Imagine working on a sunny construction site or in a bright lab while trying to focus on delicate tasks. Sun glare, harsh light conditions, and blue light from indoor lighting can cause eye strain or ...
From flying debris and chemical splashes to radiation, dust, and high-pressure equipment, industrial environments expose workers to eye hazards every day. Understanding these risks—and using the right ...
Laser work and similar operations create intense concentrations of heat, ultraviolet, infrared, and reflected light radiation. A laser beam, of sufficient power, can produce intensities greater than ...
It’s the end of a long shift at a manufacturing facility. A tired technician skips his safety googles for a ‘quick task’. Seconds later, a fragment of metal ricochets, causing an eye injury that ...
Despite the continued development of munitions that create new types of blast fragments that can injure eyes, evidence indicates decreasing rates of eye injuries in the military. This is largely due ...