eye doctors believe the right eye protection can lessen the severity or even prevent 90% of these eye injuries from occurring. So, why do workers forgo wearing their protective eyewear? Discomfort and fogging are two primary…

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5 Health Risks of Not Maintaining Emergency Showers and Eyewashes

May 9, 2024

Contributor: Hughes Safety Showers In the US, more than 30 million people work in workplaces where chemicals are used and handled. In addition to being exposed to chemicals, these people also run the risk of further health issues, should the safety equipment these businesses have in place not be regularly maintained. The impact can be severe…

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Use Your Head: Don’t Neglect Eye and Face Protection

May 3, 2024

By Milwaukee Tool, Contributor Eye and face protection is as vital as ever in construction and the skilled trades. In 2020, there were more than 18,000 eye injuries in American workplaces, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Construction workers accounted for more than 2,000 of them, the highest incident rate among all industries. In…

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Eyewash Training Can Make the Difference

April 2, 2024

Save precious moments by emphasizing the buddy system during safety training. By: Maureen Paraventi The workplace you manage or supervise has hazardous chemicals on site, but you’ve made sure — based on a thorough risk assessment — that it also has a sufficient number of eyewashes and emergency showers in place. Additionally, you have them checked…

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ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2020 – Standard for Safety Glasses: Eye & Face Protection

January 2, 2024

“Seeing potential hazards in the workplace significantly reduces the chances of recordable injuries. And, when employees wear proper eye protection, you’re that much closer to zero. That’s why Walman Optical Safety Eyewear uses advanced technology to manufacture and test every pair of prescription safety eyewear produced in our U.S. optical laboratories to adhere to ANSI…

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The Manufacture and Selection of Eye Protection for Work

November 28, 2023

Steps employers can take to prevent work-related eye injuries. By Richard Current, PE; James Harris, PhD, PE; Adam Smith, PhD; Gary Roth, PhD; Jenny Topmiller and RJ Matetic Adapted from a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Science Blog[1] post. Each year, thousands of workers suffer eye-related injuries, and many of these injuries can…

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