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Biohazards and Eye Safety

Safety eyewear is not only required for eye protection against dust, dirt, flying debris, and other projectiles in your eyes, it’s important when working around biological agents. Biohazards in the workplace create a risk of exposure to infectious agents such as bacteria and viruses and those that are bloodborne. Infectious… Read More

Top 5 signs it’s time to replace your safety eyewear

How long does safety eyewear last? Well, there is a recommended shelf life for everything, and that includes safety eyewear. Many types of safety protective equipment, like safety harnesses, hard hats, disposable respirators and even sunscreen, have actual expiry dates. To know how often safety eyewear will last depends on… Read More

9 Things You Can do to Get Ready for Winter Eye Safety

It’s November and that means winter is not too far off, and with it comes a few seasonal situations requiring special care to keep your eyes safe. Workers face additional challenges in winter, but with a few adjustments in our approach to work we can endure the often cold and… Read More

Top 5 ways to Manage the Risks of Age Related Vision Loss

As the days go by the one guarantee in life and is that we are all getting older. With age comes new and somewhat different risks related to our vision. In our 40s, the risks start to increase and by the time we reach our 60s our eyes can exhibit… Read More

Top 9 Pitfalls of Eye Injury Controls – Making Sure Eye Injuries are Prevented

The rule should be easy to understand – wear your safety eyewear! Yet thousands of employees suffer eye injuries requiring medical attention on a daily basis, and 90% of these injuries are preventable. Proper selection, use and care of safety eyewear is key to protecting your eyes at work. There… Read More

Eye Injury First Aid – 6 things you need to know

Thousands of Canadians sustain eye injuries that require medical attention every day, according to a study by the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB). Over one third of these occur at work resulting in lost time and/or temporary or permanent vision loss. The pain and suffering associated with these… Read More

How to Prevent Eye Injuries in a Hazardous Environment?

Employees work in a wide range of work environments, many of which create a risk of eye injury. A key to preventing eye injuries in these hazardous environments is recognizing the hazards, following an objective process for hazard evaluation, and selection and implementation of an appropriate control strategy. Safety eyewear… Read More

The Most Common Eye Injuries at Work – Avoid Being a Statistic

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 these occur at work resultingin lost time and/or temporary or permanent vision loss. The costs in terms of worker’s compensation, lost-time,… Read More

Eye Safety Toolbox Talks – How to get the message out so it sticks

We need to take the eye safety message to our employees. We have talked about eye protection many times in the past. There is no question how easily damaged our eyes are and how important it is to protect them. In spite of this eye injuries in the workplace are… Read More

Eye Protection and Eyewash stations – Integrating Protection and Emergency Response

Risk mitigation and prevention are cornerstones to managing eye safety. Even with good work processes and use of protective equipment such as safety glasses, goggles and face shields, handling hazardous goods creates an exposure risk for the eyes. Because exposure can’t be 100% prevented, emergency response planning becomes an important… Read More

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