TOOL BOX TALK
TOOL BOX TALK
EYESIGHT SAFETY
There are two sides to eye safety. First, Safety for the eyes
and second, safety through the eyes. Safety for the eyes is
expressed through the use of goggles, colored glasses, smoked glass
screens, face shield and the like.
In considering safety for the eye it is necessary for you to
remember that the eye can be seriously and permanently injured by a
small particle of dust or by a ray of powerful light.
Powerful rays of light pass through the lens and burn out the
screen at the back, so that it can no longer respond, by accepting
an image and transmitting it to the brain.
Someone has said it is easier to furnish goggles than eyes. All
such remarks are intended to impress upon us the supreme importance
of saving our sight. The second aspect of eye safety has to do with
the use of the eyes, many danger signals are appeals to the sight.
A man who is colorblind cannot be a railway engineer. A man who has
no eye for clearances makes a poor truck driver and the man who has
a defective judgement of distance cannot become an airline
pilot.
We need to protect our vision and to train our eyes ever to be
alert to signs of danger and be prepared to interpret those
signs.
Another use to the eyes ought not to be forgotten. It is through
our power of vision that we read in magazines, newspapers and
books. The ideas and suggestions that help us get more out of life
(knowledge).
Contact with dirty hands, gloves or clothing should be avoided.
Also avoid wearing cheap sunglasses. Do not read when lying down.
Have good illumination and hold reading matter no closer than 12
from the eyes.
When performing close work, look up frequently - extend your
range of vision by looking at something at a distance. Try to
maintain a general good health standard.
Wear proper eye protection when performing work where there is a
possibility of eye injury from sharp tools, loose wires, chips,
acids and other corrosive chemicals, or other foreign matter.
In the case of eye injury obtain proper medical treatment at
once.
Poor eyesight is the cause of many accidents. To conserve our
sight, your health and maybe your life, be kind to your eyes. Get
and wear corrective glasses if you need them. Remember that
ordinarily your eyes are directly exposed to damage and injury.
Protect them as much as you can.
Let our slogan be:
USE YOUR EYES -- DONT LOSE THEM.
Any Questions.
CAT-SBG Safety Dept.
John D`Cruz
