Goals Set Behind Protective Eyewear
Many people fail to realize that avoiding eye injuries can be as simple as wearing protective eyewear. Especially if environmental risks cannot be avoided, having protection is the next best thing to have.
Eye injuries may not occur as often as injuries on the knees, arms or skin; but when injuries to the eyes occur, the effects are beyond discomforting, they can be long-term and even irreparable.
Even though there are possibilities for an eye injury to occur at home, different kinds of protective eyewear are more mandated in industrial environments. It is by investing on employees' visual protection that companies get the proper accreditation they need in order to proceed with their business operations. The issuance of protective eyewear in the workplace definitely meets the compliance requirements companies must adhere to in terms of employee safety and conduct.
There are different kinds of protective eyewear. These can be in the form of a pair of safety glasses, goggles, eye guards, slip-on side shields and welding goggles. There are also other forms of eye protection that include coverage for the face. Whether the kind of business you have exposes your employees to debris, dust, chemical splashes, acids, sparks and other hazardous particulates to the eyes, you need to have these readily available and ensure they are worn before any work can be rendered. This is also important because of labor laws to protect workers. OSHA or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the United States and Canada, for instance, regard eye and face protection with the highest consideration given the reality that there are thousands of people who lose their sight completely all because of eye injuries in the workplace. Further, with proliferation of eye injuries in the workplace, not only are employers required to shoulder the medical bills of the victim, but it also affects efficiency of the company as a whole. One or two employees down can greatly impact production time.
Aside from the obvious goal of protective eyewear to shield the eyes from chemical, radiological and environmental risks, having adequate eye protection also allows employees to have a clear and proper vision to do work. It is not enough to supply different forms of eye protection in the workplace if it impedes visibility. Pairs of safety glasses that fog up quickly on the inside when used in a high-moisture environment will only make matters worse for your employee. Frustration over fogged lenses can cause employees to remove the eyewear altogether and thus increase their risks for injuries. On the other hand, employees may constantly need to remove the eyewear and clear the fog out of the lenses, thus a causing a significant loss in production time. It is not enough to have these forms of eye protection just for the sake of compliance. It is also equally important for employers to realize what the experience is like when a pair of eye protection is used in a specific work environment. If safety glasses create too much fog in the lenses, factor in the material that provides the best anti-fog capacity. Choose lenses made with polycarbonate and pair it off with an anti-fog solution that your employees can use.
At the end of the day, protective eyewear promises a more important goal than the compliance and practical aspects to it. Having protective eyewear in the workplace definitely increases employee morale and productivity which are two important things to keep a successful and efficient workplace.
Eye injuries may not occur as often as injuries on the knees, arms or skin; but when injuries to the eyes occur, the effects are beyond discomforting, they can be long-term and even irreparable.
Even though there are possibilities for an eye injury to occur at home, different kinds of protective eyewear are more mandated in industrial environments. It is by investing on employees' visual protection that companies get the proper accreditation they need in order to proceed with their business operations. The issuance of protective eyewear in the workplace definitely meets the compliance requirements companies must adhere to in terms of employee safety and conduct.
There are different kinds of protective eyewear. These can be in the form of a pair of safety glasses, goggles, eye guards, slip-on side shields and welding goggles. There are also other forms of eye protection that include coverage for the face. Whether the kind of business you have exposes your employees to debris, dust, chemical splashes, acids, sparks and other hazardous particulates to the eyes, you need to have these readily available and ensure they are worn before any work can be rendered. This is also important because of labor laws to protect workers. OSHA or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in the United States and Canada, for instance, regard eye and face protection with the highest consideration given the reality that there are thousands of people who lose their sight completely all because of eye injuries in the workplace. Further, with proliferation of eye injuries in the workplace, not only are employers required to shoulder the medical bills of the victim, but it also affects efficiency of the company as a whole. One or two employees down can greatly impact production time.
Aside from the obvious goal of protective eyewear to shield the eyes from chemical, radiological and environmental risks, having adequate eye protection also allows employees to have a clear and proper vision to do work. It is not enough to supply different forms of eye protection in the workplace if it impedes visibility. Pairs of safety glasses that fog up quickly on the inside when used in a high-moisture environment will only make matters worse for your employee. Frustration over fogged lenses can cause employees to remove the eyewear altogether and thus increase their risks for injuries. On the other hand, employees may constantly need to remove the eyewear and clear the fog out of the lenses, thus a causing a significant loss in production time. It is not enough to have these forms of eye protection just for the sake of compliance. It is also equally important for employers to realize what the experience is like when a pair of eye protection is used in a specific work environment. If safety glasses create too much fog in the lenses, factor in the material that provides the best anti-fog capacity. Choose lenses made with polycarbonate and pair it off with an anti-fog solution that your employees can use.
At the end of the day, protective eyewear promises a more important goal than the compliance and practical aspects to it. Having protective eyewear in the workplace definitely increases employee morale and productivity which are two important things to keep a successful and efficient workplace.
