2009 Vision Product Focus

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BREAKTHROUGH STRATEGIES: QUANTUM CHANGE
SEPTEMBER 2009
VOL. 78 NO. 9 |
www.ohsonline.com
INCENTIVES: The Power of
Positive Reinforcement 32
SHOWERS & EYEWASH:
Joining Emergency Care and
Hydration 36
SLIP & FALL SAFETY: Six
Essential Elements 42
DEFIBRILLATORS & CPR:
Use the Tools You Already
Have 48
Lessons for
the Older Worker
2009 Vision Product Focus
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FROM THE EDITOR
Morbidly
Watching
Obesity’s Growth
laying tennis the other day
on a hot summer morning
reminded me of my childhood in Salisbury, Md. My
friends and I played baseball and other
sports, but tennis was #1 for the entire
community. Bill Riordan, a local man
who loved the sport, had
lured the national indoor
tennis tournament from
New York City, and my
hometown loved it. While
writing this column, I
found a 1964 Sports Illustrated article online
(http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/
MAG1075695/1/index.htm) that tells
how Riordan brought the tournament
and top players of that era to town and
made the event a success.
Today’s Marylanders aren’t playing
enough tennis or engaging in other
kinds of exercise, but that’s true across
the board. CDC reported July 8 that
the percentage of U.S. adults who are
obese increased to 26.1 percent in 2008
from 25.6 percent in 2007; 32 states had
an adult obesity rate of 25 percent or
higher last year, and just one, Colorado,
was below 20 percent. CDC’s interactive map (www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/
trends.html) traces the steady increase
state by state, using data from CDC’s
P
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance
System. Take a good look: This map is a
disheartening display.
Employers, the government, health
authorities and associations — everybody, it seems — realizes we must
reverse this unhealthy slide or the rising
costs will bankrupt us, not
to mention that our lives
will be shorter and less
pleasant. Obesity is a risk
factor for chronic diseases
and the flu, after all.
A well-known ergonomist, Dr. Jerome Congleton, Ph.D, PE, CPE, of the
Texas A&M University Health Science
Center, talked about obesity when we
met at the Safety 2009 conference in
June. “We have to stand,” he said, pointing out that sedentary workers will lose
20 pounds per year by intermittently
standing for 15-20 minutes several
times a day. This recommendation is
fully explored in the 2nd Edition of
“Could You Stand to Lose: Weight Loss
Secrets for Office Workers,” a book
written by Mark E. Benden, Ph.D., CPE,
executive vice president of Neutral Posture Inc. Visit www.standtolose.com and
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JERRY LAWS
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SEPTEMBER 2009 | Volume 78, Number 9 | www.ohsonline.com
features
INCENTIVES
32
What Do You Want Me to Do, Exactly?
The oxygen of any BBS program lies in “Positive Reinforcement,” or R+, of the right behavior.
by Doug Hamilton
SHOWERS & EYEWASH
36
Water Safety: New Directions in Irrigation and Hydration
While it may have no immediately visible outward signs, dehydration contributes to lower performance and decreased
workplace safety.
by Rob Wolff and Mike Markovsky
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
41
Where’s the Leak?
To effectively respond to any chemical odor complaint, one
first needs to know the source of the chemical release.
by Shah Khajeh Najafi and Dyron Hamlin
SLIP & FALL
42
Clearing a Path to Floor Safety
An effective program will include
six elements, ranging from training
and signs to footwear.
by Mike Fraley
42
NATIONAL SAFETY CONGRESS 2009 PREVIEW
46
Riding Out the Turbulence
The global economy continues to struggle, but safety and
health will fly high at this year’s Congress and Expo in
Orlando, Fla.
by Marc Barrera
DEFIBRILLATORS & CPR
48
Tweaking Your CPR Response
Giving your local emergency dispatchers a call to see how you can
work together is one way to make
your response faster and better.
by Michael E. Bingham
product focus
VISION PROTECTION
16
Vision Policy: Safety and
Savings
There are six vision
issues to consider to
reduce injuries in the
over-40 group.
by Duane A. Perkinson
22
Spectacles Chart
24
Goggles and Shields
Chart
26
Why Have a Safety Eyewear Program?
Flying or falling particles/objects or sparks striking the eye
cause almost 70 percent of the accidents.
by Bruce Pettengill
30
Vision Accessories Chart
31
Eyewash/Drenching Units Chart
16
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Help for Facility Managers
Brad J. Buscher, chairman and CEO of VaporLok Products LLC, explains how to package,
store, and transport fluorescent lamps so
they won’t break and leak mercury vapor. VFA
Inc. Vice President Ray Dufresne has a more
severe problem in mind — he explains how to
prepare facilities and employees so they’ll recover quickly from
emergencies and disasters.
Check Out The OH&S Wire:
DOT’s secretary vows to stop distracted driving after this month’s
summit. The online world may be headed for its own obesity crisis, mirroring that of the real world. And will this fall’s flu season
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From the Editor
News & Trends
Breakthrough Strategies
by Robert Pater
Computer Applications
by Marc Barrera
Classifieds
New Products
Literature Library
Advertiser Index
be a catastrophe or a non-event? Debate the hottest safety and
health topics of the day in our new blog at http://ohsonline.com/
Blogs/The-OHS-Wire/List/Blog-List.aspx.
Keep an Eye on Scotomas
What’s a scotoma? A blind spot. We miss them in our vision protection programs when we focus too much on regulations and PPE,
freelance author Michael E. Bingham asserts.
Employee Engagement in High Gear
From Site Nite on Sept. 28 to the expo’s closing Oct. 1, our enewsletters devoted to this year’s Motivation Show bring you the
highlights of this month’s big event for incentives buyers and sellers inside Chicago’s McCormick Place. The show will include more
than 1,000 exhibitors and some 70 seminars.
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NEWS & TRENDS
New Positions
George Washington University research professor
and epidemiologist David
Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, is
President Obama’s choice
to head OSHA as the next
Assistant Secretary of Labor. The interim chair of the DAVID
MICHAELS
Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at GWU’s
School of Public Health and Health Services,
Michaels is the author of the 2008 book
“Doubt is Their Product: How Industry’s
Assault on Science Threatens Your Health,”
as well as numerous articles in science and
health journals. He served as the Department
of Energy’s assistant secretary for Environment, Safety and Health from 1998-2001 and
has received the American Public Health Association’s David P. Rall Award for Advocacy
in Public Health, among other awards.
Agency Business Solutions LLC (Farmington Hills, Mich.), a wholly
owned subsidiary of Amerisure Inc., promoted
Barb Cristea as director of
Finance and Operations,
a position responsible for
managing the operational
subsidiaries of ABS--Agen- BARB CRISTEA
cy Services Group LLC and
Agency Capital Group LLC. For the past four
years, she was Amerisure’s financial audit
manager, and for the decade before that she
did financial reporting and planning for several health insurance companies.
Physician Wellness Services (Minneapolis), a company that helps
health care professionals manage the stress and
other mental and behavioral issues that can lead
to disruptive behavior and
performance issues, has
named Alan Rosenstein,
M.D., M.B.A., as medi- ALAN
ROSENSTEIN
cal director. With more
than a decade of experience researching the
problem of disruptive physicians, advocating for industry standards, and developing
intervention strategies for addressing the
problem, he also is vice president and medical director for VHA West Coast in Pleasanton, Calif.
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Business Moves
■ Sperian Protective Gloves, formerly Perfect Fit Glove Co., announced it would
close its facility in Buffalo, N.Y. The move is
part of Paris-based parent company Sperian Protection’s restructuring of its glove
division and includes consolidating production at the glove manufacturing facility
it recently acquired in Nantong, China. In
other news, Sperian said the government
of France has ordered about $35 million
worth of additional FFP2-class disposable
respiratory masks through the end of 2010.
The company will manufacture the masks
at its plant in Plaintel, France.
■ DuPont (Wilmington, Del.), manufacturer of such well-known fibers and protective materials as Kevlar®, Nomex®, Tychem®, and Tyvek®, announced the merger
of three of its business units under a new
name: DuPont Protection Technologies.
The move combines DuPont Advanced
Fiber Systems, Nonwovens, and DuPont
Personal Protection. Thomas G. Powell,
who had been serving as vice president and
general manager of DuPont Advanced Fiber Systems, now leads the combined units
as vice president and general manager.
Awards & Recognition
ASTM International (W.
Conshohocken, Pa.) bestowed its Award of Merit
and the accompanying title
of fellow on Dr. Thomas E.
Neal for his work on standards for protective clothing and equipment. An
THOMAS NEAL
active member of ASTM
since 1994, Neal chairs its Committee F23 on
Personal Protective Clothing and Equipment,
as well as Subcommittee E54.04 on PPE. He
spent much of his career at DuPont in Wilmington, Del., where he held various management positions in the areas of end-use research, marketing, total quality, and thermal
testing before founding Neal Associates Ltd.
in Bonita Springs, Fla., in 1999.
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Larson Electronics LLC (Dallas) has updated
www.magnalight.com to include the new SAE
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Shirley A. Conibear, M.D., CIH
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Scott Lawson
The Scott Lawson Companies
Concord, N.H.
Margaret C. Samways
Pittsburgh, Pa.
Marion Walton, BSN, RN, MS
Worksite Health Services
Greenfield, Wis.
William H. Weems, DrPH, CIH
Director, Environmental & Industrial Programs
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Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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Magid Glove & Safety (Chicago) revamped
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navigation and more in-depth information
for visitors in search of personal protective
equipment.
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and disaster communications service designed to decrease the time it takes people
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NEWS & TRENDS
A New Height for the In-Flight Firefight
Evergreen International Aviation (McMinnville, Ore.) has successfully tested its B747
Supertanker®, which has won certification
for operation this season after receiving its
interim approval letter from the Interagency Air Tanker Board. The plane is billed by
Evergreen as the world’s largest, fastest air
tanker for firefighting and is available for
the 2009 fire season and beyond, according
to the company. The plane was flown in a
successful demonstration June 11 at McClellan Airfield in McClellan, Calif.
The aircraft received its Supplemental
Type Certificate from the Federal Aviation
Administration in November 2008. It can
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response time of 600 mph, giving it more
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the plane is the first in a fleet for U.S. and
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It performed well in U.S. Forest Serviceadministered grid tests and can be used to
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BREAKTHROUGH STRATEGIES
B Y RO B E R T PAT E R
Quantum Cultural Change
duce threat, give people an opportunity to comfortably incorporate
changes while still performing other tasks to an acceptable level).
In retrospect, these improvements may seem to have happened
quickly. We’ve seen “amazing” cultural changes that blossomed
within mere months.
nterested in propelling stronger safety culture? Quantum
Physics proclaims energy moves both in waves of motion and
3. Simultaneously enlist both waves and particles. Screen for
as individual particles. This describes forces such as sound and
changes in group thought about safety. For example, Alaska Tanker
light -- and can also be effectively applied to elevating safety
Company CEO and safety evangelist Anil Mathur promotes and
culture.
monitors the “quality of the overall safety conversations.”
Movement of change oscillates up and down; it’s not continuBut also turn around the individual packets -- those cynical or
ous by nature. Ever watch the tide roll in? Waves don’t always build
angry workers who are influential with their peers. Our experiincrementally with each wave creeping further up the shore. In realence is, turned-off or angry employees can often be quickly turned
ity, a wave of magnitude five might roll in, followed
around to become motivated safety advocates.
by several smaller waves. The sum is forward but not
Key ingredients in this cultural shift are the right
geometric progression. Human and organizational
individual attention, strong contact communications,
nature can work the same way.
practical skillsets, and planned structured opportuniReal progression toward sustaining improveties to make a real difference.
ments is much more than scampering up, down,
My colleague Ron Bowles works with companies
sideways, repeat if necessary. Regrettably, perhaps a
to select, develop, and support “Multipliers.” The best
“sine” of the times, many companies act as if they
candidates are line employees who are groomed to
don’t realize this, and have lots of activity with little
transmit, strengthen, and distribute action/behavioral
lasting movement forward. But if you wish to propel
“QUANTUM” also improvements; conduit through safety messages; and
significant change, consider these four quantum
bring back feedback essential for course correction.
means “measured.” Provide these “particles” with the particular training
strategies:
1. Develop Time-Lapse Vision to monitor change.
Develop a series of they need to understand, assimilate, and commuprinciples -- not just expected policies and
Remember and remind others that desired change is
measures to deter- nicate
procedures -- in their own way. Think of Multipliers
not smoothly continuous. Setbacks will happen. The
mine how you are as active signal boosters on the ground level and in
important point is when there’s an apparent setback
to adherence to your message, don’t give up and
moving in relation field, much more than just passive carriers of manpreset message. Remember that diversity
abandon your efforts. (“Why bother? They’ll never
to your objectives. agement’s
is a fact of physical nature; Quantum Mechanics
change!”) Dispassionately determine whether indeed
contends individual particles act differently.
you may be observing the “smaller waves” rolling
back out, whether you are still progressing toward desired objectives
4. “Quantum” also means “measured.” Develop a series of mea(though perhaps more indirectly than you would prefer).
sures to determine how you are moving in relation to your objecA good perspective to develop is Time-Lapse Vision. Impatience
tives. Go beyond clipboard checklists to include interviews (“To
doesn’t make waves come in any faster than does continually watch- what degree do co-workers use best PPE, on a one-to-five scale?”),
ing a newly planted seed make it grow more quickly. A plant’s -- and “quality of safety conversations”/level of participation spread in
culture’s -- growth often occurs too gradually to be observed by the
safety meetings, employee morale, reflections of company commitnaked eye. Are you, like me, amazed by time-lapse photos of nature
ment to safety, and more.
changing? By taking snapshots through a range of measurements of
Potential energy is a key to understanding physics and safety.
your culture over a period of time, you’ll more accurately be able to
Quantum safety works smoothly when particular leaders provide
monitor its growth or stasis.
challenge, confidence, energy, and support. Challenge others to
try new actions while you issue forth a wave of confidence. Expect
2. Direct the right forces for next level improvements. Like the old
more from people because of their potentials; communicate
saying, “Dress for the job you want, not the one you have,” select
continuously you know they can go beyond their current level of
and incorporate one or two characteristics of next-level Safety
actions. Start right now by expecting more from yourself.
