Safety Meeting Repros Eye Protection

(Uncontrolled Flying Objects)

WATCH Out for UFOS
Safety Glasses
protect you against flying objects
or glare. Safety
Safety glasses are made from a variety Goggles
of materials. And they may be prescrip- protect you against
tion or nonprescription (planos). dust, splashes, flying objects, and sparks
They have extra sturdy frames and either that could hurt your eye coming from any
clear or tinted lenses that are strong direction. Some goggles have a cup over each
enough to resist impact. These glasses will eye. Others
protect you against have a frame
flying objects from and lens that
the front. extend over
Some safety both eyes.
glasses have side If the goggles
shields to protect your have a rigid
eyes from frame, they may
objects com be cushioned to
ing at you protect the skin
from the side. around your eyes.
Eye cup shields Your goggles
will also protect will be directly
against objects ventilated to let
entering from the air circulate around
top and bottom of your eyes.
your eyes as well as from Indirectly ventilat-
the front and sides. ed goggles are
Don’t wear safety glasses with metal sometimes
frames if there’s a possibility of electrical required to keep
contact, or in explosive atmospheres dust particles and chemical splashes out.
where non-sparking tools are required.

© 1995 Business & Legal Reports, Inc.

 Safety Meeting Repros Eye Protection

If You Wear Glasses, Who Cares? Eye Care!

You Can Use... Your eye and face protection will work bet-
ter, last longer, and keep you safer with care-
● Prescription safety glasses
ful cleaning and maintenance.
Check before each wearing and get a
● Safety goggles designed to fit over pre- replacement if:
scription glasses ● Frames are
● Safety goggles with prescription lenses bent or broken
mounted behind the protective lenses ● Lenses are
scratched or pitted
● Headband is loose, twisted,
knotted, or sweat-soaked.
Clean your protective
equipment daily.
● Wash gently in warm
soapy water and rinse
thoroughly.
If you wear contact lenses, be ● Air dry.
especially careful. ● Store in clean,
● Contacts can absorb and trap particles and dust-proof case.
gases that could hurt your eyes. Check with
your supervisor before before starting a job
that requires eye protection.
● It's best not to wear
contacts if you work in
an area that could
expose you to high
heat, dust, corrosives, or
chemical fumes, vapors, or
splashes.
Contact
lenses are
forbidden to be
used with a respirator and certain
OSHA-regulated substances.
© 1995 Business & Legal Reports, Inc.