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Additional Resources

American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection Devices (ANSI Z87.1-2003 ) — The standard provides performance-based criteria for manufacturing and testing of common industrial forms of safety eye protection such as safety glasses (prescription and non-prescription), goggles, face shields, welding helmets, and full-face respirators. Additionally, the standard includes a safety eye protection selection guide and an eye injury incident reporting form. (www.safetyequipment.org/eyeface.htm)
Healthy Vision Month 2006 — The National Eye Institute and cosponsoring organizations offer a variety of materials with the "Eye Safety Is Everyone’s Business" theme through the Healthy Vision Month Web site. (www.healthyvision2010.org/hvm)
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) — Part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Preventions, NIOSH offers educational materials, information on eye safety in special workplace environments, occupational eye injury statistics, sample health hazards evaluations, and a search engine for academic research on eye safety through Eye Safety Web page. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye)
NIOSH Health Hazard Evaluation — NIOSH conducts Health Hazard Evaluations (HHEs) to find out whether there are health hazards to employees caused by exposures or conditions in the workplace. The NIOSH HHE Web page explains the program, offers a searchable data base of past NIOSH HHE reports, and provides forms to request a workplace evaluation. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/hhe)
National Safety Council — The council offers information on workplace safety for human resource professionals on its Web site. (www.nsc.org)
OSHA Eye and Face Protection eTool — Step-by-step guide to OSHA requirements, hazard assessment, and safety eyewear selection. (www.osha.gov/SLTC/etools/eyeandface/index.html)
OSHA Safety & Health Topic: Eye and Face Protection — Information on OSHA and ANSI standards for eye protection, hazard recognition, possible solutions, and more. (www.osha.gov/SLTC/eyefaceprotection/index.html)

Occupational Eye Injury Statistics

Work-RISQS — The NIOSH Work-Related Injury Statistics Query System (Work-RISQS) provides national estimates and rates of occupational injuries and illnesses treated in U.S. hospital emergency departments. To obtain annual occupational eye injury statistics, perform queries based on "Part of Body = eyeball," (www2a.cdc.gov/risqs)
Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses — The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) conducts an annual survey of employers to assess nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses in U.S. private industry. Eye injury statistics are provided for OSHA recordable incidents that involve days away from work (see the Nonfatal Injuries and Illnesses Case and Demographic Characteristics sections for "Part of Body = eye"). BLS has provided a summary for 2002 www.bls.gov/opub/cwc/print/sh20040624ar01p1.htm.
NIOSHTIC-2 — The NIOSHTIC-2 searchable bibliographic database offers access to thousands of occupational safety and health publications, documents, grant reports, and journal articles supported by NIOSH. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye/#n2)

Special Interest

Agriculture

National Ag Safety Database (NASD): Eye Protection — Provides basic information on preventing eye injuries in agricultural settings. (www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d001601-d001700/d001628/d001628.html)
National Ag Safety Database (NASD): Eye Protection for Farmers — Provides information on causes of farm-related eye injuries, types of eye protection, and basic first aid. (www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d000901-d001000/d000929/d000929.html)
Avian Influenza Protecting Poultry Workers at Risk — This OSHA Safety and Health Information Bulletin is a product of the OSHA-NIOSH Issues Exchange Group. It describes measures for protecting poultry workers when an avian influenza outbreak occurs. This document complements avian population disease control and eradication strategies of state governments, industry, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture and will aid in the development of biosecurity guidelines and standard operating procedures for the various sectors of the poultry industry. (www.osha.gov/dts/shib/shib121304.html)

Emergency Services

Emergency Response and Disaster Recovery — NIOSH offers an overview of eye hazards and injuries, plus information on types of eye protection, safety for prescription lens wearers, and first aid. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/eyesafe.html)
Contact Lens Use in a Chemical Environment — NIOSH's Current Intelligence Bulletin 59 (Publication 2005-139, June 2005) provides safety guidelines for contact lens wearers working in chemical environments. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2005-139)
Hazard Alert Eye Injuries in Construction — From the Center to Protect Workers' Rights, this document provides general information on eye protection with an emphasis on welding. (www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0100/d000018/d000018.html)
How Much Eye Protection is Enough? — This 2002 Occupational Hazards magazine article, made available through the Electronic Library of Construction Safety and Health (eCLOSH), covers hazard assessment, types of eye protection, and information about proper fitting. (www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0500/d000553/d000553.html)
Tool Box Talks — "Tool Box Talk" presentations on eye protection for construction workers are available from NIOSH (www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye/toolbox-eye.html) as well as from the Electronic Library of Construction Safety and Health (www.cdc.gov/elcosh/docs/d0500/d000511/d000511.html)

Infection Control

Eye Protection for Infection Control — NIOSH offers background information and specific details on eye protection used to supplement eye protection recommendations provided in current CDC infection control guidance documents. It is intended to familiarize workers with the various types of eye protection available, their characteristics, and their applicable use. (www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/eye/eye-infectious.html)

Selected Safety Eyewear Manufacturer Web sites

Safety eyewear manufacturers may need optometrists to help provide safety eyewear for large employers. They can refer optometrists to nearby affiliated optical labs which can provide safety eyewear for small or medium size businesses, and, in some cases, may offer general guidance for businesses needing safety eyewear. Some manufacturers offer support for optometrists who wish to pursue safety eyewear practice.

ArtCraft Optical — (800) 828-8288 or www.artcraftoptical.com
AOSafety — (800) 982-2828 or www.aosafety.com/aosafety.com
Essilor Laboratories — (800) 346-1338 (east of the Mississippi River), (800) 328-4912 (west of the Mississippi River) or www.eloa-safety.com (Company offers in-practice training by field representatives for practices seriously interested in providing safety eyewear programs for local business.)
Kenmark — (800) 627-2898 or www.kenmark.com
Titmus — (877) 848-6873 or www.titmus.com