Culture (see http://ohsonline.com/articles/2008/05/next-level-safetyGenerate and spread energy through crackling workforce incultures.aspx). In choosing what to adopt, you might ask yourself:
■ Which actions would provide the biggest impact/leverage, i.e.,
volvement and from everyone, seeing positive results from any wave
of individual and organizational successes.
affect the most people over time (including senior management)?
■ Which actions are easiest to put into place, even partially?
■ Which actions are within your control?
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BY MARC BARRERA
You’ve Got Mail
L
ike clockwork, the start of each day in the office usually
involves reading through at least 30 new e-mails. Among
that electronic clutter, only five to six items are original,
followed by numerous replies back and forth between
everyone addressed. Getting up-to-date on each e-mail is a tricky
proposition that often results in the accidental deletion of a reply
here and there.
And what about the bozos who mistakenly hit “Reply” instead
of “Reply to All”? Now, the rest of e-mail group could be missing
out on some critical information. What we have here is an
“unstructured process” or, as
ActionBase (www.actionbase.
com) CTO Jacob Ukelson calls it,
an “unstructured ad hoc human
process.”
“We spend a lot of time sending and receiving e-mails from a
lot of different people,” Ukelson
said. “These can be all scattered
about, and you have to put
together the context. It could be
sent yesterday or the day before,
and you have to go and figure
out where it is. And if someone
sends you an attachment, you
have to make sure it’s the latest version of the attachment before
you work on it because maybe someone else has a different version of the attachment, and so on.”
Order Amid Chaos
In safety, as well as general industry, there can be many separate, structured processes going on at one time. These are then
introduced into an unstructured process when they are proliferated through e-mail. “There’s lots of information flowing between
people, between different parts of the organization that are
flowing via e-mail and attached documents--perhaps spreadsheets, perhaps Word documents. So even if you have a structured
process, you really want to have an end-to-end process,” Ukelson
said, adding that the problem with running processes this way is
information--e-mailed information, specifically--overload.
What’s Ukelson’s solution to the problem? Integrate these
structured processes through his Israel-based company’s product,
ActionBase 6.0. “What ActionBase does is to plug into your Outlook and add next to your inbox something called an ActionBox,
and an ActionBox contains ActionMail instead of regular e-mail,”
he said. “If I go into my ActionBox, I can kick off an ActionMail
just like I would kick off an e-mail, but the difference is that from
that point on, that mail is tracked, monitored, and auditable.”
For example, if someone sends out a mass ActionMail
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requesting certain actions to be carried out but realizes after
the send that updates are needed to the attached file, he or she
need only update said file, and that update simply replaces
the previous attachment in that same ActionMail to all of the
recipients; there are no new ActionMails for recipients to click
through in order to have the latest file version. Also, the sender
can assign deadlines to track the process of the ActionMail. If an
item becomes overdue, it will turn red in a person’s inbox and a
notification is sent alerting the relevant people that the deadline
has passed.
“So, just by opening up my Action Box, I can have a quick
view of all the processes that I have currently being run and short
descriptions of where they
stand--whether they’re in progress, whether they’ve been completed, whether it’s overdue,”
Ukelson said. “If I need more
detail about anyone, I doubleclick, open it up like an e-mail,
and then I’ll see a complete
audit trail of everything that
was done. And I’ll also see what
is still left to be done.”
ACTIONBASE
In our needed-it-yesterday world, it’s easy
for a simple oversight to spell disaster.
Multitasking
But what if you’re just too busy
to be writing several ActionMails a day? ActionBase’s
second part is your solution:
ActionDoc, which integrates with different types of documents
or forms a company may use, sends out relevant ActionMails for
them.
“What we do is we allow you to take any document that you
may have and mark it up and say, ‘Well, this paragraph here,
there’s an associated ActionMail that’s supposed to be sent and
generate this process,’” Ukelson said. “And then when you publish
this--you essentially push a button that’s called Publish--the
ActionMails get sent off to all the people that are relevant, and
that document now has generated all of those processes. If I go
back into that document, no matter where it’s stored, I can ask it
to run a report telling me where everything stands right now.”
What about external e-mails? Some won’t have ActionBase
running through their e-mail systems, so the company has come
up with its own solution: ProcessBridge. “What the ProcessBridge
does is actually translate that ActionMail into a regular e-mail.,”
Ukelson said. “The recipient outside of the organization will see
that as a regular e-mail. Not as rich as an ActionMail, but they
can then respond in kind. They can say I accept it, it’s complete,
or I reject it. Then they can just reply. If they reply, that goes in
through the ProcessBridge and then becomes a part of the normal process flow in ActionBase.”
Marc Barrera is Associate Editor of Occupational Health & Safety.
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VISION PROTECTION
VISION XPERTS
Vision Policy:
Safety and Savings
There are six vision issues to consider
to reduce injuries in the over-40 group.
BY DUANE A. PERKINSON
V
ision issues are safety concerns when an
employee cannot see his work because of
an incorrect prescription, improper lighting, effects of dry eye, or age-related factors.
As an eye care professional, I have worked with prescription PPE for the past 30 years and recommended
to my clients they establish a comprehensive vision
policy for their workforce.
To achieve maximum benefits in safety and savings, your vision policy should address five segments:
■ New and current employee prescriptions
■ Illumination
■ Contact lenses
■ Dry eye syndrome
■ Workforce above age 40
As safety personnel, you consider many factors to
identify and correct hazards that could increase the
likelihood an employee will suffer a work-related injury. Among those factors are the individual’s biome-
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chanics, the equipment operated, and how the job is
executed. But when was the last time you considered
how that employee sees his or her work? 20/20 is just a
measurement of how clear and sharp (acuity) a letter
1 and 7/8 inches tall, projected on a surface, is when
viewed at a distance of 20 feet. Vision encompasses
many aspects besides acuity. Vision includes eye teaming and focusing, color perception, ocular pressure,
field of view, and internal and external ocular health.
Most of us just assume we can depend on our eyes to
provide clear, sharp vision, unless our vision starts to
fail us.
You have two distinct groups of employees whose
vision issues must be addressed.
1. First, for new hires, incorporate a procedure
in the hiring process in which the prospective employee presents his current eyeglass/contact lens
prescription. The FTC mandates that eye doctors
provide a copy of a patient’s eyeglass and contact lens
prescription at the completion of the vision examination.1 Your prescription PPE professional should be
able to advise you, based on the prescription, whether
special visual considerations must be addressed.
2. How do your employees’ visual work requirements compare with these numbers:
■ Standard prescription lens design for seeing at a
distance is normally past arm’s length (approximately
32 inches). Standard length for reading through a line
bifocal is between 16-18 inches, and a line trifocal
is set for approximate distances of 18-22/23 inches.
Progressive bifocals, depending on the prescription
strength, will function between 16 and 24 inches.
■ Viewing area for clear, sharp vision through a
line bifocal is usually between your shoulders, while a
progressive bifocal area is in between your ears.
To ensure your current employees’ safety prescriptions are designed to satisfy the specific working distances2 related to their job, incorporate into your PPE
safety program my WIDE vision discovery tool.3 Prescriptions that don’t match the job’s vision demands
may reduce visual accuracy by as much as 38 percent.
Employee productivity may decline by as much as 9
percent.
For my clients who utilize WIDE, I see zero safety
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glass remakes (or cost) due to an incorrect
eyeglass prescription. Translated, the employee has received the eyeglass prescription for optimum visual performance.
(Please understand with those older than
age 40, possibly more than one pair of prescription glasses may be required for an
employee to execute all of his job responsibilities.)
Our eyes see very efficiently in full-spectrum light, such as sunlight or incandescent
lighting.4 However, when our workplace
environment incorporates what is defined
as partial-spectrum lighting, our effective
visual performance is reduced. Gas discharge lights or fluorescent lights are two
examples of partial-spectrum lighting.
The simple fact is the photoreceptive cones
and rods inside our eyes respond to fullspectrum sunlight, not to partial-spectrum
lighting.
Workplace illumination is based on the
OSHA regulation 1926.56, Illumination.5
Review foot candle illumination in common areas, stairways, hallways, and after
individual assessments.
At age 20, the photopic pupil diameter
is 5 mm and the scotopic pupil diameter is
8.0.
Photopic
Scotopic
Age 40
4mm
6.0
Age 50
3.5
5.5
Age 60
3.0
4.25
Photopic vision is the response of the
eye to radiant energy (light). More specifically, this is the response of the cones in the
eye to light. Scotopic vision is the response
of the rods in the eye to light; scotopic vision is the reception of light that regulates
the opening of the pupil of the eye.
Eye Irritation
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Dry, red, irritated eyes--we see them every
day. From the computer user to the machine operator and assembler, employees
are seeking relief. Dry eye syndrome describes a condition when the eye cannot
produce enough tears or tears that are
lacking the proper composition. Normal,
healthy tears consist of three layers. The layers are often described as an outer oily layer,
middle watery layer, and an inner mucus
layer. Together, the three layers are necessary for proper lubrication of the eye.
What are the causes of dry eye? During
prolonged levels of concentration, such as
when you view a monitor, the normal blink
rate of 20-30 times per minute drops to
about five times per minute. Environmental factors, such as exposure to debris in
the work area or outside work open to the
wind, and the effects of cold or heat (sweating) may be factors. Other contributing factors include contact with chemicals, certain
prescriptions and OTC medications reduce
tear volume, and less than six hours of sleep.
As we mature, the eye’s natural process is to
produce lower levels of tear volume.
Treatment options for dry eye conditions can be as simple as applying natural
tears when eyes feel dry and uncomfortable.
Aging, Contact Lenses
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics,6 43.3 percent of today’s workforce is
older than 44. Visual performance is in decline for employees above the age of 40. An
employee older than 40 whose prescription
does not match his visual task will alter his
posture and the distances vital to his job in
order for him to see and complete his work.
This results in the employee’s potentially
exposing himself to risk. In some instances,
he gets too close to the equipment to see the
work. Prolonged upper torso bending and
head tipping adversely affect his musculoskeletal health and cause repetitive stress
injuries in his back, neck, or shoulders.
I suggest you consider these six vision issues to reduce injuries in the over-40 group:
■ Presbyopia begins in the mid-40s and
progresses to a loss of accommodative function by 60.
■ Visual acuity is stable up to age 50, then
declines.
■ A 60-year-old receives only one-third as
much light to the retina as does a 20-year-old.
■ Pupils become less reactive in low lighting/contrast conditions.
■ Significant dry eye signs and symptoms
are prevalent among this age group.
■ One in five people older than 65 has impaired vision of 20/60 or less in the better eye.
As of 2003,7 32.4 million American adults
wore contact lenses. Employers who permit
employees to wear contact lenses in an industrial environment should consider these
points. Currently, only one general application OSHA standard is in force specifically
addressed contact lenses worn in an industrial environment. This standard8 recommends
against contact lens use when working with
acrylonitrile, dibromo, chloropropane, ethylene oxide, ethylene chloride, and ethylene dianiline chemicals. Your office should review
the work environments in accordance with
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OSHA’s 29 CRF 1910.132 (d) to assess the
requirements for protective eyewear.5
My recommendation is to use three factors to determine whether contact lenses are
inappropriate for any given area in an industrial environment:
1. Does this area already have a documented history of eye injuries and thus
pose a potential hazard to the contact lens
wearer? Please note: Chemical splashes currently account for 20 percent of eye injuries
and flying debris for 70 percent of eye injuries.
2. Does wearing contact lenses place the
eye at greater risk of eye injury?
3. Do contact lenses conflict with any
existing safety requirement or strategy? Be
sure to identify to both employees and visitors any area where the use of contact lenses
is prohibited and restricted.
Whether you steer a forklift truck, assemble parts, operate a machine, drive a
company vehicle, or use a computer, your
eyes are your guiding force. As professionals
responsible for employee safety, we shouldn’t
take for granted employees are seeing as well
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as they should.
The current OSHA 29 CRF 1910.132(d)
hazard assessment checklist for eye protection doesn’t address whether there are
unique distances for near and/or intermediate lengths necessary for job execution. Nor is
the issue of glare protection considered. My
recommendation would be to also include
an assessment of illumination requirements
and safeguard measures against dry eye
syndrome. Employers who permit contact
lens usage should have a clear, concise contact lens policy in force to guide their business operations and employees. First aid responders with proper training and resources
should be capable of safely addressing contact lens issues in the event of an employee
injury. An important fact to realize is that
in the next seven years, the number of employees who are age 55-64 will increase by
36 percent.9 If your vision policy addresses
the five segments I have discussed here, your
employees’ visual performance will not negatively impact their safety, individual achievement, physical health, or personality. In fact,
I believe, just the opposite will occur.
Duane A. Perkinson owns Vision Xperts
(www.wecare4eyes.com), a St. Charles,
Ill., practice dedicated to on-site prescription PPE services. He entered private practice in 1974 and previously was ophthalmic instructor at Triton College. He has
participated in numerous FDA studies of
both contact lenses and related solutions
and has spoken before organizations such
as Rush Preventive Medicine (Chicago),
Valley Industrial Safety Association (Aurora, Ill.), and the Illinois Safety Council
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1. The Contact Lens Rule (16 CFR Part 315) and
the Eyeglass Rule (16 CFR Part 456).
3. WIDE updated form, www.wecare4eyes.com/
WIDE.htm.
4. Photopic and Scotopic Vision as Related to
Lights by Bud Wood.
5. OSHA Web site.
6. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Web site from
March 2009.
7. Vision Council of America’s 2003 consumer
barometer, www.visionsite.org.
