According to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) data, every day more than 2,000 American workers are treated for occupational eye injuries. AS EYE SEE IT – that’s 2,000 too many! 2,000 per day equates to 500,000 eye injuries per year! According to NIOSH – 70 percent of these eye injuries were caused by contact with an object/equipment, 26 percent were caused by exposure to harmful substances, and the remainder was due to scrap, waste, debris, chemicals, welding torches, etc.
Where is the Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) in all this? A simple pair of safety glasses costs less than $5 and a face shield less than $20! Why are employers not requiring their employees to wear proper PPE? An average worker’s compensation claim cost is running $10,000. If you reduce one claim by wearing safety glasses – that buys you 2,000 pairs of additional safety glasses. If you reduce one claim by wearing a face shield – that buys you 500 new ones!
Is this the lack of safety culture? Is it the lack of accountability? Or the lack of caring? I don’t care what it is – we have an obligation to provide a safe work environment! It is unacceptable for any employee to be injured on the job, no matter how minor. Each and every employee has the right to go home to their family and friends in the exact same condition in which they showed up to work. That’s how EYE SEE IT – how do you see it?
STAY SAFE! ** Jeff ** 214-215-2434
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