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News Note: Group Issues Guidance on Contact Lenses in Industrial Workplaces
December 2008
The American College of Occupational and Environmental Health has issued guidelines for industrial employers on workplace use of contact lenses and personal protective equipment (including protect . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Coming Clean; What Workers Need to Know About Eyewashes and Safety Showers
February 2008
More than 1,000 California workers were seriously injured by skin or eye contact with dangerous chemicals in 2005. Workers who find themselves in these situations must know how to respond quickly, or they risk deep tissue injury, blindness, and serious complications. . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Wilco Wire Technology Dockets 05-R6D1-2021 and 2022
From April 11, 2005 through May 13, 2005, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health ("the Division"), through Safety Engineer Timothy Blaney conducted a planned inspection at the Wilco Wire Technology ("Employer") facility at 1035 Mission Court, Fremont, California, where Employer's Employees were working. . . . more »

Bulletin: FDA Publishes Draft Guidance on Impact-Resistant Lenses
January 2008
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has drafted an update to its guidance document on impact-resistant lenses. This draft is a revision of . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Personal Protective Equipment; What Do You Need, When Do You Need It, and How Do You Ensure Its Effectiveness?

It would be nice if workplaces could be made completely safe--if hazards could be eliminated, guarded, enclosed, rendered benign--but for some workplaces and some types of work, it just isn't going to happen . . . more »

DOWNLOAD: Coulson Metal Forming, Docket Nos. 04-R6D2-658 through 663 and 04-R6D2-664 through 666
4/24/2007
Employer is in the business of forming metal into various products. Beginning July 29, 2003, the Division of Occupational Safety and Health (the Division) through Scott Walters and Leticia Reyes Cal/OSHA Engineers, conducted separate inspections at a place of employment maintained by Employer at 11135 Condor Ave., Fountain Valley, California (the site) . . . more »

Trainer's Handbook: Eye Protection; Train Workers to Envision Eye Safety
March 2007
Think of all the things you couldn't do if you couldn't see: drive a car--or a forklift. Read a book--or an instruction manual. Follow a marked highway--or an emergency exit route. Vision loss can have an equally devastating effect on a worker's life and job. Every day, more than 2,000 workers sustain eye injuries, according to the organization Prevent Blindness America. This Trainer's Handbook will help you prepare a brief (15-minute) safety training session that covers eye protection at work. The information that follows is provided for the trainer to use in preparing talking points for the training session. . . . more »

Eye Injuries: It's Not Just About PPE; Tips for Improving Vision Safety
May 2006
Nearly 2,000 Americans suffer eye injuries every day, costing businesses $934 annually, according to the nonprofit organization Prevent Blindness America. Ten percent of those injuries result in days . . . more »

Creating a Wise Owl Workplace
May 2006
Prevent Blindness America offers assistance in preventing workplace eye injuries and rewarding workers who wear their safety eyewear through its Wise Owl program. Corporate membership in Wise Owl is $ . . . more »