8. NIOSH Pub.2005-139, Contact lens use in a
chemical environment CIB 59
9. “The Personal Touch,” by Theresa Y. Schulz,
June 2009 Occupational Health & Safety, pp.
49-51.
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Crizal Anti-Reflective Lenses
TD2® Anti-Scratch Lenses
Varilux® Progressive Lenses
Definity™ Progressive Lenses
x
x
x
Radians
x
x
x
x
x
Itek
Venture 3
Goliath
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x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Pyramex Safety Products
x
x
x
x
Veratti 429
Veratti 307
Veratti LS7
NASCAR® XX
N-Vision T5655 Series
Lightning T6500 Series
Lightning Plus T6550 Series
Rebel T8100 Series
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GG-40 Go-Specs
SG-18 Avion
SG-38 Axiom
RX-200
RES
Elvex Corp.
x
x
x
x
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VISION PROTECTION
x
x
x
x
x
x
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Nylon
Nylon
Wraparound design, meets ANSI Z87.1-2003, rubber eartips
Wraparound design, meets ANSI Z87.1-2003
7-base curved, hard-coated lens; meets ANSI Z87.1-2003
Meets ANSI Z87.1-2003
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Plastic
Metal
Plastic
Plastic
Secure fit, lightweight, stylish, 4 shades
Sturdy frame; snug fit, soft, black rubber tips
UV protection; secure fit; soft, rubber tips; 4 shades
Wraparound style for added protection
Nylon
Nylon
Nylon
UV protection, polarized option
Magnesium alloy
Polycarbonate, aluminum, magnesium alloy
Nylon
Nylon
Nylon
Photochromic lens, lightens/darkens as UV changes
Mirror, polarized lens options
Gray, I/O lens options
Designed, sized specifically for women; choice of 2 styles
Mirror lenses
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Photochromic lens
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
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adjusts to your
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frames
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frames
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MATERIALS
SPECIAL FEATURES
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Flip-front IR5 shield attached to clear, molded visor
IR 3 lens, hardcoat mirror finish, flat black frame
IR5 lens, flat black frame, hardcoat mirror, elastic band
Yellow/purple revo mirror finish, smoke lens, gloss black frame
Acetate
Polyester
Acetate
Polycarbonate
Chemical/splash applications; 8” x 15” x .040”
General industry use; 8” x 15” x .040”
Chemical/splash applications; 9” x 19.75” x .040”
7” x 15” x .040”
x
x
x
Plastic
Plastic
Plastic
Polycarbonate
Indirect vents, ANSI/CE compliant, in smoke gray or blue
Dual lens, 4 indirect vents, ANSI compliant
Gray lens, ANSI/CE compliant
16” faceshield w/anti-fog coating
x
x
x
x
x
Polypropylene
PVC
PVC
PVC
360-degree indirect ventilation system, positive seal
Compact, lightweight mini goggle; soft, flexible frame
Impact & dust goggle, designed to suit face shape
Ergonomic body, spherical lens; maximum indirect ventilation
x
x
x
x
PVC, polycarbonate
PVC, polycarbonate
PVC, polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Sleek, compact frame; Whirlwind venting system
3 ventilation systems: perforated, cap, or 390
Removable vent inserts, elastic headstrap, UV protection
Contemporary “fang”-shaped style, UV protection
RE
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RX
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CUP
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Goggles & Shields
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COMPANY
ITEM
BRAND/MODEL
ArcOne Welding &
Safety Products
Faceshield/brow guard
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
BG-FF5 IR 5 Flip Front Brow Guard
G-HOL-A1301 Hollywood
G-FLY-A1501 Fly
G-FIRE-B1205 Night-Fire
Bullard
Faceshield
Faceshield
Faceshield
Faceshield
Bullard 840M
Bullard 840ME
Bullard CS40
Bullard 840P
Elvex Corp.
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
Faceshield
GG-25C-AF
GG-35-AF
GG-30G-AF
FS-16PC-AF
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Encon Safety
Products
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
XPR36
Veratti M50
X5
160
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Gateway Safety
Inc.
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
Faceshield
Wheelz™ IR
Technician™
Cyclone™
Venom IR
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
H.L. Bouton
Co. Inc.
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
5300 Contempo
5500 UFO Galaxis
450 Fire Goggle
Jackson Safety
Goggles/faceshield
Goggles
Goggles
Faceshield
The Shield
Revolution
211 Goggle
Monoshield
MCR Safety
Goggles
Goggles
Headgear/faceshield
Goggles
Professional Grade PGX110AF
Professional Grade PGX120AF
XO Skeleton 104
Stryker 2310AF
x
x
x
x
x
North Safety
Products
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
Royal UV50LG/N
Royal UV50C/N
Prince 4015
Protector 300
x
x
x
x
Pyramex Safety
Products
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
V2G
Dual Lens Capstone
G404T
G304T
Radians
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
BG1-10 Barricade Goggle
DMB-11 Cloak Goggle
GG011UID Chemical Splash Goggle
DPG82 DeWALT Concealer
Saf-T-Gard
International Inc.
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
VGS-1001 VisiGard Goggle
Sellstrom
Manufacturing
Co.
Goggles
Faceshield
Faceshield
Odyssey® II
DP4™
ArcFlash™
Smith Optics
Goggles
Eyeshield
Outside the Wire
Aegis
x
x
3M/AOSafety
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
Faceshield
Modul-R Goggle
Maxim Splash Goggle
Maxim 2x2 Dust Goggle
3M WCP96G
x
Unimed-Midwest
Inc.
Faceshield
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Safety Glasses
Splash Shield Lite Disposable
Face Shield
Bifocal Safety Glasses
Uvex by Sperian
Goggles
Goggles
Goggles
Uvex Stealth OTG
Uvex Strategy
Uvex Flex Seal
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x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Vinyl body, polycarbonate lens
Rubber frame, Polycarbonate lens
Rubber frame, .075” ballistic-grade lens
Nose area split for comfort; adjustable 1”-wide elastic strap
Available in 3.0 & 5.0 IR, fog-free lens
Passes NFPA 500-degree F heat test
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Polycarbonate shield, thermoplastic
Thermoplastic
Thermoplastic
Polycarbonate
Flame-retardant headband on 5.0 IR shade; goggle detaches
.080” polycarbonate lens, crossvent technology
Pantascopic angle to assist bifocal wearers
Attaches to 211 Goggle; clear, see-thru material
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Elastic adjustable strap, multiple points of indirect venting
Anti-fog coating w/TPR adjustable strap
Integrated 1-piece faceshield; meets Z87.1, AS/NZS 1337
Duramass® AF4 anti-fog coating, indirect vent
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
PVC
PVC
PVC
PVC
4A lens coating, neoprene strap
4A lens coating, neoprene strap
4A lens coating, indirect ventilation
Wide 1-piece lens, direct ventilation
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate, anti-fog acetate
Polycarbonate/PVC
Polycarbonate/PVC
Foam padding, interchangeable headband/temples
Double lens thermal system, indirect-vent frame
Breakaway headband, foam padding, special 1-way vent
Heavy-duty body & lens; tinted to reduce glare
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Polycarbonate rubber
Polycarbonate, rubber
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Polycarbonate, rubber
Compact goggle, adjustable elastic strap, indirect venting
Neoprene strap, built-in ventilation channel, Rx insert available
Neoprene strap, indirect vents; meets Canadian standards
Elastic head strap, built-in ventilation channel, anti-fog
Plastic
Plastic
Plastic
Plastic
Direct venting
Direct venting, fog free
Indirect venting
Indirect venting, fog free
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Plastic
Plastic
Plastic
Extra-wide peripheral vision, anti-fog lens on inside
Combo clear window w/flip-down Shade 5 IR window
Specially formulated anti-fog window
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Urethane, polycarbonate
Nylon, polycarbonate
Ballistic impact resistance, articulating outrigger custom fit
Ballistic impact protection, quick-release lens interchange
system
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate, nylon
Gold-plated polycarbonate
Optional polycarbonate visor
Low-profile or over-the-glass models, wide angle lens
Dual-lens design, air-cushion seal
For high-heat environments; outer hard coat, inner anti-fog
x
x
Plastic
Reusable, disinfectable frame in 4 colors; disposable shield
Plastic, polycarbonate
Adjustable, side shields, 5 diopter powers, UV protection
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
x
PC/TPE
TPE
Silicone
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PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR
with microfiber cleaning bag
ForceFlex™ technology incorporates a patented, multiinjection molding of the lens with a flexible Thermo Plastic
Urethane (TPU) frame. Due to this construction, it can
achieve a military ballistic level impact resistance at over
1000 feet per second. The TPU material allows the
frame to flex and fit individual faces from large to small.
The dual material temples combine Thermo Plastic
Rubber (TPR) for comfort and polycarbonate for
durability. All ForceFlex™ styles meet military VO test
regimen for high velocity impact protection and exceed
ANSI Z87.1+. MCR Safety’s Professional Grade eyewear
is engineered to provide the highest level of innovation for
consumers that demand the very best in safety.
Patented multi-injection
molding of the lens
with frame
ForceFlex™ Technology frame
flexes and adjusts to fit the
wearer’s face. This
multi-injection molding provides
a higher level of safety by
bonding the lens within
the frame.
800-955-6887
www.mcrsafetyinfo.com
Ad Code: ohs0909f
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Why Have a Safety
Eyewear Program?
Flying or falling particles/objects or sparks
striking the eye cause almost 70 percent of
the accidents.
injured workers were employed in manufacturing, and slightly more than 20 percent were
in construction.
BY BRUCE PETTENGILL
Always wear effective eye protection. OSHA
standards require that employers provide
workers with suitable eye protection. To be effective, the eyewear must be of the appropriate
type for the hazard encountered and properly
fitted; 94 percent of the injuries to workers
wearing eye protection resulted from objects
or chemicals going around or under the protector.
Eye protective devices should allow for air
to circulate between the eye and the lens. Only
13 workers injured while wearing eye protection reported breakage.
Nearly one-fifth of the injured workers
with eye protection wore faceshields or welding helmets. However, only 6 percent of the
workers injured while wearing eye protection
wore goggles, which generally offer better protection for the eyes. Best protection is afforded
when goggles are worn with faceshields.
Provide better training and education.
Most workers were hurt while doing their
regular jobs. Workers injured while not wearing protective eyewear most often said they
believed it was not required by the situation.
Even though the vast majority of employers
furnished eye protection at no cost to employees, about 40 percent of the workers received
no information on where and what kind of
eyewear should be used.
Maintain PPE properly. Eye protection devices must be properly maintained. Scratched
and dirty devices reduce vision, cause glare.
and may contribute to accidents.
E
very day, an estimated 1,200 eye
injuries occur in the workplace, and
about 120,000 of these injuries per
year are disabling. Thousands of
people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented
with the proper selection and use of eye and
face protection.
Eye injuries alone cost more than $300 million per year in lost production time, medical
expenses, and worker’s compensation. Some
costs are often overlooked, however:
1) Wages paid for lost time by the uninjured workers
2) Overtime that maybe necessitated by the
accident
3) Wages paid to safety professionals and
supervisors investigating an accident
4) Wage cost caused by lower work output
by the injured worker after returning to work
5) Cost of training and the learning time
for replacement workers
6) Damage to material and equipment
The average cost of a disabling eye injury is
$3,048, meaning the annual cost to American
industry reaches $365,760,000.
Affected employees should use appropriate eye and face protection when exposed to
flying particles (impact), molten metal, liquid
chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, or potentially injurious light radiation. Side protection
is required when they are exposed to flying
object or particles. Who should wear eye and
face protection? This large population includes
assemblers, millwrights, carpenters, chemical
process operators, electricians, grinding machine operators, laborers, lathe and milling
machine operators, machinists, mechanics,
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plumbers, pipefitters, sanders, sawyers, sheet
metal workers, timber cutters and logging
workers, and welders.
Contributors to
Workplace Eye Injuries
Not wearing eye protection. Nearly three of every five workers injured were not wearing eye
protection at the time of the accident.
Wearing the wrong kind of eye protection
for the job. About 40 percent of the injured
workers were wearing some form of eye protection when the accident occurred. These
workers were most likely to be wearing protective eyeglasses with no sideshields, although
injuries among employees wearing full-cup or
flat-fold sideshields occur, as well.
Flying or falling particles/objects or sparks
striking the eye cause almost 70 percent of the
accidents. Injured workers estimated nearly
three-fifths of the objects were smaller than
a pin head. Most of the particles were said to
be traveling faster than a hand-thrown object
when the accident occurred. Contact with
chemicals accounted for about one-fifth of
the injuries. Other accidents were caused by
objects swinging from a fixed or attached position, such as tree limbs, ropes, and chains, or
tools that were pulled into the eye while the
worker was using them.
Accidents occur most often during industrial equipment operation. Potential eye hazards can be found in nearly every industry, and
more than 40 percent of the injuries occurred
among craft workers, such as mechanics, repairers, carpenters, and plumbers. More than
one-third of the injured workers were operatives, such as assemblers, sanders, and grinding
machine operators. Laborers suffered about
one-fifth of the eye injuries. Almost half the
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How to Prevent Eye Injuries
Prescription Safety Eyewear
Employees who wear prescription glasses must
wear required eye protection that incorporates
the prescription in its design.
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wear differ? Safety frames, lenses, and sideshields must pass rigorous testing on a device
called an Alderson Head Form, and frames
must be marked with Z87-2. Dress frames are
not tested.
The safety frame test is designed to test the
ability of the frame to retain the lens upon impact and to evaluate the strength of the temple
pieces and sideshields. Retained is defined as
no more than 25 percent separation of the lens
periphery from the frame. It is not effective if
the impact or projectile causes the lens to imbed in the eye, which could happen with dress
frames.
