Eyes: Eye Safety

Every year over one million eye injuries occur at work and at home. This online video training teaches workers to protect their eyes and avoid catastrophic damage leading to permanent vision loss or blindness. The online video discusses how the eye can be damaged by foreign objects, chemicals and radiation from lasers and the sun.

This video explains how to choose the appropriate personal protection equipment (PPE) for different jobs. This includes shielded, shatter proof eye wear, goggles for debris or chemical splash protection, face shields and welding masks. The online course illustrates how to treat various eye injuries such as dust in the eye, gas and chemical exposure and demonstrates when to seek medical attention if necessary.

The video teaches workers how to reduce the potential for debilitating eye injuries. This course helps employers reduce work related eye injuries and create a safer more productive work environment.

   This course is in the Video On Demand format, to read about Video On Demand features click here.

All employees

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

• Eye Safety in Construction Environments
• Eye Safety
• PPE: Your Last Layer Of Protection