SIGHT CONSERVATION PROGRAM

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SIGHT CONSERVATIONPROGRAM

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REFERENCES

• 29 CFR 1910.133

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SIGHT CONSERVATION

• STUDIES INDICATE APPROXIMATELY 60 OF ALL
  PERSONNEL WHO SUFFERED AN EYE INJURY WERE NOT
  WEARING EYE PROTECTION EQUIPMENT
• WHEN ASKED WHY, PERSONNEL INDICATED THAT
  PROTECTION WAS NOT NORMALLY USED OR PRACTICED IN
  THEIR TYPE OF WORK, OR IT WAS NOT REQUIRED FOR
  THE TYPE OF WORK PERFORMED AT THE TIME OF THE
  MISHAP

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EYES DEFENSES

• TEARS SELF-CLEAN THE EYES FROM FOREIGN MATERIALS
• EYE LID BECOMES BARRIER TO PARTICLES NOT AGAINST
  SHARP OBJECTS

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TYPES OF EYE INJURIES

• FOREIGN BODIES
• - FLYING OBJECTS
• METAL, WOOD OR PLASTIC DEBRIS
• - PARTICLES
• DUST, SMOKE, FUMES OR FIBROUS MATERIAL
• - CHEMICALS
• ACIDS, ALKALIES, VAPORS, MISTS, COMMON
  CLEANING
• MATERIALS
• - RADIANT ENERGY
• INFRARED LIGHT, ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, LASER

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PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE

• IDENTIFY EYE HAZARDOUS AREAS VIA THE INDUSTRIAL
  HYGIENE SURVEY
• ELIMINATE EYE HAZARDS
• PROVIDE EYE PROTECTION TO PERSONNEL
• VISION SCREENING
• MAINTENANCE OF EYE PROTECTION
• TRAINING
• RESPONSIBILITIES

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AREAS DEFINED AS EYE HAZARDOUS

• METAL SHOPS INCLUDING CUTTING, GRINDING,
• WELDING OPERATIONS
• MAINTENANCE SHOPS TO INCLUDE MOTOR T
• ORDNANCE, COMMUNICATION, AVIATION
• PNEUMATIC TEST SHOPS
• WOODWORKING SHOPS
• CORROSION CONTROL SHOPS
• INCLUDING SANDING, CHEMICAL
• USE AND PAINTING
• LASER OPERATIONS
• HAZMAT/WASTE HANDLING AND/OR USE

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ELIMINATING EYE HAZARDS

• ENGINEERING CONTROLS
• SUBSTITUTING NON-HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
• RESTRICT PASSAGE THROUGH EYE HAZARDOUS AREAS
• POST CAUTION SIGNS IN DESIGNATED AREAS
• - EYE HAZARD DECK MARKING TAPE
• STRIPED YELLOW AND BLACK TAPE
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POLICY FOR SIGHT CONSERVATION

• PERSONNEL EXPOSED TO EYE HAZARDOUS AREAS SHALL
  BE PROVIDED WITH ADEQUATE PROTECTION AT
  GOVERNMENT EXPENSE

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MINIMUM PROTECTION

• AT A MINIMUM, SIGHT PROTECTIVE DEVICES SHALL BE
• - COMPLY WITH ANSI Z87.1-1989
• - ADEQUATE EYE PROTECTION AGAINST THE
  PARTICULAR HAZARD
• - DURABLE
• - EASY TO CLEAN
• - CAPABLE OF BEING DISINFECTED
• - EASILY REPAIRED

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EMERGENCY EYE WASH

• MEETS ANSI Z358.1-1990
• MOST PARTICULATE AND CHEMICAL EYE INJURIES CAN BE
  DILUTED WITH CONTINUOUS FRESH WATER FOR 15
  MINUTES
• PLUMBED EYE WASHES
• - INSPECT AND FLUSH WEEKLY FOR 3 MINUTES
• - DOCUMENT FLUSHING OF SYSTEM
• PORTABLE EYE WASHES
• - CONTINUOUS FLOW OF 0.4 g/min FOR 15 MINUTES
• - INSPECT AND FLUSH PER MANUFACTURERS
  SPECIFICATIONS
• - DOCUMENT FLUSHING OF SYSTEM
• POST EMERGENCY EYE WASH SIGNS

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SCREENING EXAMINATIONS

• ALL PERSONNEL WHO WORK IN EYE HAZARDOUS AREAS
  DESIGNATED BY THE IH SURVEY SHALL BE PROVIDED
  VISUAL SCREENING EXAMS INITIALLY AND ANNUALLY
  THERE-AFTER

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MAINTENANCE OF EYE PROTECTION

• INSPECTION
• REPAIR DAMAGE
• CLEANING/
• DISINFECTION
• PROPER STORAGE
• ENFORCEMENT

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TEMPORARY PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR

• PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR SHALL BE PROVIDED
• - TO VISITORS (CIVILIAN MILITARY)
• AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL
• - WHILE AWAITING DELIVERY OF
• CORRECTIVE PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR

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CONTACT LENSES

• ALL PERSONNEL WHO UTILIZE CAUSTICS, ACIDS/ALKIES,
  TOXIC MATERIALS AND OR INVOLVED WITH PROCESSES
  THAT CREATE DUST SHALL NOT WEAR CONTACT LENSES

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TRAINING

• SHALL INCLUDE
• - NEED FOR EYE PROTECTION
• - MAINTENANCE OF EQUIPMENT
• - LIMITATIONS
• - OPERATIONS/LOCATIONS WHICH
• REQUIRE PROTECTION
• - PROPER FITTING OF EQUIPMENT
• - EYEWASH LOCATIONS
• - RESPONSIBILITIES
• - FIRST AID PROCEDURES

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BASIC FIRST AID

• NO ATTEMPT SHOULD BE MADE TO REMOVE A PARTICLE
  LODGED IN THE EYEBALL
• DO NOT WASH AN EYE THAT HAS BEEN CUT, SCRATCHED
  OR SCRAPED
• BANDAGE BOTH EYES
• FOR CHEMICAL SPLASH IMMEDIATELY FLUSH EYES WITH
  POTABLE WATER FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES

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RESPONSIBILITIES

• THE COLLATERAL DUTY SAFETY REPRESENTATIVE SHALL
• - DETERMINE EYE HAZARDOUS AREAS, OCCUPATIONS,
• AND PROCESSES VIA THE IH SURVEY WHICH REQUIRE
  
• EYE PROTECTION
• - REVIEW SIGHT CONSERVATION PROGRAM ANNUALLY
• - ASSISTANCE SHALL BE PROVIDED BY BASE SAFETY
  
• AND THE INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE DEPARTMENT
• - ENFORCEMENT OF SIGHT CONSERVATION PROGRAM

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CONCLUSION

• IDENTIFY ALL EYE HAZARDOUS PROCESSES/AREAS VIA IH
• ELIMINATE EYE HAZARDS
• PROVIDE PERSONAL WITH EYE PROTECTION
• COMPLETE EYE EXAMINATIONS
• MAINTENANCE OF EYE PROTECTION
• TRAINING
• RESPONSIBILITIES