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Winter has arrived in Alberta, but eye safety doesn’t stop just because the snow starts to fly. While we all pull out the heavy winter coats, toques, and mitts, our eyes are often neglected. We are blessed with cold but gloriously sunny days, and the intense glare from snow and ice poses a variety of... Read more »
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By Glyn Jones, for Eyesafe/Alberta Association of Optometrists Employees work in a wide range of work environments, many of which create a risk of eye injury. An estimated 2000 Canadians sustain eye injuries that require medical attention every day, according to a study by Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). Over one third of... Read more »
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By Glyn Jones, for Eyesafe/Alberta Association of Optometrists Although safety eyewear has a been fixture on most worksites for decades, the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) reports that every day 700 Canadian workers sustain eye injuries on the job. Each injury costs Canadian employers between $1,000 and $80,000 per injury in lost production... Read more »
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What are you doing to protect your eyes this summer? While we all pull out the hats and sunscreen, our eyes are often neglected. Summer happens fast in Alberta, and we need to be ready to take full advantage of the great outdoors. With increased daylight hours, we tend to spend lots of time outside... Read more »
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Today’s workforce is different than it has ever been with four generational cohorts at work together– Baby Boomers (born 1946-1963), Gen-Xers (born 1964-1980), Generation-Y (born 1980-1995) and Generation-Z (born after 1995). Social, cultural, and political factors shape the individual values, work ethics, needs and wants of these four groups. They have different ways of thinking... Read more »
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