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Eye and Face Protection

In Focus
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.

Personal protective equipment (PPE) alone should not be relied on to protect against hazards. Use PPE in conjunction with guards, engineering controls, and sound manufacturing practices.

The following questions link to information relevant to eye and face protection in the workplace.

Standards What standards apply?
OSHA | National Consensus
Hazards and Solutions What are the hazards and possible solutions associated with eye and face protection?
 
Additional Information What additional information is available?
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In Focus
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  • Eye Injury Prevention Month. US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Federal Occupational Health (FOH). July has been officially recognized as Eye Injury Prevention Month. For this reason, a focus is placed using eye protection in various environments, namely the workplace.
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  • Eye and Face ProtectionEye and Face Protection. OSHA. Provides a comprehensive hazard assessment, information about selecting protective devices for the workplace, as well as OSHA requirements.
    • Eye and Face Protection. Slide Presentation, (2002), 419 KB PPT*, 27 slides.

*These files are provided for downloading.
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