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Prevention and Protection at Work

• American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine: Use of Contact Lenses in an Industrial Environment
  http://www.acoem.org/guidelines.aspx?id=570 (ACOEM)
  >  This position statement approved by the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) Board of Directors on July 27, 2008 updates recommendation on the wearing of contact lenses in industrial environments.

• Contact Lenses in a Chemical Environment
  http://www.ohsonline.com/articles/44929/ (OH&S)
  >  Many contact lens wearers have better results using PPE than wearers of eye glasses.

• NIOSH Current Intelligence Bulletin 59 - Contact Lens Use in a Chemical Environment
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2005-139/ (NIOSH)
  >  This document provides safety guidelines for contact lens wearers working in chemical environments. Injury data are lacking to indicate that contact lens wear should be restricted during work with hazardous chemicals. NIOSH recommends that contact lens wear be permitted provided that the safety guidelines presented in this Current Intelligence Bulletin (CIB) are followed.

• NIOSH Topic Page: Eye Protection for Infection Control
  http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye/eye-infectious.html (NIOSH)
  >  Guidance on the selection of eye protection when working around infectious substances.

• OR-OSHA Online Training - Personal Protective Equiment: Module Three: Eye and Face Protection (PDF)
  http://www.cbs.state.or.us/external/osha/educate/training/pdf/203xm3.pdf (Oregon OSHA)

• Eye Protection - Training Kit
  http://lni.wa.gov/safety/traintools/trainer/kits/eyeprotection/default.asp (Washington Department of Labor and Industries)

• OSHA Eye and Face Protection
  http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/eyefaceprotection/ (OSHA)
  >  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. Eye injuries alone cost more than $300 million per year in lost production time, medical expenses, and worker compensation...

• 10 Ways to Prevent Eye Injuries at Work
  http://preventblindness.org/safety/prvnt_injuries.html (Prevent Blindness America)
  >  Good vision is priceless! Luckily, 90 percent of all workplace eye injuries are preventable with the use of proper safety eyewear. Despite the good news, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that eye injuries in the workplace cost over $467 million annually...

• OSHA Eye and Face Protection eTool
  http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/eyeandface/index.html (OSHA)
  >  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. Eye injuries alone cost more than $300 million per year in lost production time, medical expenses, and worker compensation.

• Workplace Eye Safety
  http://www.preventblindness.org/safety/worksafe.html (Prevent Blindness America)
  >  Eye injuries of all types occur at a rate of more than 2,000 per day. Of these, 10% - 20% will be disabling because of temporary or permanent vision loss...

   

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