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Preventing eye
injuries eye injuries
Nearly 50% eye injuries accidents occur at home, and
over 90% of them can be prevented by using common sense and following
precautions.
Prevention is the first and most important step in
avoiding eye injuries.
In the house
$ Make sure that
all spray nozzles are directed away from you.
$ Read
instructions carefully before using cleaning fluids, detergents, ammonia
or harsh chemicals. Wash your hands thoroughly after use.
$ Wear safety
goggles to shield your eyes from fumes and splashes when using powerful
chemicals.
$
Use opaque goggles to avoid burns from sunlamps.
In the workshop
$ Objects can fly
into your eyes and cause an injury.
$ Protect your
eyes from flying fragments, fumes, dust particles, sparks and splashing
chemicals by always wearing safety glasses with side-shield protectors.
$ Read
instructions thoroughly before using tools and chemicals and follow
precautions for their use.
Around children
$ Consider your
child’s age and responsibility level when you buy toys and games.
$ Avoid
projectile toys such as darts and pellet guns, which can hit the eye
from a distance.
$ Supervise
children when they are playing with toys or games that can be dangerous.
$ Teach children
the correct way to handle items such as scissors and pencils.
In the garden
$ Always wear safety
glasses when using garden tools or mowing.
$ Pick up rocks
and stones before going over them with your lawnmower. Stones can shoot
out of the rotary blades and rebound off curbs or walls, causing severe
eye injuries.
$ Do not allow
anyone in the yard while you are operating a lawnmower.
$ Avoid
low-hanging branches.
Around the car
$ Put out all
cigarettes and matches before opening the hood of the car. Use a
flashlight not a match or lighter to look at the battery at night.
$ Wear protective goggles for auto body repairs or any time when grinding metal or striking metal against metal.