All employees who are exposed to hazards that have the potential to cause an eye injury will benefit from this course.

For example:

• Construction workers
• Laboratory workers
• Technical skilled trades
• Warehouse workers

On completion of this online Eye Safety training learners will know:

• Factors that contribute to eye injuries
• What causes eye injuries at work
• Where do injuries happen most often
• How eye injuries can be prevented

• Reduce the chance of eye injuries at work.  By providing best-practice guidance,
• Help employers provide appropriate training to staff

Three out of every five workers who suffered an eye injury wore no eye protection at the time of accident. And, of those who did, 40% wore the wrong type.

So, it’s important that employers provide the correct eye protection to employees and those employees know how to use them correctly.

Activities that require eye protection should be identified by employers as part of the Risk Assessment process.

Potential hazards at workplace that could cause eye injuries mostly include flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapours, potentially infected material, or potentially harmful light radiation.

According to statistics, almost 70% of accidents result from flying or falling objects or sparks striking the eye.

It is estimated that nearly three-fifths of the objects are smaller than a pin head.

Contact with chemicals, splashed liquids or flying chemical particles causes 20% of eye injuries.

Other accidents are caused by objects swinging from a fixed or attached position, like tree limbs, ropes, chains, or tools which are pulled into the eye.

Failure to wear eye protection is the key factor in most eye injuries.