Topics: Contractor Safety, Elevator Safety, PPE, Facility Safety, Eye Protection, Eye & Head protection
There are two important things Bacon wants you to remember about eye safety at work: You need to wear eye protection if there is a chance for injury You need to wear the right protection! You think this is common sense, think again. You might just fall out of your seat when you hear the stats on ... Read More
Topics: hazards, Elevator Safety, Facility Safety, Arc Flash, Eye Protection, electrical hazards, Eye & Head protection, Eye and Head Protection
Protect your eyes from the risk of arc flash You already knew that arc flash releases hot gas and radiant energy up to 4 times the temperature of the sun, right? Let’s ponder that for a minute. When arc flash happens, the ambient temperatures can reach 35,000° Fahrenheit. And the arc blast, or ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, Elevator Safety, Facility Safety, Eye Protection, Bacon's Safety Tips, Eye & Head protection
What eye protection lenses are you relying for protection? More than 700,000 U.S. workers injure their eyes on the job every year! Come on. That number is ridiculous, especially when there’s eye protection out there for virtually every task. If you aren’t sure what kind of lens you need to provide, ... Read More
Topics: hazards, Elevator Safety, Facility Safety, Eye Safety, Eye Protection, educational, Eye and Head Protection
Do you need safety eyewear under a face shield? Robert came into work one early Monday morning, clocked in and grabbed his usual cup o’ joe and headed back to his stall. On his way there, his production manager stopped him and handed him a pair of safety glasses. He said, “This is overkill, boss. I ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, Facility Safety, Safety Glasses, Eye Protection, Bacon's Safety Tips, how to, Eye & Head protection
Evaluate the risk factors and choose the right safety eye wear! Let’s talk about those eyes. Eye injuries happen on the job somewhere close to the tune of 2,000 incidents a day in the U.S. And guess what, 40% of workers who had an eye injury at work were wearing eye protection! Well, that’s just ... Read More
Topics: Contractor Safety, PPE, Facility Safety, Eye Safety, Safety Goggles, Eye Protection, educational, Eye & Head protection
So the question is —does it really matter if safety glasses or goggles actually fit the person wearing them? Now take a minute and really think about. We’ll wait. Hopefully it didn’t take too long to think that one through. We are talking about the face and eyeballs here. You’re damn straight, it’s ... Read More