The High Mass Impact Test uses a 500gram, pointed projectile that is dropped from
a height of 50 inches onto a glazed frame. No
piece may be detached from the inner surface
of any spectacle component, and the lens must
be retained in the frame. The High Velocity
Impact Test subjects a frame with lenses to being shot with a 1/4-inch steel ball traveling at
150 feet per second. No contact with the eye of
the head form is allowed, and no piece may be
detached from the inner surface of any spectacle component. The lenses must be retained
PROVIDING THE AWARENESS
TRAINING ESSENTIAL FOR
MAINTAINING A SAFE
WORK ENVIRONMENT.
• Experienced instructors
• Live demonstrations and hands-on training
• Addresses site-specific variables and
performance requirements
• Participants receive a two-year certificate
after successful course completion
Visit our website for a complete list
of all our training courses and to register.
g
ainin
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T
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Onlin vailable
A
Now
REGISTER ONLINE:
www.millerfallprotection.com/training
or call 800/873-5242 for more details.
in the frame.
Safety lenses must meet special requirements in both the manufacturing and testing
to meet the ANSI Z87 requirement. There are
two levels of performance testing for prescription lenses, high impact and basic impact.
High impact lenses are tested to the High Velocity Impact Test. These lenses made of polycarbonate must be 2mm in minimum thickness. Basic impact lenses, which are plastic or
glass, are not subjected to the High Impact or
High Velocity testing and can fail. A warning
label that can be removed only by the wearer
must be attached to all basic impact prescriptions. They must be 3mm in minimum thickness.
Sideshields are designed to provide impact
resistance with the intention of protecting the
wearer. Lateral protection is assessed using
a rotation point 10mm behind the corneal
vertex. The sideshield is impacted 10mm and
below the plane of the eyes of the head form
at a 90-degree rotated angle. The shields are
shot while on the frames with a 1/4-inch steel
ball traveling 150 feet per second. No contact
with the eye of the head form is allowed, and
no piece may detach from the inner surface of
any sideshield component. The lenses must be
retained in the frame. Sideshields meet ANSI
standards only when worn on the same frame
on which they are tested.
Prescription lenses must meet the ANSI
Z87 test requirements before they can be
monogrammed with the manufacturer’s
logo. The logo must be on the lenses to show
they meet Z87 standards. This logo identifies
the manufacturer and shows the lenses have
been tested as described above. For example,
a “TC+” inscribed in the upper right and left
corner of each safety lens indicates the lenses
meet the high impact and velocity testing requirements. Many manufacturers produce
prescription safety eyewear without being
certified or do not meet the testing standards.
Two things occur: The manufacturer cannot
produce lenses less then 3mm in thickness regardless of the material, and the lenses cannot
be traced back to the manufacturer.
The average cost of a pair of prescription
safety glasses usually is about $80. A complete
prescription safety eyewear program with 50
employees in prescription safety glasses will
cost less than all of the overlooked costs noted
above, however.
Bruce Pettengill is a Sales Consultant for
Essilor Prescription Safety Eyewear (www.
essilorusa.com) of Dallas.
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HARD WORKING HANDS,
HARDER WORKING GLOVES
Protect yourself with the new
Perfect Fit CRT™ line of
cut-resistant gloves and sleeves.
Sperian Protective Gloves introduces its newest
addition to the Perfect Fit Cut-Resistant line
of seamless knit gloves. Perfect Fit CRT (CutResistant Technology) is exclusive to Sperian,
and offers a high level of cut and abrasion
protection. Gloves are available in several different
styles, including lightweight liners and heavyweight
terrycloth. Sleeves are also available in a variety
of lengths and styles.
All of Perfect Fit CRT gloves and sleeves offer an
ANSI cut level 4. With this much cut protection, in
even the thinnest glove, Perfect Fit CRT’s dexterity
and cut protection keep workers working, and
hands safe on the job.
Hand protection with a Perfect Fit
For more information,
call 1-800-430-5490 or visit
www.sperianprotection.com
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Vision Accessories
COMPANY
MODEL/ITEM
Allegro Industries
HOW PROVIDED
USE
HOW PACKAGED
SPECIAL FEATURES
Eyewear Cleaning Wipes
Metal Cleaning Station
Disposable Cleaning Stations
Vision Care
Eyewear cleaning
Eyewear cleaning
Eyewear cleaning
Eyewear cleaning
5” x 8” towelette
Tissues, liquid cleaner
Tissues, liquid cleaner
.25 oz.
Boxes of 100, 200, 1,000
Individually
Individually
6/box
Anti-fog, anti-static, silicone-free
Anti-fog, silicone-free liquid; low-lint tissues
Choice of small, large stations
Anti-fog, fills in minor scratches
FogShield XP 8577PMT
FogShield XP Station 8577
Sight Savers Lens Cleaning
Tissues 8574 GM
Respirator and Equipment
Wipes 8595
Eyewear cleaning
Eyewear cleaning
Box
Box
25-count, 2-pack tissues; 12/case
4 stations/case
Pre-moistened, contains silicone, anti-fog formula
Contains silicone, anti-fog formula
Eyewear cleaning
100-count box
10 boxes/case
Pre-moistened tissues, non-silicone
Equipment cleaning
100-count box
10 boxes/case
Pre-moistened tissues, alcohol free, contains BZK
RCH/12115
RCB/12119
RLB/13002
RPE/12103
RPB/13009
Eyewear retention
Eyewear retention
Eyewear retention
Eyewear retention
Eyewear retention
Hang tagged in plastic bag(s)
Individually
Individually
Individually
Individually
Individually
Cotton original, standard end
Cotton original, large end
Cotton original, single breakaway, standard end
3 mm nylon rope, universal fit
3 mm nylon rope, single breakaway, universal fit
Elvex Corp.
SGB-30 Safety Glass Bags
SGD-24
SGC-30
Eyewear storage
SGD-24
SGC-30
Shipped in plastic bag
Box--assembly required
Shipped in plastic bag
12 bags/case
Individually
60/case
Microfiber bag, stores both safety glasses/goggles
Built display holds 24 safety glasses, includes mirror
Safety glass cord in red, black
Veratti LED lights
Veratti Fog Fixer
Veratti Lens Cleaner
NASCAR® Visor Clips
Veratti Microfiber Bag
Vision enhancer
Lens protection
Lens cleaning
Eyewear retention
Eyewear storage
Blister pack w/extra batteries
A container of Fog Fixer paste
Towelettes individually packaged
Blister pack
Bulk
12/box
24/box
100/box
12/box
12/box
Clips on glasses, hats; rotates 360 degrees
Odorless, non toxic; makes lenses anti-fog/-scratch/-static
Cleans glass, plastic, polycarbonate lenses
NASCAR® licensed, available in different colors
Protects, cleans glasses
Gateway Safety Inc.
Cordz™
Kleen View
Crumple Eyewear Pouch
Spec-Shields™
Flip-Ups™
Eyewear retention
Lens cleaning
Eyewear storage
Lateral eye hazard protection
Shade attachment
In 100% nylon
Bottle of solution w/tissues
Silver or black pouch
Clear, slip-on
Gray/polarized or IR filter shade 5.0
10/bag
4-10/carton
10/bag
100 pair/bag
12/box
QuikPop breakaway safety feature
Anti-fog, anti-static formula
Standard drawstring; holds most safety glasses
Easy to install, economical
Easy “on/off” spring-loaded clip for secure fit
Lavoptik Emergency Eyewash
Universal Flex Sideshields
Eyewash
4-oz. eyewash, 1 eyecup
In clear, smoke, or green
1 bottle & 1 eyecup/box
1 pair/bag, 20 bags/box
Contains 2 natural phosphate buffers, no irritant
Blocks 100% harmful UV, meets ANSI Z87.1
North Safety Products
87 Case
SS55
LCS1
Eyewear storage
Eyewear retention
Eyewear cleaning
12/case
12/package
4 stations/case
Large size eyewear case, zipper closure
Holds glasses securely around neck
Ready to use, nothing to fill; disposable box
T1025T
Lens cleaning
Individual case
Individual cord
Station=16-oz. bottle of cleaner,
4 boxes of tissues
100 towelettes/dispenser box
10 dispenser boxes/case
Anti-fog/-static formula, silicone/alcohol free
LCC100 Lens Cleaning Towelettes
LCT100 Lens Cleaning Towelettes
GALSOL Lens Cleaning Solution
LED20 Clip-On LED Lights
CA400B Spectacle Case
Eyewear cleaning
Eyewear cleaning
Eyewear cleaning
Vision enhancer
Eyewear storage
Canister dispenser
Box dispenser
1 gallon container
100 towelettes/canister
Individually wrapped 100/box
12 pair/box
12/box
For plastic, glass, polycarbonate; anti-fog/-static formula
Swivel clips allow 360-degree rotation
Neoprene cylinder case w/drawstring
Rad-Light Clip-on LED Light
LDC 100 Lens Cleaning
Towelettes
NC 0100 Rubber Neck Cord
EX5002 Eye Glass Case
Case-Hard Eyewear Case
Vision enhancer
1 pair/bag
360-degree rotating spring clip, easy power switch
Eyewear cleaning
Eyewear retention
Eyewear storage
Eyewear storage
Individually wrapped
100/box
Individually
Individually
Individually
Low-lint, abrasive tissue; cleans grease, oil
Rubber dielectric, breakaway at 8-10 lbs. of pressure
Microfiber drawstring bag
Portable hard case
Universal Sideshields, B-52+
Dispensing package
Dispensing package
Dispensing package
Dispensing package
Dispensing package
20 pair
20 pair
20 pair
20 pair
20 pair
ANSI 287/OSHA compliant, polycarbonate sideshield
Form fitting; soft, pliable FDA medical-grade polymer
Sellstrom
Manufacturing Co.
Sta-Clear™ Pre-Moistened Lens
Cleaning Packets
Sta-Clear™ Cleaning Tissues
Sta-Clear™ Lens Cleaning Station
Lens cleaning
Lens cleaning
Lens cleaning
Self-dispensing box
Self-dispensing box
Disposable station w/water bottle,
tissues
100 packets/box
1,000 tissues/box
1,000 tissues, 1 water bottle/
station
Anti-fog, anti-static, streak free
Anti-static, anti-fog solution; needs only water to activate
Can be wall mounted; has opening for litter-free disposal
Sperian Eye & Face
Protection Inc.
Saline Eyewash Bottles
Personal eyewash
Squeeze bottles, 5 sizes
1-oz., 4-oz., 8-oz., 16 oz., 32-oz.
bottles
Sterlie, buffered saline solution
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Radians
Safety Optical Services
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Eyewash/Drenching Units
COMPANY
MODEL/ITEM
TYPE/USE
PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS
Bausch & Lomb
Advanced Eye Relief 620252
Eyewash
4 fl. oz., 24 bottles/case
Bradley Corp.
On-Site S19-921
Heat Trace S19-300
S19-310
Portable gravity-fed eyewash
Heat-traced/freeze-resistant combination drench shower/eyewash
Combination drench shower/eyewash
7-gallon tank
41”l x 21.25”w x 99.75”h
28.5”l x 11.5”w x 10.5”h
Clear yellow tank, certified to ANSI Z358.1-2004
Freeze resistant to -50 degrees F (10 degrees C)
Highly visible galvanized, BradTect® Yellow coating
Aquarion AQ100
Pressurized Portable 01104002
Eye/Facewash Hose Station
01090102
Self-contained portable eyewash
Pressurized portable eyewash unit
Dry weight: 28 lbs.
13-gallon unit; ~35 lbs.
Rugged ABS construction; optional transport cart, heater
Refillable sealed portable station; optional drench hose
Wall-mounted combination eyewash/drench hose
~ 6 lbs.
Acetal eyewash heads w/hinged covers; 6’ hose for drenching
Gateway Safety
Products
Kleen Eyes®
Kleen Eyes® II
Stationary eyewash fountain
Adjustable fountain
Tips are 1.25” apart
Tips are 2” apart
Attaches directly to faucet w/out interfering w/normal use
Automatic diverter valve allows unit to return to normal use
Guardian Equipment
G1643
G1814P
G5026
Horizontally mounted emergency shower
Wall-mounted emergency eyewash
Wall-mounted combination emergency eyewash/drench hose unit
1” stay-open ball valve
0.5” stay-open ball valve, more
0.375” valve, 8’ PVC hose, 2 GS Plus
spray heads
ANSI Z358.1 compliant; orange ABS plastic shower head
ANSI Z358.1 compliant; orange ABS plastic bowl
ANSI Z358.1 compliant, completely assembled, water tested
7260B-7270B
8300-8309
8356WC
Wall-mounted eye, face wash
Combination shower, eye/face wash station
Recessed, wall-mounted eye/face wash/shower station
14.5”w x 10.25”h x 14”d
14.5”w x 93.5”h x 26.5”d
22”w x 35.75”h x 3.5”d
Lavoptik 7 Gallon Safe Stream
System
Lavoptik 6 Gallon Eyewash Tank
Primary emergency eyewash
15-min. flow in less than 1 second; meets ANSI Z358.1
Primary emergency eyewash
19” x 13” x 29”; 2 bottles flushing
fl uid
22” x 19” x 21”
Sellstrom
Manufacturing Co.
Gravity-Eye™
Rapid-Clear™
16-gallon portable eyewash unit
Personal eyewash
16-gallon tank
Double 32-oz. bottle station
Heavy wall construction, drench hose, easy-fill cap
Wall-mounted plastic headboard, tamper-evident seal
Speakman Co.
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Eyesaver® SEF-1800
Eyesaver® SEF-9000
Eye Medic™ SE-4700
Combination eyewash, gooseneck faucet
Combination eyewash, service sink unit
Portable cartridge eyewash
8-lb. eyewash/faucet
15-lb. eyewash/sink
24.5” x 30” x 14”; 30 lbs.; holds
two 4.2-gal. cartridges
Faucet, eyewash work independently; aearated spray heads
Sink, eyewash work independently
100% gravity fed, compact design, counter-mounting option
Sperian Eye & Face
Protection Inc.
Fendall 2000
Fendall Pureflow 1000
Portable, self-contained, no-plumbing eyewash unit
Self-contained, no-plumbing eyewash unit
7-gallon capacity
Sterile saline solution, built-in alarm system, arm/headrest
Sterile saline solution, factory sealed, captures waste fluid
Unimed-Midwest Inc.
