Eye Protection

‘Care bundle’ helps health care workers avoid PPE-related facial pressure injuries: researchers

Dublin — Frontline health care workers treating COVID-19 patients can reduce their risk of developing a facial pressure injury caused by prolonged use of personal protective equipment by using the contents of a specially designed “care bundle,” claim researchers from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.

Protect your eyes while working

Every day, about 2,000 U.S. workers injure their eyes severely enough to need medical treatment, according to NIOSH. With May being Healthy Vision Month, let’s take a look at how workers can protect their eyes.

Reader glasses

The ultra-lightweight Carhartt Braswell Readers were designed specifically for the workplace.

Protecting eyes from strain and fatigue

How can proper eye protection relieve headaches and eye fatigue?
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Selecting compliant protective eyewear

When selecting protective eyewear, most higher-quality options have various features and upgrades, including impact re-sistance, anti-fog technology, ultraviolent resistance and polarized lenses. What do each of these technologies provide and why should workers want them in their safety glasses?

Safety glasses

Radians’ new line of safety glasses includes the CROSSFIRE CK7, designed for workers who wear their protective eyewear as sunglasses. The CK7 features a lightweight frame, insulated wire core temples and indirect lens venting.

Bifocal safety glasses

This line of bifocal safety glasses features UV400 protection and polycarbonate lenses that meet ANSI Z87.1 standards. The bifocal lens style on the glasses allows wearers to use the magnified lens below when working and the clear lens on top when interacting with others or looking ahead.

Emergency station

The Safety Station is a multipurpose drench shower, eye/facewash and safety supply storage cabinet all in one.
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Safety eyewear

This line of safety eyewear offers a number of features, including fully adjustable soft silicone rubber nosepieces; soft, nonslip rubber temple arms; a detachable foam collar and ratchet adjustable temples; and optional lens and frame colors.

Trends in … eye protection

More than 2,000 people experience a work-related eye injury each day in the United States, and about 1 out of 10 of these injuries require at least one day away from work, according to Prevent Blindness, a volunteer eye health and safety organization dedicated to fighting blindness and saving sight.

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