Health and safety in the shop or garage
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Safety glasses that completely fill the gap between the face and the lens are sometimes needed. Rust, hot metal grindings, and abrasives (like sand and dirt) can literally ricochet off your cheek, then bounce off the inside of the safety glasses and embed themselves into your eyes. | Safety glasses that completely fill the gap between the face and the lens are sometimes needed. Rust, hot metal grindings, and abrasives (like sand and dirt) can literally ricochet off your cheek, then bounce off the inside of the safety glasses and embed themselves into your eyes. | ||
| − | Sometimes requiring a trip to the emergency room or optometrist to have the projectile removed under a microscope. If you're lucky, you'll have to wear a patch for a few days. If you're not, you probably did permanent to your eyes. | + | Sometimes requiring a trip to the emergency room or optometrist to have the projectile removed under a microscope. If you're lucky, you'll have to wear a patch for a few days. If you're not, you probably did permanent to your eyes |
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| + | Eyebrows, hair, and hats can all hold debris that can get into and damage your eyes. Clean your "above the eyes" area on your body before removing your safety glasses. When showering after grinding, close your eyes while you wash your face thoroughly. Turn around the bill of your hat, because it can hold debris, or redirect it into your eye. Also, be careful of debris on anything that will be lifted overhead (like a ladder). | ||
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| + | When working under potential debris (like when working under a car), don't remove your safety glasses, for example, to wipe the dust off. | ||
*[http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9778 OSHA standard for eye and face protection] | *[http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9778 OSHA standard for eye and face protection] | ||
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*[http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9735 OSHA standard for occupational noise exposure] | *[http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9735 OSHA standard for occupational noise exposure] | ||
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| + | ==If you get slag in your eye== | ||
| + | Go see a doctor. Your eye can quickly "heal" over the slag, requiring surgery to remove it. Even if you think you got it out, it could still be in there. | ||
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| + | Don't put a potato on your eye, as the urban legend dictates. It could become infected. | ||
== Respiratory protection == | == Respiratory protection == | ||
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