Guardian G1100
Guardian G1101
Guardian AquaGuard G1540
Supplemental emergency eyewash station for standard faucet
Supplemental emergency eyewash station for gooseneck faucet
Gravity-flow portable eyewash w/mounting bracket
3” head distance w/direct water flow
5” head distance
16-gallon capacity
Easy installation, 2-motion activation, float-off dust covers
Easy installation, 2-motion activation, float-off dust covers
Polyethylene plastic tank, carrying handle, ANSI compliant sign
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INCENTIVES
What Do You Want
Me to Do, Exactly?
The oxygen of any BBS program lies in
“Positive Reinforcement,” or R+, of the right
behavior.
BY DOUG HAMILTON
It is generally accepted that around 80 to 85
percent of workplace “accidents” are traceable to some specific human behavior, either
at the time of the accident or preceding it.
Therefore, to achieve improvement, it is necessary to understand the root cause(s) of the
unsafe behavior taking place and how that
behavior can be replaced by new, safe behavior. Many organizations recognize behavior
as the strategic route to improvement. They
have spent time and effort on improving systems and processes — rightly so — and then
see their safety performance plateauing. Addressing behavioral issues at this point forms
the next crucial step toward continuous improvement.
Several models are available on the market. However, any valid behavioral approach
has to be based on the proven ABC (Antecedent — Behavior — Consequence) model.
Other models that have the “behavioral” label
should be tested against this standard. The
ABC model indicates that, to change behavior, one has to change the consequences experienced after the behavior takes place. It is
often the case that existing unsafe behavior
either goes unnoticed or, in many cases, a
personal “reward” exists for the person when
it does takes place.
So how do we change behavior? In order
to implement a sustainable program, several
principles must be present. Typically, these
involve the following elements:
Environment: Management and workforce
come to terms with their existing safety culture
and what they need to do to improve it.
Awareness: Training is delivered to all levels
of the workforce to raise awareness of the cor-
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rect approach.
Preparation: Baselining of existing safety
performance in the organization and identifying the Key Safe Behaviors that go into improvement happen here.
Measurement: This involves a cycle of observation, feedback, goal setting, and continued
improvement.
Ownership: All levels of the organization recognize that the success of the program rests with
them and change their own behavior to deliver
ongoing improvement.
All of that sounds great, so why is it that
feedback from the front line of some behavioral programs reads like this (posted recently
on our Web site from a person who contacted
us to seek our help in rejuvenating safety performance at his workplace):
“I am a believer in behavior based safety.
I have, however, never been a believer in the
way it has ever been put forth by the so called
professionals. Why? Well the few reasons below come from much thought and 30+ years
of experience.
■ The so-called “observations” by rank
and file employees are basically viewed as a
means of “ratting-out” each other, and this
undermines employee harmony.
■ It tends to encourage employees to look
for things to write up.
■ It encourages “pencil whipping” as you
alluded to.
■ Often safety programs are little more
than a bunch of rules.
■ The sad thing is that this behavior-based
safety involvement is “coerced” employee involvement which I am thoroughly opposed
to. But, at least in the short term, it works.
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And since most companies think in the
short-term and really don’t care about their
employees beyond what they can get out of
them in the short-term, it’s what they push.”
Ouch! The saddest part about this feedback is that the person says he believes in the
principle of BBS — but, obviously, not the
practice. Where did it go wrong?
Using Positive Reinforcement
The oxygen of any BBS program lies in
“Positive Reinforcement” of the right behavior. (The term “Positive Reinforcement” is
normally shortened to “R+.”) Any program
that does not have this element is relying on
“Negative Reinforcement,” where the people
being expected to behave safely are doing
so because they feel they are under threat
of punishment if they don’t. And any behavioral scientist will tell you that Negative
Reinforcement will never deliver a high performance on the behavior you want.
So, if you want more safe behavior, start
delivering some R+ when it takes place. And
the sooner the R+ is delivered after the behavior, the better; this has the greatest impact. Sadly, some so-called “behavioral” programs fail to address this need for R+ at all.
Some suppliers of behavioral programs
will smile benignly at this point and say their
program delivers R+. How, exactly? They
will list things such as:
■ Employees will feel safer.
■ They get verbal feedback on their safe
behavior.
■ They get some constructive feedback
on how to behave more safely.
■ They feel that someone is looking out
for them.
■ They feel they can start looking out for
others.
These are worthy, and noble, forms of
R+. In the long run, they may well form part
of the organizational norms. But did our
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person providing feedback in the example
above experience these forms of R+ or indicate that any of his colleagues did? Believing that this will work from day one is akin
to believing that drivers will welcome a new
speed limit enforced by multiple police patrols. The drivers will be safer, won’t they?
And if they do transgress, they have that policeman to give them some feedback on how
to drive slower — as well as threaten them
with a loss of their license. The trouble is that
if you want the safe behavior, it’s a lot easier
to negatively reinforce it by sending out the
policemen than think about delivering R+
for the safe behavior of driving within the
speed limit.
Now, think about your workplace. What
positive reinforcement can you deliver for
safe behavior? Even the so-called “positive
reinforcement” of verbal feedback on safe
behaviors is often received as patronizing,
condescending, and demeaning, especially
where it exists outside of a meaningful business relationship between worker and manager/supervisor.
What Kind of R+ Works Best?
If you were to ask your staff what they want,
they would probably respond “cash.” Apart
from the moral argument against this, we
would argue that your money is better spent
delivering tangible reinforcement (rewards
in the form of gifts selected by your staff).
There are studies that demonstrate a tangible
reward has up to six times more impact than
cash in affecting performance.
Of course, you will still need to use negative reinforcement from time to time. In fact,
studies have shown the best-performing environments are where the ratio of positive
to negative reinforcement is about 4:1. But
don’t expect high performance on a particular behavior if all you use is negative reinforcement in an attempt to get it.
Use a recognition and reward system that
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Measurement: The recognition and reward
system is allied to observation, group feedback, and continued improvement.
Ownership: The program enables reinforcement of management and supervisory behaviors, as well as at the workforce level.
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Hamilton has spent more than 20 years in
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Water Safety:
New Directions
in Irrigation and
Hydration
While it may have no immediately visible outward signs, dehydration contributes to lower
performance and decreased workplace safety.
BY ROB WOLFF AND MIKE MARKOVSKY
W
orkplace safety is a major
concern of every employer
— more now than ever
before. Through the years,
stringent regulation and an ever-growing
concern for the health and well-being of
employees have brought advancements in
processes, safety procedures, and first aid
protocols to treat the injured. This movement has had a profound impact on emergency equipment, including eye irrigation
and personal hydration.
Eye Irrigation Advancements
During the first half of the 20th Century,
the commercial eyewash as we know it
today was invented. Urban legend has it
that the first “steady stream” eyewash was
devised back then by an industrial plant
manager. He was so concerned about his
employees’ welfare that he adapted the use
of two drinking fountain bubbler heads
and valves mounted on opposing sides of
a sink. When activated, the streams formed
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a double arch that aimed water from the
outer perimeter of the sink to its center.
An injured victim would place his face into
the double streams and irrigate both eyes
simultaneously.
It was a great concept and one that took
the safety industry to a new level during the
ensuing 50+ years. Except for one thing: Irrigating with streams that contact the eye
at its outer canthus, or corner, and flow
inward toward the nose is diametrically opposed to the way we health care professionals irrigate eyes. Using laminar flow design
in the eyewash streams acknowledges this
and results in a flow with an absence of
turbulence because the stream is “built” in
layers. Turbulence or inconsistencies in the
flow stream can strike the eye as a change in
total pressure, making the victim much less
comfortable with the process. The best approach is providing an even, comfortable,
predictable stream height and circumference, accomplished by using laminar design principles.
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The protocols and practices of emergency equipment providers are changing.
Irrigating eyes in a manner that is consistent with medical procedures is not only
the right thing to do, but also it shows that
as physicians we care about our patients’
comfort and are proactive in our quest to
employ the best techniques and products
available to us. By providing progressive
and innovative techniques, we are guaranteeing the increased safety of the workforce.
Personal Hydration Advancements
At the same time, one of the contributors
to lower worker performance and in turn
decreased safety has no immediately visible
outward signs. Physical dehydration can be
insidious and, depending on each individual’s state of hydration and tolerance level to
thirst signals, it can have a profound impact
on your business.
Recently, the detrimental effects of
personal dehydration have begun to come
into focus in the industrial environment.
A growing body of evidence points to dehydration as one of the most widespread
and least understood hindrances — and
dangers — on the job. Let’s consider some
facts:
■ A number of studies have been done
over time linking dehydration to lower
physical and mental performance: For example, Wasterlund and Chaseling1 studied
forest workers in a controlled environment,
where one group was properly hydrated
and the other dehydrated to an extent of
about 1 percent of body weight loss. The
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ductivity from the dehydrated group.
Many more studies attained comparable results. With respect to mental performance, Gopinthan et al.2 studied the effects
of dehydration on decision-making and
cognitive performance, finding the resulting decline in productivity could be associated with an increased risk of work-related
accidents. In this study, subjects were passively dehydrated to 1, 2, 3 and 4 percent of
body weight with specific testing throughout the decline. The study concluded that
visual motor tracking, short-term memory,
attention, and arithmetic efficiency were all
impaired at dehydration levels of 2 percent
of body weight or more. In the extreme, the
Gopinthan study also noted a 23 percent
reduction in reaction time when subjects
were 4 percent dehydrated.
■ It’s been estimated that up to 80
percent of the U.S. adult population goes
through its normal day in at least a mildly
dehydrated state. And if one reports for
work dehydrated, the odds of that circumstance improving during the day aren’t very
good.
■ When an employee is performing
physical work, sweat output can easily outpace water intake, which leads to dehydration. And more severe working conditions
can accelerate dehydration: Bishop et al.3
observed that fully encapsulated protective
clothing increased sweat rates up to 2.25 liters per hour. In the simplest of terms, what
fluids leave the body must be replaced, or
dehydration is inevitable.
■ Finally, evidence from several studies seems to indicate dehydration may be
linked to job-related accidents by causing
“orthostatic intolerance.” Adolph4 noted
dehydrated subjects fainted more quickly
when subjected to an orthostatic challenge
test (a change in body posture). Similarly,
Carter et al.5 established that at a 3 percent
dehydrated state from heat exposure, subjects experienced a significant reduction in
cerebral blood flow velocity when changing
from a seated to a standing position.
Assessing Hydration Status
Assessing an individual’s state of personal
hydration is difficult because there is no
accepted definition of normal body water
status, nor is there a logical measure for
water intake in the absence of such a targeted quantification. In combination with
water intake habits and thirst tolerance, it
all adds up to a significant problem that is
amplified in warmer climates and seasons.
The conventional wisdom of “eight glasses
a day” doesn’t hold water (pun intended)
when one considers the wide variety of
body sizes, shapes, states of wellness, and
the level of outside influences to which
each individual is subjected daily.
Assessing urine color, although it has
limitations, is one of the best methods of
superficially monitoring hydration. This
obviously personal assessment certainly
involves the individual employee’s commitment and best intentions.
Improving overall employee hydration
is best accomplished through the use of a
three-pronged approach including education, assessment, and implementation of
best practices of encouraging fluid intake
during the work day.
Education: The most critical component is employee involvement. The personal benefits of proper hydration span
all facets of a person’s life. The cognitive
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and performance-based advantages gained
from good hydration at work will be available, obviously, after work, as well. From
an employee’s perspective, proper hydration involves a decision to improve and
the determination to make assessing his
hydration state and staying hydrated habitual.
Companies should make hydration
education an ongoing part of employee
communications. There are many courses
and training guides available to stress hydration to various levels of employees.
Likewise, reminders posted throughout
the facility are an important part of the
equation, as well. Posters, signs, and verbal
reminders should be consistent and ongoing.
Employees also should be made aware
of the downside of drinking soda and coffee in the interest of hydration. Both usually contain caffeine, which is a diuretic
that will act to further dehydrate the body
even while the person drinking it may
think she is alleviating dehydration. Any
sugar content further taxes the body due
to its processing demand, again serving to
The best approach is providing an even, comfortable, predictable stream height and circumference,
accomplished by using laminar design principles.
dehydrate. These and other pertinent facts
should be reinforced consistently through
training and visual reminders.
Assessment: Employees truly have to
embrace the quality-of-life enhancements
available to them through better personal
hydration in order for this change in behavior to happen and remain in place. It
simply can’t be a job requirement. It’s a
lifestyle change, in many instances, and
that change includes becoming highly conscious of the assessment requirement. The
best way to assess hydration status, given
the variables of body mass, work routines,
and other environmental and personal issues, is to monitor urine color. Urine that
is clear to light yellow is a reasonable indicator of proper hydration. However,
heavy consumption of water to overcome
darker color urine can “falsely” lighten
subsequent urinations, as it may take up
to 24 hours for the body to assimilate suf-
ficient additional fluids to fully rehydrate
itself. The key is consistent hydration and
consistent assessment; with these, urine
color becomes more stable and monitoring becomes much more accurate. Again,
this should all be part of the ongoing education program. Local hospitals usually
have dietitians or other professionals on
staff who will be eager to help build your
educational and reminder programs.
Implementation: The critical third facet
in the hydration plan is making drinking water very readily accessible and appealing. While plumbing codes mandate
the availability of drinking fountains in
commercial buildings, they do not cover
maintenance or water quality issues. With
respect to maintenance, consider your
own personal acceptance of drinking
fountains in your workplace: Are the facilities for providing drinking water inviting enough for you to use them regularly?
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Don’t forget that you are going to be asking employees to use these facilities much
more frequently than ever as part of your
increased hydration initiative. How does
the water taste? One of the main reasons
for the explosive growth in bottled water
sales during the past 10 years is the fact
that many people object to drinking chlorinated tap water. Again, you will be asking people to drink much more than they
have in the past, so the sanitary condition
of the fountain or cooler and the taste of
the water that it dispenses are of paramount importance.
