Keeping Your Eye on the Construction Site | Wright Brothers Construction

Although April might be known as “Sports Eye Safety Month,” our team at Wright Brothers Construction wants you to recognize the importance of not only eye safety on the sports field, but eye safety measures on a construction site.

Protecting Your Eyes as a Construction Worker

Let’s take a look at some ways you can help protect your eyesight and avoid eye injury while on a construction site.

First, because there are lots of foreign materials that can be flying around on a construction site, such as splinters, nails and metal fragments, it’s vital that construction workers wear the proper eyewear while on a job site. Eyewear that is marked with Z87 on the frames tends to rank at the highest level in terms of protection.

Second, you also want to think about the sun’s strong ultraviolet (UV) rays, particularly this time of year. Since most of the time construction workers are on the job site the moment the sun comes up until it goes down, that means they are working during the time periods the sun’s UV rays are at the strongest.

Therefore, it’s important to choose eyewear that not only protects the eyes from flying debris, but also helps to prevent sunburn in the eye. Sunglasses with both UVA and UVB protection are best for avoiding an eye burn from the sun.

Finally, cleaning eyewear is another important part of wearing the right eye gear while on the job. If a construction worker’s eyewear is dirty, it can cause him or her to not see clearly and increase a risk of slips and falls. Therefore, it’s vital that workers continually clean their safety goggles while on the job site throughout the day.

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