November 3, 2008 – 3:00 am
Safety Glasses and Their Importance
I decided to write and article on safety glasses because there is a dramatic amount of work place injuries that happen in the US everyday.and they estimate that over 1000 of those injuries are eye related injuries. The reality is that most injuries are easily preventable. Considering the great costs of workplace injuries, an estimated $300 million dollars that is lost due to lost labor, medical expenses, and workers compensation. The simple fact is that this is mainly contributed to the lack of training and simple human stupidity. All companies that work in a hazardous shop, for insurance reasons are required to wear safety glasses, however when accidents occur, you can see how these rules
The most common eye hazards happen in an industrial work setting, although eye injuries can happen in almost every industry out there. How do these eye related injuries happen?
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