Safety briefing - eye protection

This briefing identifies why using eye protection is important and when wearing eye protection may be necessary.

What’s covered?

The aim of this Safety Briefing - Eye Protection is to identify the importance of wearing appropriate eye protection.

Reasons for concern

As the briefing explains, eye protection can reduce the risk of injuries from projectiles, chemicals, radiation and bloodborne pathogens.

Control measures

Control measures include specifying that glasses with side protection should be worn if there may be flying objects or other projectiles; goggles should be worn when handling chemicals.

Key points

As the document suggests, attendees must take note of the following key points:

• “Failure to have the correct eye protection can lead to serious eye injuries or blindness.
• Simply using the proper eye protection on the job could prevent thousands of eye injuries each year.
• Your risk assessment should indicate the type of eye protection to be worn.
• Personal protective eyewear, such as goggles, face shields, safety glasses, or full face respirators must be used when an eye hazard exists. The eye protection chosen for specific work situations depends upon the type of hazard, the circumstances of exposure, other protective equipment used and individual vision needs.”