Many companies have moved to bottled water over the years. While that approach can certainly encourage hydration,
it is both expensive and environmentally
insensitive. In the United States alone, we
use 50 billion small (half-liter) bottles of
water each year and place between 30 and
40 billion of those containers in landfills.
Bottled water may handle the access-to-acceptable-water issue, but it will inevitably
create another problem down the line.
Consider upgrading your existing installed drinking fountains with advanced
products that encourage use and can become an active part of your hydration reminder program: chilled water, filtered to
remove the chlorine taste, with enhanced
low-maintenance features to allay sanitary
fears.
In the end, supporting and encouraging employee safety through advanced irrigation and hydration techniques is an initiative that can have significant impact on
your company’s overall performance and
safety record, as well as the general welfare
and health of your staff. It requires a firm
commitment on the part of management,
complete buy-in from employees who will
be asked to alter their past habits, and continuous positive reinforcement from all
involved.
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REFERENCES
1. Wasterlund DS, Chaseling J, Burstrom L. “The effect
of fluid consumption on the forest workers’ performance strategy.” Appl Ergon 35:29-36, 2004.
2. Gopinathan PM, Pichan G, Sharma VM. “Role of dehydration in heat stress-induced variations in mental
performance.” Arch Environ Health 43:15-17, 1988.
3. Bishop PA, Pieroni RE, Smith JF, Constable SH.
“Limitations to heavy work at 21 degrees C of
personnel wearing the US Military chemical defense
ensemble.” Aviat Space Environ Med 62: 216-220,
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4. Van Loan M. “Age, gender, and fluid balance.” In
Buskirk ER and Puhl, SM. (eds): Body Fluid Balance:
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5. Carter R 3rd, Cheuvront SN, Vernieuw CR, Sawka
MN. “Hypohydration and prior heat stress exacerbates
decreases in cerebral blood flow velocity during
standing.” J Appl Physiol 101:1744-1750, 2006.
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INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE
Where’s the Leak?
BY SHAH KHAJEH NAJAFI
AND DYRON HAMLIN
A chemical emitted from an individual
site and the effect of that release -- on
not only the emitting site, but also on
neighboring sites and nearby communities -- are of concern to plant personnel,
community leaders, and regulators. The
issue frequently first manifests itself in
terms of someone complaining about an
odor. This may be an employee at the site,
someone at a nearby site, or a resident of a
nearby town. Sometimes the odor may be
easily identified in terms of its substance;
in other cases, not. Often, though, especially in a situation where a number of
industrial facilities are in close proximity
to one another, it may be difficult to determine which site is the source of the offending emission. This results in periods
of uncertainly as to who is responsible.
It may lead to ongoing complaints and
sometimes to good, old-fashioned fingerpointing.
In the afternoon of May 28, 2009, an
unusual number of workers in a petrochemical plant were rushed to the infirmary complaining about shortness of
breath, headaches, dizziness, and nausea.
(The plant is located in a rural area and
flanked by several other industrial sites.)
Most of the complaints came from a unit
that was shut down for routine annual
maintenance. Workers reported smelling
a strong odor, but their description of the
odor characteristics could not establish a
link to a specific chemical.
The plant environmental health and
safety manager was informed. Contact
was made with the managers of different units within the facility to check for a
possible chemical release during the time
of the reported smell, which was between
4 and 5 p.m. Results of the EH&S manager’s inquiry were negative, and a team
was assembled to identify the source of
the chemical leak.
The plant safety people provided
questionnaires to those who reported
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sick. The questionnaire’s main queries
were: Where was each individual located
when he or she first detected an unusual
odor? What time did he or she smell the
odor? What chemical odor characteristics
were present (e.g., pungent, rotten egg,
etc.)? What was the intensity of odor on
a number scale of 1 (low), 2 (medium),
and 3 (high)?
From the information gathered, a grid
was superimposed onto a map of the
plant site and each individual’s location
at the time the odor was first detected
was marked. (The grid is helpful because
people could specify only the general area
where they started to feel sick, rather than
an exact location.) Five meteorological
towers were then identified: two inside
and three outside the plant’s fenceline.
The petrochemical plant also had a
network of sensors for measuring volatile organic compounds. A copy of archived hourly average concentration of
measured volatile organic compounds
was obtained. These data could help to
identify chemical(s) with concentrations
beyond he background baseline values.
Data Analysis
It was assumed all of the sickness was from
one source and all of the claims were legitimate. For each location within the grid
using the data gathered via the questionnaires, the team strove to identify individual locations and the number of people at
each location. Meteorological data for the
month of May were obtained, from which
the data for the required time window
were extracted. The wind direction for the
period of interest was mainly from east to
south/southeast
The VOC measurement did not identify any chemical with concentration above
background concentration. The odor description by individuals was inconclusive,
so the team could not identify the type of
chemical via this method. The focus shifted
into finding the leak source and, most importantly, whether the source was within
the plant.
Source Location
The minimum required information to
run a dispersion scenario is the identity
of chemical, release location, release rate,
and weather data. Meteorological information was the only data available in this
instance. Armed with only these data, the
team could at best locate the general area
of the source leak but could not quantify
the magnitude of the release. Wind direction and atmospheric stability were used
to create a reverse corridor for identifying
possible leak source locations. Reverse corridor is the opposite of a Backtrajectory
method, which is commonly used in air
quality studies to examine the likely path
of a chemical plume released from a point
source. The reverse corridor tries to narrow the search zone for possible chemical
release locations.
A reverse corridor is constructed from
the position of each impacted individual.
The corridor is a wedge drawn from the
position of each individual using the opposite wind direction. So if the wind is blowing from the south, the reverse corridor is
drawn from the north.
The wind was swung from east to south/
southeast, and the reverse corridors were
drawn, with the hashed area depicting the
possible source locations identified on the
maps. Finally, all of the areas obtained from
different wind directions were combined to
create the overall area for the possible locations of the odorous chemical release. It
clearly shows the source of the obnoxious
odor was located beyond the petrochemical
plant’s property line.
This was both a relief and a concern
for the plant’s EH&S personnel. At least
they now knew with a high degree of certainty that they had not caused the workers’ sickness, and they were relatively sure
who likely had. The next step would be to
contact the facility that was located within
the source location area.
Shah Khajeh Najafi is Senior Vice President
of SAFER Systems LLC (www.safersystem.
com), which is based in Camarillo, Calif.
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SLIP AND FALL
Clearing a Path
to Floor Safety
Floor safety is a problem large enough that I feel
it deserves its own consideration apart from other
critical issues that may be facing a company’s bottom line. In no way would we want to minimize the
importance of any other safety issue, but I believe by
treating each issue as its own entity, a company can
be better served and give greater attention to each
particular problem — a one-on-one approach, let’s
say. So let’s talk about floor safety and how slip and
fall accidents are among the most common accidents
in the workplace for not only your employees, but
also your customers.
Walkway Audits, Floor Safety Programs
An effective program will include six elements,
ranging from training and signs to footwear.
BY MIKE FRALEY
CONSOLIDATED SAFETY GROUP, INC.
The path to floor safety is often obstructed by procedures and ideas that tend to focus on the overall safety program of a facility, with floor safety being only
one component of that safety program. This article
will focus on the need for companies and individuals
to look at floor safety as separate from other existing
safety issues. Not because it’s not a problem; on the
contrary, it is a big problem.
Keep in mind that it is very important that wet floor signs never be put out when
the situation does not warrant their use.
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The first tool to mention in combating this problem
is the use of a little-known process known as walkway
auditing. While still in its infancy as far as being used
as an effective tool for identifying possible slip-and-fall
hazards within a facility, this procedure has picked up
steam in recent years.
Many people may think walkway auditing is simply
testing the slip resistance of a facility’s floor, but much
more is involved, which is why it is referred to as an
audit rather than slip resistance testing. The walkway
audit is best performed by an individual or company
that has some type of certification or training in the
walkway auditing guidelines. Such a course is offered by
the National Floor Safety Institute, and a complete list of
NFSI-certified walkway safety auditors can be found on
its Web site, www.nfsi.org.
Of what does the audit consist? The trained walkway auditor will provide a detailed, written report that
includes a detailed diagram of the facility. The diagram
will have zones and risk categories listed within the report, as well as the location of each sample area that was
tested. The final report will then have the SCOF (static
coefficient of friction) readings of each sample, so as to
identify areas that may present a possible slip-and-fall
hazard and allow for remediation of the areas that need
attention. Walkway auditing is only one tool that can
and should be utilized in any slip-and-fall prevention
program.
Another tool is the floor safety program itself. Having a separate floor safety program very well may be a
key factor in whether litigation is initiated after a slipand-fall accident. Any lawyer will tell you one of the
first things that your company will be asked for after
the accident is a copy of your floor safety program and
maintenance procedures. What should be included in a
well-documented floor safety program?
1. On-site walkway audits. As stated above, walkway
audits help to identify potential slip-and-fall hazards.
They show a written record of the SCOF readings of the
floor in question. Walkway audits show your company
is taking a proactive approach to floor safety and has the
documentation to prove it.
2. Training. Within your floor safety program, you
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should have some type of training procedures for your employees, explaining items such as when and where to place wet floor
signs, how to respond to and clean up spills, the importance of
reporting slips and falls or near-misses even when no injury has
occurred, and a written protocol that all employees must follow. A
signed statement showing the employees understand and agree to
the policy is also recommended and shows that each one has been
instructed and made aware of your company’s policy and procedures on floor safety. This also helps to instill in the employee the
fact that slips and falls are common and that, for the company,
their overall safety in this regard comes first, as with all other safety
concerns.
In the past, many employees
complained slip-resistant shoes
were either uncomfortable or
unfashionable, but this is no longer
an excuse.
3. Signs and barriers. Third is the need to have a sufficient
number of floor safety signs and barriers to alert employees and
customers about any obvious slip-and-fall hazard, such as spills,
wet floors due to inclement weather, and so forth. This means if
the building has three entrances, there should be a minimum of
four to five wet floor signs available. This would allow a wet floor
sign for each entrance and two extra to be used in the event a spill
occurs somewhere within the facility while the other signs are being used.
Keep in mind that it is very important that wet floor signs never be put out when the situation does not warrant their use. Too
often, I walk into a store and am greeted with a wet floor sign, but
the sun is shining and there is no wet floor. This is a bad practice.
If a wet floor sign is used on a regular basis with no obvious reason, then your employees and your customers could view them as
permanent fixtures rather than precautionary devices as intended.
I call it the “cry wolf scenario”: If the signs are placed when no
risk is evident, people could ignore them when one truly presents
itself, simply because they have learned to ignore it as a true warning of possible danger.
4. Safety-enhancing cleaning products. Another tool that can
and should be used in preventing slips and falls is the use of slipresistant cleaners and degreasers. Safety-enhancing cleaners have
proven to be very effective, not only in maintaining and cleaning
a facility’s floors, but also in raising and maintaining a positive
coefficient of friction.
These products are designed to replace existing cleaners and
degreasers, and most require no further maintenance than your
existing cleaners. These products also have proven to be very cost
effective and can further enhance the overall safety of your company’s floors when used as part of your routine maintenance procedures.
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of our buildings are the first line of defense
against slips and falls. But there are many different types and sizes affecting how well they
reduce water and contaminants that make it
into your facility.
Matting may have a wide variety of
applications within the facility, and this
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focusing on any floor safety program. For
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6. Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! But not just
any shoe: We mean slip-resistant shoes.
True, while you have no control over what
type of shoes your customers wear, you
do have control over the type of shoe you
require your employees to wear. Slip-resistant shoes have proven to be effective in
lowering employee slip-and-fall incidents
when they are mandated and the rule is
enforced.
In the past, many employees complained slip-resistant shoes were either
Slip-resistant shoes
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very comparable in price and comfort to
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Documentation and Diligence
Are Paramount
So there you have it: a few simple steps
that, if used, could save your company
thousands of dollars in unwanted insurance claims and litigation, as well as saving
your employees and customers unwanted
pain or worse.
But, as with any effort to reduce accidents and increase safety awareness, much
depends on your company’s willingness
to take a proactive approach to safety and
then back that commitment with due diligence in all aspects of a well-documented
floor safety program.
The results will benefit not only your
company’s bottom line, but also the overall safety and health of those who matter
most — your employees and customers.
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NSC PREVIEW
Riding Out the Turbulence
The global economy continues to struggle,
but safety and health will fly high at this
year’s Congress and Expo in Orlando, Fla.
BY MARC BARRERA
Since its start in 1913 as the National Council for Industrial Safety, the National Safety
Council has weathered its share of storms.
In 1941, it answered the call from President
Franklin D. Roosevelt to “mobilize its nationwide resources in leading a concerted
and intensified campaign against accidents,
and to call upon every
citizen, in public or private capacity, to enlist
in this campaign and do
his part in preventing
wastage of human and
material resources of the
nation through accidents.” In 1953, NSC
was rewarded for its efforts when President
Dwight D. Eisenhower approved an Act
of Congress that granted a Congressional
Charter to the council.
Facing another global financial crisis,
NSC President and CEO Janet Froetscher
acknowledges there are no small expenses in
today’s economy and emphasizes the organization has worked hard to ensure its 2009
Congress & Expo (Oct. 25-30 at the Orange
County Convention Center in Orlando) will
offer “an enhanced mix of technical sessions,
half-day workshops, technical tours and executive sessions at a great value.” This includes a 120 percent increase in “advanced”
technical session offerings, a new “Executive
Edge Track” with half-day workshops, technical tours, and off-the-job workshops--all
for the purpose of making this year’s event
a “must attend.”
Marketing for United Airlines. Scheduled
for Monday, Oct. 26, from 8-9:30 a.m., the
session promises to offer a look at Putman’s
guidelines for leaders with a clear understanding of their business and vision in order
to survive and thrive through challenges.
