ON GUARD: Washing Away Eye and face hazards

摘要

They may not always be easy to see, but nearly every industry has eye hazards.That's important considering that the eyes are the body part most vulnerable to injury in the workplace. An astounding 2,000-plus eye injuries occur on the job every day, according to the U.S.Bureau of Labor Statistics, and almost 100,000 incidents lead to temporary or permanent vision loss. During 2008,3.7 million injuries and illnesses were reported in private industry workplaces.