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This 2.5 page paper provides a summary of Stephen Minter's 2004 article, "Targeting Your Eye Protection Program." The article cites OSHA standard numbers and talks about the importance of eye protection. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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- more than 1,000 every day (Minter, 2004). Costs for these eye injuries exceed $300 million annually (Minter, 2004). The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that 60 percent of those
workers suffering eye injuries were not wearing safety or protective devices (Minter, 2004). The situation is so serious that the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) updated their "eye and face
protection standard, Z87.1-2003" (Minter, 2004, p. 29). This standard exceeds the one from OSHA but it would be better for companies to follow this one (Minter, 2004). ANSI, in their
new standard, discusses two levels of protection: the basic standard states "spectacle lenses must withstand the impact of a 1-inch steel ball dropped from 50 inches" (Minter, 2004, p. 29);
the high level says "high impact spectacles, which carry a "Z87+" marking, must withstand a 1/4-inch steel ball shot at 150 feet per second and a high mass impact test
where a 17.6-ounce pointed projectile is dropped from 51.2 inches" (Minter, 2004, p. 29). One expert commented that companies try to do the one size fits all scheme but
this is just not going to be adequate (Minter, 2004). Different people have different size faces and if the glasses do not fit properly, they will fail to protect the
worker (Minter, 2004). One of the requirements under the OSHA regulations is annual training for employees in how to adjust their protective eyewear, how to care for their eyewear and
what the limitations of the safety eyewear are (Minter, 2004). Too many companies fail to provide this training (Minter, 2004). OSHA requires employees eyes to be protected against hazards, such
as "flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation" (Minter, 2004, p. 29). Companies must do an evaluation of
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