The Executive Edge Track was newly
established this year within NSC’s Technical Sessions offerings because of the overwhelming success of last year’s Executive
Forum, which saw a 49 percent increase in
executive-level attendees from 2006 to 2007.
Its purpose is to provide a mechanism for
evidence-based practices and solutions to be
captured for those engaged in decision making, strategic planning processes, resource
allocation, and the integration between EHS
and operations in their organizations.
NSC’s new Off-The-Job Workshop,
“Bringing Safety Home:
Developing and Sustaining Off-The-Job Safety
and Health Programs,” is
scheduled for Tuesday, Oct.
27 from 1:30-4:30 p.m.
This hands-on workshop
will show attendees how to
make the case for off-thejob safety and health programs, create work
plans for a successful program start-up, and
more.
NSC’s new Off-The-Job Workshop will show
attendees how to make the case for off-thejob safety and health programs and create
work plans for a successful program start-up.
This year’s Opening Session will feature a
keynote presentation appropriately named
in more ways than one: “Successful Strategies
Through Turbulence.” It will be presented by
Howard P. Putnam, former CEO of Southwest and Braniff Airlines and group VP of
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As the attendees get their fill of the 120 Technical Sessions and 24 in-depth Professional
Development Seminars, they’ll be sure to
wander over to the expo floor, which will
feature more than 800 exhibitors displaying
their latest and greatest
innovations in safety. An
old and popular favorite will return to booth
#3029 with the annual
presentation of “OSHA’s
Top 10.” Each year, the
NSC expo is the destination for the unveiling of
the 10 most-cited OSHA
violations of the previous
year.
For more information
Orlando’s convention center awaits this year’s Congress.
on this year’s NSC Conrector of safety for the United States Marine gress and Expo, catch our continuing coverCorps; Peter Knollmeyer, chief operating age in the upcoming October issue.
officer and executive vice president at Fluor
Hanford; and Mike Murray, president and Marc Barrera is Associate Editor of OccupaCEO at FirstGroup America Inc.
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the Economy Strategically?” As part of NSC’s
new Executive Edge Track, the forum will
address timely and relevant concerns as Greg
Hale, chief safety officer and vice president of
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Tweaking Your
CPR Response
Giving your local emergency dispatchers a
call to see how you can work together is one
way to make your response faster and better.
BY MICHAEL E. BINGHAM
As a certified First Aid/CPR/AED instruc- follow the chain as closely as possible durtor, I’ve trained many, many people during ing an emergency. So what can we do to imthe past few years. I’ve learned a great deal prove our response to cardiac emergencies?
We can maximize the use of the cardiac
from those I’ve trained, as well. As a certified EMT -- Intermediate and former first chain of survival. Let’s start thinking “earresponder for the local fire department, I’ve lier” access, “earlier” CPR, “earlier” AED,
assisted in some cardiac emergencies and and “earlier” advanced care. Reducing the
have learned a lot there, too. Being involved response time for each link in the chain is
in both sides has given me the opportunity something we can achieve through planto see the gap that can occur between the ning and practice. Let’s look at each link and
skills we teach in the classroom versus what see where we may be able to save some time.
we encounter in the real-world performance
1. Earlier access. When we find a vicof those skills. The smaller the gap
we have, the faster and more efficiently we can respond.
First aid, CPR, and AED
classes are taught according
to recognized guidelines. We
don’t get much of an opportunity to deviate from the published methods, which is probably
a good thing. One of the key concepts
in the guidelines is the cardiac chain of
survival.
For adults, the cardiac chain
of survival is as follows:
1. Early recognition of
the emergency and access (to
911 or emergency number)
2. Early CPR
3. Early defibrillation (with
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4. Early Advanced Life Support
I won’t take up space here rehashing the
details just yet, but the steps are pretty well
established. They represent best practices Marking the location of the emergency whenever
under current knowledge, and we strive to an AED is deployed can speed the response.
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tim or see a person collapse, we have to
recognize the emergency and gain access
to help. To save time here, our responders have to be well trained to recognize the
signs and symptoms of cardiac emergencies and call for help. Pretty basic stuff:
They need to know what emergency number to call, and the number must be posted at each phone in the facility.
Nothing new here, but the basics can
take us a long way when properly applied.
During many CPR classes, the students tell
me they have to call security or a supervisor instead of 911. If your responders are
trained and trusted to perform CPR, consider whether requiring them to call any
number other than 911 or other emergency number will speed the service provided
to the victim. Resolve any dispute or uncertainty ahead of time as to what number
to call and who is authorized to make the
call. Include this info in your training and
drills.
Do the 911 dispatchers have the location of your facility’s AED(s) in their database? Their having this piece of information could save valuable time in facilities
where members of the general public or
laypersons could have access to your AED
but may not know where to find it. Give
your local emergency dispatchers a call to
see how you can work together to improve
your response.
2. Earlier CPR. Early CPR buys time
until an AED is brought to the scene
and is ready to use.
Time can be lost
if responders do
not have access
to basic personal protective equipment
(PPE),
such
as gloves, and
barriers such as
faceshields or pocket
masks. As a safety geek,
I have an affinity for acronyms,
abbreviations
(and parentheses), and here’s
an abbreviation I extrapolated
from something a lady said on the
local news one night a few years ago:
WDWHTTWCUTGWWN? It stands for
“What do we have today that we can use
to get what we need?” In this case, we have
fire extinguishers today, and having them
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He had 10 minutes to live.
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In 2009, his company
was having a tight year
so it held off on a
“discretionary purchase,”
an automated external
defibrillator (AED). The
likelihood of an on-premise
sudden cardiac arrest was
small, they reasoned.
In his memory.
Fire extinguishers usually are placed
no more that 75 feet apart in most facilities and even closer in others; their locations are generally well marked and familiar to everyone in the building. We could
place a barrier kit containing gloves and
faceshields or pocket masks at each fire
extinguisher and train our folks so they
know where the kits are. A kit would now
be no farther away than 35.5 feet from any
given emergency.
If the only kit we have is in the first
aid room 150 feet away, our having others
located at the fire extinguishers just gave
us a potential time savings. Of course, we
shouldn’t delay care to get a barrier, but
what’s going to happen in the real world?
It would be great to have an AED at each
fire extinguisher, but cost is a problem in
most places.
3. Earlier defibrillation. The sooner we
shock a patient who needs it, the more
likely that victim will survive. It is estimated the victim loses 10 percent of his or
her chance of surviving the event for each
minute a needed shock is delayed.
During one of my recent CPR classes,
I found that the facility had its AED in a
cabinet that sounded an alarm when the
cabinet’s door was opened. That is pretty
common, but I had a bit of an “Uh-oh!”
moment when I asked myself, “What is the
real purpose of the alarm?” When I asked
the class what the purpose of the alarm
was, the students told me it was to “let
people know there was an emergency.”
When I got home that evening, I went
online and looked at various manufacturers’ literature for alarmed cabinets. Some
manufacturers said the alarm was to prevent theft of the AED. Others said it was
to summon help. I was concerned that if
the alarm summoned help, the help would
most likely run to the cabinet — and that’s
where the emergency is not taking place.
Responders may run to the cabinet only
to find that someone has already grabbed
the AED and has run to the victim — but
where is the victim?
We can lose some time here pretty
quickly. The purpose should be explained
in your training.
We had discussed this situation in class
earlier in the day. One of the students
asked, “What if the AED made the noise?”
Now, there was a thought! A little more
Internet research revealed there are personal alarm devices you can buy for about
50
$10 that are the size of a key fob and will
emit 120-130 db sound. What if we used
one of those to alert others while we carried the AED to the scene?
But, WDWHTTWCUTGWWN?
We already have floor plans and evacuation routes posted all through the facility. We could post additional ones in glass
frames at each AED cabinet, along with
a dry erase marker. Make everyone in
the facility a “Fetcher,” meaning anyone
in the building can call 911 or the emergency number, fetch the AED, and bring
it to the emergency scene even if he or she
isn’t trained to use it. Train the Fetchers
to mark the location of the emergency on
the floor plan before they leave the cabinet. Train responders to check the posted
floor plan for directions when they hear
the cabinet alarm. Benefits here include
having people who may not be trained on
CPR do a vital task while trained CPR personnel immediately begin CPR. Responders who go to the AED cabinet can tell at
a glance where the emergency is and save
time by knowing immediately where to go.
Even if you don’t have a cabinet with an
alarm, marking the location of the emergency whenever the AED is deployed can
reduce confusion and speed the response.
4. Earlier advanced care. Treatment by
trained personnel who are equipped with
advanced life support (ALS) techniques
and materials further increase the victim’s
chance of surviving the event.
We can save some time here by taking steps to get the ALS personnel to our
victim as soon as we possibly can. We can
designate escorts to meet the various EMS
people who arrive at our door and usher
them to the scene. I used the plural, escorts, for a reason. Typical EMS responses
generally include the arrival of several first
responders, many of whom are volunteers
affiliated with the local fire department
but located throughout their assigned
districts, followed by the arrival of the Advanced Life Support (ALS) crew.
First responders may arrive from a
few seconds to a few minutes apart, based
on whether or not they are driving their
personally owned vehicles, as volunteer
responders often do, and on how far they
have to travel. We may need several escorts
to be available due to the differing arrival
times of the first responders and the paramedic or ALS crew.
Time can be lost if the only escort we
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have grabs the initial first responder to
arrive and disappears into the maze of a
plant or large office filled with cubicles,
leaving subsequent rescuers at the door
to try to figure out where to go. We could
also train people to form a “human chain”
to guide responders to the emergency’s
location.
One last WDWHTTWCUTGWWN?
We have Job Hazard Analysis (JHA)
techniques today that we can adapt to
our new purpose of tweaking our CPR
response. Try breaking a cardiac emergency down into individual tasks. List the
individual tasks, using the cardiac chain
of survival as a rough outline, and refine
each link using your own site’s unique
traits. Then, apply corrective actions, just
as you would for a bona fide JHA.
Develop your response protocol to
maximize the cardiac chain of survival in
a way that aids your people in your facility. Got walkie-talkies? Use them in your
response plan. Got an overhead public
address system? Use it to its fullest extent.
Train all of your emergency responders to
automatically bring the AED to the scene
of any emergency.
Lastly, train, train, train. Use your protocol (written down and communicated
by this time) to conduct regular drills. Do
written critiques of each drill, and use the
knowledge you gain to shave even more
time off the response. Close the gap between the classroom and the hands-on
emergency. The real currency here is time;
let’s spend it wisely.
Michael E. Bingham is a freelance
author living in Franklin, N.C. He has
five years’ experience in the lumber
industry, 27 years in the manufacturing
industry, and two years in safety education. He has served as a Volunteer Firefighter, Medical First Responder, and North
Carolina EMT-Intermediate. He earned a
Manager of Environmental Safety and
Health Certificate (MESH) and Construction MESH (CMESH) Certificate through
the Safety and Health Council of NC, NC
State University, and the NC Department of Labor and has the National Safety
Council’s Advanced Safety Certificate. In
May 2008, Bingham earned the Certified
Safety Auditor (SAC) credential from the
National Association of Safety Professionals. To contact him, e-mail [email protected].
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Steel King’s Guard Dawg is designed to
prevent pallet rack damage due to fork
truck impact, avoiding possible employee injury or rack failure and collapse.
Constructed of high-strength steel, the
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Detcon Inc.’s condulet enclosures are
designed to house a wide range of instruments used to detect, monitor, measure,
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explosion proof, feature taper threaded
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Product Literature
TRAIN THE TRAINER
DEXTEROUS GLOVE
The Scaffold Training Institute provides “Train The Trainer” programs
and on-site training anywhere
in the world. Training materials
include 340 page manuals, DVDs,
a Powerpoint presentation, videos,
and Interactive Computer Based
Training on CD-ROM. Courses ranging from 8 hours to 40 hours in
length are available. Visit or call
1-800-428-0162 for details.
Showa-Best Glove®’s Showa
377 glove features a
soft, polyester liner that’s
dipped in sky blue, thin
nitrile to minimize liquid
penetration, and it is
palm-coated with a black
foam nitrile for grip in oily
conditions. The glove is
thin for dexterity and feel
and features an elasticknit wrist.
www.showabestglove.com
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MINI GOGGLE
HI-VIS FILM
The new Veratti® M50 mini goggle
from Encon Safety Products® is designed
to offer the same protection as a regular safety goggle but with a compact,
sleek design. The ergonomic goggle
ensures a proper seal with its flexible
frame and rotating strap, protecting the wearer’s eyes from chemical
splashes and flying particles.
www.enconsafety.com
Metlon Corp.’s addition of 5807
Custom Cuttable Transfer Film, the
latest Scotchlite reflective material,
is designed to enable customers to
simply and affordably add a customized
reflective logo or graphic to any type of
work wear. The film is certified to the
high visibility retro-reflective standards
of ANSI/ISEA 107-2004.
www.metlon.com/reflectivematerial.htm
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PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR
GLOVE BOOK
MCR Safety Inc. introduces Barbwire to
its Plus series protective eyewear. The
eyewear features a metal alloy frame
available in chrome color with resilient
spring hinge temples and dual-polycarbonate lenses that block 99.9 percent
of ultraviolet rays. Additional features
include non-slip TPR temple inserts and
a soft, secure TPR nose pad.
www.mcrsafety.com
The Superior Book of Cut Protection
from Superior Glove Works was created
with input from industry experts and
in-house expertise gained after nearly
a century in the glove trade. The book
provides customers with the information they need without investing hours
sorting through a myriad of choices on
the Internet.
www.superiorglove.com/sales/index.asp
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MULTI-GAS MONITOR
VALVE LOCKOUT
Scott Health & Safety’s Protégé is a featurerich, portable multi-gas monitor designed
for industrial and fire applications. This
easy-to-operate/-maintain monitor is tough
and rugged for use in harsh environments
and lightweight for everyday work activities
requiring the detection of oxygen, combustibles, hydrogen sulfide, and/or carbon
monoxide.
www.scotthealthsafety.com
Brady Corp.’s new Plug Valve Lockout
is designed to easily and effectively
secure a manually actuated plug valve.
