Eye Protection Policy on Construction Site

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Permalink Reply by Jason Burzynski on August 5, 2009 at 4:28pm

If people are being injured simply being on-site, you then have a recognized hazard that OSHA says you must protect your workers from. It is never unreasonable to require the use of PPE whenever there is a hazard present that can not be eliminated through adminitrative or engineering controls in my opinion.

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Permalink Reply by Ben Kinney on August 5, 2009 at 6:33pm

No jamey it is not unreasonable to have a policy that requires eye protection on the job site at all times, If the hazard exists which seems that you have proven with the injuries that you have had then it is you obligation to go through the steps to mitigate the hazard.

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Permalink Reply by Cindy Bateman Brewer on August 17, 2009 at 12:38pm

Keep in mind that regular safety glasses don't provide 100% protection from "dust in eye" - if the dust is blowing in the wind, so to speak, it can still get around ear pieces and up/over frames. Is it a specific type of dust?

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Permalink Reply by George Wilson Bowskill on August 22, 2009 at 8:35am

A simple company safety policy would be more than sufficiant to deam that eye protection been worn within the confines of the job site, Having said that it would need to be a written policy and should be posted at the entrance to the site, this would cover all employees contractors and vendors

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Permalink Reply by Rick Holm on February 3, 2010 at 3:56pm

Our industry (steel pipe making) requires a lot of grinding. We have found that Guard Dog Safety Glasses or Goggles (http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/foam-pad-goggle.html) have eliminated issues of getting dust in your eyes. If you are in an extremely dusty environment our procedure also requires you to look down and dust off the top of the glasses prior to removing them.

Rick
USW Local 6673

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