Eye and Face Protection: At Home, At Risk
Homes are the setting for nearly half of all eye injuries. Our eye safety is at risk not only on the job, but also in the place we call home...
Updated ANSI/ISEA Industrial Head Protection Standard is Approved
The International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) recently received American National Standards Institute (ANSI) approval for an updated industrial head protection standard, which includes criteria for high-visibility equipment and top-of-head protection....
Off-the-Job Safety: September is Home Eye Safety Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America has declared September as Home Eye Safety Awareness Month in an effort to remind everyone of the hazards in their own homes...
Off-the-Job Safety: Keep Eyes Safely On The Ball
Noah was 7 years old when an errant paintball smashed into his left eye and sent him from the sidelines of his brothers game to the emergency room. I...
Keep the Gloves On!
According to the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), hand injuries account for 1,080,000 emergency department visits by workers per...
800,000 Eye Injuries Occur Annually, 90% are Preventable
Common causes of workplace eye injuries include chemical burns, cuts, lacerations and punctures. These injuries most frequently occur in production, transportation...
Editor's Notebook: The Danger of Questions and Brain Ninjas
It was an innocent-enough question. A client wanted to know if the staff of Occupational Hazards had heard anything about a study that examined the efficacy...
Face the Facts: Your Face Deserves Better Protection
Consider this scenario: a worker is in the process of sealing a coupling on an air pressure activator when all of a sudden, the sealing gun explodes,...
NIOSH: Supplemental Rest Breaks Minimize Eye Strain For Data Entry Workers
Researchers from NIOSH followed 51 workers for 8 weeks. The workers received standard work breaks (two breaks per day, 15 minutes each) for half of the...
Seeing the Light
As I mentioned in an earlier column, I recently moved to a new office. The physical ergonomics of my work space the placement of my computer, telephone,...
Chamber of Commerce: Don't Micromanage OSHA
According to the chamber, the provisions in the bill create an unacceptable level of micromanaging OSHA in a way that would impair the agency's ability...
ISEA Challenges OSHA PPE Standards Proposal
In comments submitted July 16, ISEA said the agency's May 17 proposal to change the way it recognizes product performance standards for personal protective...
Using Your Head
As the corporate vice president for safety at Donley Inc., a large construction contractor in Northeast Ohio, Carlos Figueroa Jr. knows a thing or two...
Here Comes the Sun: Are Your Eyes Ready for It?
Most people know the harmful effects such as premature aging and skin cancer that ultraviolet (UV) rays can have on their skin. But many are not aware...
OSHA Proposes Revisions on PPE Standards
In the May 17 Federal Register, OSHA has published a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise the PPE sections of its general industry, shipyard employment, longshoring and marine terminals standards...
AFL-CIO: Nation's Workplaces Too Unsafe
The union's annual report, Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect, was released April 26 as a precurser to Workers Memorial Day on April 28. The report...
NYC Bills Target Bicycle Delivery Safety
The two laws, which take effect July 26, will affect many of the businesses in the New York City area that employ bicycle messengers and delivery personnel....
House Dems Applaud DOL's PPE Decision
The standard has been on hold since 1999, and the decision to release it was prompted by a lawsuit filed by the AFL-CIO and the United Food and Commercial...
Eye Injuries Send 35,000 Workers Home Each Year
Ninety percent of all job-related eye injuries can be prevented by simply wearing the proper eye protection. That's why Prevent Blindness America has...
Labor Department Ordered to Respond to Lawsuit
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit gave the Labor Department 30 days from the date of its order to respond to the lawsuit,...
Pre-moistened Lens Cleaning Tissues
Informing safety, health and industrial hygiene professionals in the manufacturing, construction, and service sectors about trends, management strategies, regulatory news and new products that help them provide safe and healthy work sites. ...
Fog Shield Extreme Protection
Informing safety, health and industrial hygiene professionals in the manufacturing, construction, and service sectors about trends, management strategies, regulatory news and new products that help them provide safe and healthy work sites. ...
Disposable Lens Cleaning Stations
Informing safety, health and industrial hygiene professionals in the manufacturing, construction, and service sectors about trends, management strategies, regulatory news and new products that help them provide safe and healthy work sites. ...
NSC: Focus on Eye Injury Prevention
"PPE should not be your only protection against eye hazards," said Green, an associate professor at Grand Valley State University. "It should be used...
Keeping an Eye on Lens Coating Technology
Protective eyewear is a crucial part of any safety program and there are many different kinds of eyewear on the market from which to choose. Their design,...