Previously, many installations had to
resort to makeshift solutions to lock
out their plug valves, which make up
approximately 20 percent of the valves
used by industry. The valve is available
in four sizes.
www.bradyid.com
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SEALED EYEWEAR
LIFTING SAFETY
Uvex®’s new, ergonomic Seismic
sealed eyewear features an adaptable design that combines comfort
and high-performance protection
against impact, sun, wind, dust, and
debris. The eyewear can be worn
with snap-in temples or headband,
with or without the cushion-lined
sub-frame, and is available in Clear,
Amber, Espresso, and SCT-Reflect
50 tints.
www.uvex.us
Summit Training Source Inc.’s
“Manual Material Handling Safety”
program is designed to train
employees on the best safety
practices to use while lifting, moving, and storing materials. This
includes proper lifting techniques
that can help to significantly
reduce the amount of strain on
workers’ backs and decrease the
risk of injury.
www.safetyontheweb.com
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PAPR
ADHESIVE RESPIRATOR
Miller Electric Mfg. Co. introduces
the Arc Armor™ PAPR, a powered
air-purifying respirator with a
blower that is 1.3 pounds lighter
than the leading competitor and
incorporates a Miller-exclusive
belt/shoulder strap design for
maximum comfort. The PAPR features a lithium ion battery with no
memory retention from frequent
charging.
www.MillerWelds.com
Wein Products Inc.’s strapless, one-size-fits-all Fitseal™
Adhesion Filtering Facepiece
Particulate Respirator (FFPR) is
designed to be held in place by
medical-grade adhesion technology that conforms and seals
to the wearer’s face, thereby
significantly reducing inward and
outward leakage between the
mask and the face.
www.facesealtechnologies.com
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TRACKING SOFTWARE
LEAD-FREE VALVES
EtQ has added more than 30
new training reports to its
Employee Training module, Reliance 6.2. The software tracks
employee profiles, schedules
training events with testing, and
documents employees’ training
history. These fully searchable
and flexible reports enable
users to sort information on a
variety of different criteria.
www.etq.com
Bradley Corp. introduces its
Navigator® Lead-Free Valves.
Each valve is made with leadfree brass as the main raw
material and comes complete
with lead-free brass castings
and bar stock and stainless
steel. All valves are pre-assembled and fully tested, and
meet ASSE, CSA, and/or cUPC
requirements.
www.bradleycorp.com
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ATTENUATION STUDY
CUT-RESISTANT GLOVE
A recent field attenuation
study by Howard Leight’s
Acoustical Laboratory found
that one-on-one training is
the most significant factor in
predicting good ear plug performance. Of the more than
100 workers tested, onethird achieved attenuations
higher than the published
NRR for their ear plugs.
www.howardleight.com
Kimberly-Clark Professional has
added the KleenGuard G60 cutresistant glove to its glove line.
Featuring a blend of Dyneema®
and glass to provide protection
without compromising comfort,
the seamless-knit glove can be
used as an underglove and is
ideal for paper-making, glasscutting, and metal-stamping
industries.
www.kc-safety.com
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LENS CLEANER
HEALTH EDUCATOR CATALOG
Bausch & Lomb’s Sight Savers®
pre-moistened lens cleaning tissues, item 8574GM, have been
independently certified by COLTS
Laboratories to meet performance requirements related to
cleaning and abrasion testing. The cleaning tissues were
tested for use with oily cleaning,
AR cleaning solution soak, and
cleaning cloth abrasion.
www.bausch.com
The 2009 Hands-On-Health catalog,
featuring the latest classroom
teaching aids for health educators,
is available from Nasco Industries Inc.
The 140-page catalog includes
carefully selected products and
unique teaching aids that are
designed to make learning about
health issues fun and easy. More
than 350 new products have been
added.
www.eNasco.com/healtheducation
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VISION SENSOR
INCENTIVE CARD
SICK announces the launch of
its Inspector I20 FLEX Vision
Sensor. The I20 augments
SICK’s existing line of Inspector Vision Sensors by providing new features that enable
greater application flexibility,
including four different interchangeable lenses and an I/O
extension module with up to
16 outputs.
www.sickusa.com
Seattle-based, non-profit TisBest
Philanthropy’s charity gift cards
are designed to work just like
other gift cards with one exception: Recipients “spend” the
cards by giving the funds to
their favorite charity. Employers
provide the cards as incentives,
and then employees use them
to support any of the 250 TisBest affiliated charities.
www.TisBest.org
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CONDUCTIVITY METER
REFLECTIVE FILM
Control Co.’s new Traceable®
Expanded Range Conductivity
Meter is designed to automatically select the proper range
and display that exact answer
hassle-free. The unit is 100-percent compatible with all accreditation analysis requirements and
can be used to check the purity
of water from stills, deionizers,
reverse osmosis, and more.
www.control3.com
3M™’s Scotchlite™ Reflective
Material 5807 Custom Cuttable
Transfer Film is designed to
deliver an easy-to-use customization process for any type
of apparel--including station
wear--in variable quantities so
emergency response departments can easily ensure their
personnel stand out in low-light
situations.
www.3M.com
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CHEMICAL STORAGE
GAS DETECTOR
Safety Storage Inc.’s DualSafe™
prefabricated chemical storage
buildings are made with extra
rugged, galvanized construction to
safeguard flammable and combustible liquids and other hazardous
materials that are located within
areas that experience severe
weather conditions. Corrosion-resistant galvanized steel construction provides extra protection.
www.safetystorage.com
The new IR4000 Infrared
Combustible Gas Detection
System from General Monitors can connect up to eight
IR400 Point IR Gas Detectors
and read their status with
one command, one detector
at a time. The device also
can calibrate, gas check, and
zero each IR400 sensor with
a single command.
www.generalmonitors.com
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INSECT REPELLENT
HOPPER SEPARATORS
CRC Industries Inc.’s insecticides are designed to protect
the outdoor worker from bites
and stings. The CRC Wasp &
Hornet Killer Plus™ Insecticide
kills on contact. The CRC Bee
Blast® With Residual Wasp &
Hornet Killer soaks harmful
insects and their nests. The
CRC Insect Repellent contains
25 percent DEET.
www.crcindustries.com/ei
Nilfisk CFM’s Hopper Separators offer a wide range of
capacity and discharge options. The separators can be
combined with the Nilfisk CFM
line of CV blower units to fulfill
any central vacuum system’s
needs and can be equipped
with self-cleaning cartridge
filtration for large or heavier
particles.
www.nilfiskcfm.com
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TELEHANDLER
FALL PROTECTION
JLG Industries Inc.’s new model
JLG G10-43A telehandler is designed for use in commercial
and residential construction
applications, including steel
erection and framing. The
device has a maximum capacity of 10,000 pounds, and a
capacity of 7,000 pounds at
the maximum reach height of
43 feet.
www.jlg.com
MSA’s Custom TechnaCurv® Harness has a patented curvilinear
comfort system that combines
curved neck and torso webbing
with an adjustable Y Back D-Locator pad that is designed to move
the shoulder webbing away from
the neck, preventing chaffing and
providing greater comfort. Additional features include bright orange
webbing for greater visibility.
www.msanorthamerica.com
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RECYCLING STATION
SAFETY GATE
Rubbermaid Commercial Products’
introduces its new Two Stream
Glutton® Recycling Station.
The station is a fully integrated
system that includes two
removable 23-gallon Slim Jim
containers in one Glutton for
a total capacity of 46 gallons.
It comes with three possible
openings to choose from--slot,
square, or circle.
www.rcpworksmarter.com
Benko Products Inc.’s Protect-OGate Mezzanine Safety Gate is
designed to eliminate the potential
for falls and other accidents associated with mezzanine staging
areas. Its ergonomic, pivoting
operation prevents worker access
to the mezzanine ledge when material is being loaded or unloaded.
The gate cannot be bypassed by
the operator.
www.benkoproducts.com
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VIBRATION SYSTEM
AIR GUN
The HealthVib HAV from Scantek
Inc. is a hand and arm vibration measurement system that
is designed for measuring a
worker’s vibration exposure. The
system does not impede usual
tasks, and is unobtrusive and
accurate. It meets ISO 5349
and the output is report-ready,
giving time-histories of the vibration and dose.
www.scantekinc.com
EXAIR’s new single-air-nozzle
Super Blast Safety Air Gun is
designed to deliver 23 pounds
of blowing force, equivalent
to the force of 30 ordinary
air guns. The gun features a
rugged, zinc-aluminum alloy
construction and is ideally
suited for long distance, wide
area blowoff, drying, and cooling applications.
www.exair.com/sbsag.htm
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ADVERTISER INDEX
ADVERTISER
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ADVERTISER
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A+A Messe Dusseldorf
www.aplusa-online.com/
CIRCLE #
43
33
Miller Fall Protection
www.millerfallprotection.com
CIRCLE #
28
22
Acorn Engineering Company
www.acornsafety.com
38
9
Moldex-Metric, Inc.
www.moldex.com
15
ALDON Company
www.aldonco.com
44
MSA
www.msanet.com
45
25
All Star Incentive Marketing
www.incentiveusa.com
33
34
New Pig
www.newpig.com
3
Ansell Healthcare
www.ansellhealthcare.com
60
35
Pelican Products Inc.
www.pelican.com/
16
Apollo Associated Services
www.apollorca.com
10
10
Red Wing Shoe Co. Inc.
www.redwingsafety.com
8
Banom
www.banom.com
15
5
Bass Pro Shops
www.basspro.com
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General Monitors
www.generalmonitors.com
56
213
Howard Leight by Sperian
www.howardleightveripro.com
55
225
JLG Industries Inc.
www.jlg.com
57
5
214
Kimberly-Clark Professional
www.kc-safety.com
55
3
203
MCR Safety
www.mcrsafety.com
54
13
202
Metlon Corporation
www.metlon.com
54
38
Safety Optical Service
www.SideShield.com
23
209
Miller Electric Mfg. Co.
www.MillerWelds.com
55
35
11
Sperian Protection
29
226
MSA
www.msanet.com
57
6
Best Buy
www.bestbuy.com/giftcards
17
12
Superior Glove
www.superiorglove.com
37
216
Nasco Industries
www.eNasco.com/healtheducation
56
4
Bradley Corporation
www.bradleycorp.com
27
18
Superior Uniform Group
www.superioruniformgroup.com
20
224
Nilfisk CFM
www.nilfiskcfm.com
57
26
Cardiac Science
www.cardiacscience.com
49
13
Uvex® by Sperian
19
227
Rubbermaid Commercial Products
www.rcpworksmarter.com
57
17
C.A. Short Company
www.cashort.com
18
21
Zoll Medical
www.zoll.com
51
221
Safety Storage Inc.
www.safetystorage.com
56
27
Columbia Southern
www.columbiasouthern.edu/osh
10
Product Literature
229
Scantek Inc.
www.scantekinc.com
57
28
Comprehensive Health Services
www.chsmedical.com
11
36
Scaffold Training Institute
www.scaffoldtraining.com
205
Scott Health & Safety
www.scotthealthsafety.com
54
29
DSM Dyneema
www.thesofterstrength.com
40
215
Bausch & Lomb
www.bausch.com
56
200
Showa-Best Glove
www.showabestglove.com
54
14
www.enconsafety.com
59
228
Benko Products Inc.
www.benkoproducts.com
57
217
SICK
www.sickusa.com
56
30
Glove Guard LP
www.gloveguard.com
34
212
Bradley Corporation
www.bradleycorp.com
55
231
Steel King
www.steelking.com
53
9
54
New Products
7
Howard Leight by Sperian
www.howardleight.com
6
206
Brady Corporation
www.bradyid.com
54
208
Summit Training Source
www.safetyontheweb.com
55
31
Hughes Safety Showers
www.hughes-safety-showers.co.uk/
31
219
Control Company
www.control3.com
56
204
Superior Glove
www.superiorglove.com
54
24
J.J. Keller & Associates
www.jjkeller.com
39
223
CRC Industries Inc.
www.crcindustries.com/ei
57
220
3M
www.3M.com
56
20
Lakeland Industries
www.lakeland.com
21
232
Detcon Inc.
www.detcon.com
53
218
TisBest Philanthropy
www.TisBest.org
56
32
Lehigh Outfitters
www.lehighoutfitters.com/
47
201
www.enconsafety.com
54
207
Uvex® by Sperian
55
211
EtQ
www.etq.com
55
210
Wein Products Inc.
www.facesealtechnologies.com
55
230
EXAIR
www.exair.com/sbsag.htm
57
1
MCR Safety
www.mcrsafety.com
2
2
MCR Safety
www.mcrsafety.com
25
GROUP PUBLISHER | Russell Lindsay
254-829-3003 [email protected]
CLASSIFIED SALES | Rob George
■ WEST COAST, SOUTH, & CENTRAL DISTRICT
SALES MANAGER | Barbara Blake
INTERNET SALES | Holly Harris
■ NORTHEAST & SOUTHEAST DISTRICT
SALES MANAGER | Matt Hart
■ MID-ATLANTIC DISTRICT
SALES MANAGER | Rick Neigher
58
SEPTEMBER 2009
www.ohsonline.com
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SAFETY IN EXTREME
ENVIRONMENTS
THERMA-FLOW®
Freeze-protected showers resist freezing by maintaining an internal water
temperature above 50ºF. Internal water temperatures are maintained using
a thermostat controlled self-limiting heating cable on Therma-Flow®
showers. Encon offers a customized model selection, allowing you to
design a product that meets the specific needs of your facility.
Visit our website to see our full line of Freeze Protected Units.
www.enconsafety.com | 1.800.283.6266
CIRCLE 14 ON CARD
Encon® & Therma-Flow® are registered trademarks of Encon Safety Products, Inc. Houston, TX.
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