Sight Conservation Flashcards
What is the CO’s role in Sight conservation
Provide leadership by wearing PPE
Safety Officers role in Sight Conservation?
- Maintain a list of eye hazardous areas and places
- Annual eval for commands compliance
Divisions officer responsibility with Sight conservation
- Ensure marking is correct
- ensure personnel us proper PPE
Who are required to be in the Sight conservation program?
Class III and Class IV workers
Routinely repair or align Class III and Class IV systems
how do you know when area is an eye hazardous area
Baseline IH
Pouring or handling molten metals
Cutting, welding, drilling, milling, san blasting
How do you mark Eye hazardous areas?
2-3in yellow and black stripes or checkered placed around the area
Placard placed directly above eye hazardous areas “Caution” Eye protection required in this area
What are some types of Eye pro?
- Safety goggles
- Chemical Goggles
- Welding Goggles/Helmet
- Chipping Goggles
- Face Shields
- Ballistic Eye pro devices
What do chipping goggles do?
provide protection from relatively large flying objects such as grinding, chipping chiseling
What protection does face shields provide
- provide protection to the face and neck
- must wear with eye pro for adequate protection
Ballistic Eye Protection devices
May replace standard safety glasses
Provide an additional level of protection for high impact situations
What does ANSI stand for?
American National Standards Institute
What ANSI code must be on all face protection equipment?
“Z-87”
How do you clean reusable eye wear
Clean with hot soapy water, rinse and then immerse into a disinfectant solution for 10 minutes and allow to air dry
What are commands required to do with temporary eyewear
Commands should maintain enough for visitors, workers and those awaiting prescription eye wear
How often should Emergency eye wash stations be PM’d?
monthly
