Eyes: Eye Safety in Construction Environments

Everyone can have their eyes affected from some sort of injury, from eyestrain at an office to chemical spills or flying debris at a construction site, so everyone should also know how to spot identify and prevent these injuries. This On Demand training lesson teaches you to the various dangers our eyes face at a construction site, but also how to prevent injuries while working.

One such method is wearing PPE, or Personal Protective Equipment, while at work. This is one of the most important things you can do to safeguard your eyes. Awareness of the hazards at your workplace is extremely important to understand. Even though you may know the risks and know the correct PPE to wear, it is possible an injury to your eyes may still occur. Accidents happen, you therefore need to know how to deal with any potential injury so the damage to your eyes is minimized.

Eye injuries may range from mild to severe and from gradual to instantaneous. While the type and kind of injury may vary, the fact that it happened will not. It is possible for a mild injury to lead to something more severe if left untreated, and it is also possible for a gradual injury, if left unchecked, to evolve into something much more dangerous. This is why understanding how to take care of your eyes is so important. Utilize the information this online training video presents and understand how to recognize the dangers your eyes face, as well as how to best prevent injuries to your eyes.

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Construction workers

• Introduction
• Who Is Affected
• How the Eye Works
• Eyestrain
• Contact Lenses
• Hazards & PPE
• Eye Injuries
• Review

• PPE Wear it for You
• PPE: Your Last Layer Of Protection - Concise Version
• Hearing Conservation