Show Eye Safety Care Is For Everyone Each year thousands of children and adults have accidents accidents acci acci- I dents of oC one kind or another which result in severe eye injury injury injury in in- jury to total loss of sight PREVENTION of Blindness states that while many many of i these accidents are unavoidable unavoidable unavoidable able injuries can be minimized minimized minimized mini mini- or prevented altogether if iC the proper precautions are taken I IThe The Society's eye safety campaign campaign campaign cam cam- emphasizes several points ALL EYEGLASSES says the Society whether they are for corrective purposes or are prescription non-prescription sunglasses should have lenses made of safety glass or shatter tant plastic These materials will not splinter splinter splinter ter which can mean the difference difference difference dif dif- ference between little or no injury and serious injury or blindness if iC the glasses are broken while being worn i y 1 r f THIS TIllS IS especially important important important tant in childrens children's glasses since a childs child's active life liCe presents presents presents pre pre- so many possibilities for falls and other accidents But anyone who wears wear's wears glasses glass glass- lasses lass lass- es for any reason is the potential potential potential po po- po- po victim of ah afi eye accident accident accident acci acci- dent and weeds needs the the- protection of safety glasses EMPLOYEES of industrial plants and chemical laboratories laboratories laboratories labora labora- tories must be particularly cautious where their eyes are concerned as the very nature nature na na- na- na tur ture of their work exposes I them to numerous hazards Hundreds of cases come to the Society's attention each year of individuals whose vision vision vision vis vis- vis- vis ion has been preserved because because be- be t bo-t cause they took care to observe observe observe ob- ob serve their companies companies' safet safety safety safe- safe t ty regulations THE TilE SIGHT of many hundreds hundreds hundreds hun hun- more can be saved if these good examples are fol fol- fol- fol lowed This is true also in school workshops and labs TI Thirty states now have special special special cial eye safety laws requiring requiring requiring ing that eye protection be worn in all school shops and labs where the danger of an accident is always present SUCH LAWS can only be beneficial if stringently implemented implemented implemented im im- im- im and the Society strongly encourages their strict observance There are plenty of eye hazards to be found around the house as well as at school and work and awareness of these dangers goes a long way towards preventing injury FOR INSTANCE with careful careful careful care care- ful attention to directions for use of household cleaning products products products prod prod- particularly those in aerosol cans and spray bottles painful eye injury can be avoided Insecticides and herbicides should also be used with cau cau- tion The same kind of protective protective protective pro pro- eyewear required for use in school workshops should oe De used in home workshops as well Even mowing the lawn can prove hazardous if small objects are thrown up by the mower THE SOCIETY has a special special special cial eye safety message for parents Make sure childrens children's playthings are safe ones Dart games BB guns archery sets type missile-type toys and chemistry chemistry chemistry chem chem- sets sels should not be allowed allowed allowed al al- al- al lowed children UI unless ess there is strict adult supervision It is just too easy for children children children chil chil- dren to be injured while playing with toys like these AND UNDER no circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances should children be permitted to play with fire fire- works Even though 26 of the 50 states have laws banning their sale fireworks are still stil responsible for injuring many children each year Parents are reminded that good eye safety habits started at home and reinforced at home are vital to the preservation preservation preservation tion of their childrens children's eyesight eyesight eyesight eye eye- sight for the future THE UTAH Society is an affiliate of the National Society Society Society So So- for the Prevention of Blindness Founded in 1908 the National National National Na Na- Society is the oldest voluntary health agency nationally nationally nationally na na- na- na engaged in the prevention prevention prevention pre pre- of blindness through a comprehensive program of community services public and professional education and research |