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Safety Tip of the Week – Eye and Face Protection

Safety Tip of the Week – Eye and Face Protection

Many workers are injured or blinded from work- related eye incidents that could have been prevented with the use of properly selected eye and face protection. What is Getting into Your Eyes and Your Face? Splashes from chemicals, such as solvents and acids; Liquids or gases under pressure present a...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Eye and Face Protection

Weekly Safety Meeting – Eye and Face Protection

Each year many people are injured or blinded by work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the use of properly selected eye and face protection. No one goes to work expecting to damage or lose their eyesight. Yet, an estimated 2,000 workplace eye injuries that require medical attention...

Safety Tip of the Week – Eye Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Eye Safety

Each year many workers suffer eye-related injuries on the job. Don’t become a statistic! Take precautions and learn all you can about health and safety measures for your job. Be aware of specific hazards on the job, wear the proper PPE and use the proper procedures to work safety. It’s...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Eye Wash

Weekly Safety Meeting – Eye Wash

According to a study from the National Institute of Safety and Health (NIOSH), in 2019 approximately 118,000 occupational injuries in and around the eye were seen in our nation’s emergency rooms. Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that from 2011 through 2019 there were over...

Safety Tip of the Week – Eye Wash Safety

Safety Tip of the Week – Eye Wash Safety

We all hope we never need an eyewash station, but if an accident should happen, we want the station to be clean and accessible. If a foreign particle enters the eyes, an emergency eyewash station is the most important initial step in first-aid treatment. Chemical burns to the eye are...

Weekly Safety Meeting – Eye Wash Safety

Weekly Safety Meeting – Eye Wash Safety

We all hope we never need an eyewash station, but if an accident should happen, we want the station to be clean and accessible. If a foreign particle enters the eye, an emergency eyewash station is the most important initial step in first-aid treatment. Chemical burns to the eye are...