Eye & Face Protection

1. Industrial eye injuries occur at a rate of two per minute and are the costliest in terms of lost production and earning power.
   
   
2. Of the more than 1,000 industrial eye injuries that occur every working day, over 90 percent of them are needless and preventable.
   
   
   1. Wear safety protection equipment (Especially the wrap around face shield. Safety glasses or goggles are still required to be worn with the face shield.) when operating machines and equipment that can produce flying particles.
      
      
   2. Safety glasses or goggles are required when working overhead.
      
      
   3. Safety glasses are required when using power tools.
      
      
   4. Safety glasses are required when drilling, chipping, driving nails, hitting steel on steel, and when pouring concrete.
      
      
   5. Safety glasses with side shields are required when handling chemicals. Corrosive chemicals, such as drain openers, battery acids and wet cell batteries require a full-face shield in addition to safety glasses, PVC gloves and a rubber apron. Keep hands away from eyes.
      
      
   6. When welding, wear a welder's helmet, apron, gloves, and jacket.
      
      
   7. Know the location and method of operation of eye wash stations and flood eyes with water if contact with foreign matter is suspected. Get help. Do not try to remove foreign matter yourself.