A Primer on Eye and Face Protection
Understanding and Implementing a Workplace Program
CONTENTS
A PRIMER ON EYE AND FACE PROTECTION
UNDERSTANDING AND IMPLEMENTING A WORKPLACE PROGRAM
Due to our eyes’ critical role in our lives, protecting these organs from hazards must be a priority at work and at home. A query on the NIOSH website found approximately 90,000 eye-related emergency room visits in 2020. The critical nature of our eyes and the volume of injuries reinforces the need for an effective eye protection protocol.
BY PAUL ALLEN, CURTIS HINTZ, AND KEVIN MAHONEY
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INTRODUCING THE NATIONAL FIREFIGHTER REGISTRY FOR CANCER
A NEW EFFORT TO UNDERSTAND AND REDUCE CANCER IN FIREFIGHTERS
To better understand the burden of cancer and cancer risk factors within the fire service, it’s necessary to assemble a large and diverse cohort of firefighters that can be followed over a long period.
BY KENNETH FENT, MIRIAM SIEGEL, ALEX MAYER, AND ANDREA WILKINSON
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DEI THROUGH ERGONOMICS
SUPPORTING DIVERSE BODY TYPES AND ABILITIES
While most corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts focus on demographic diversity, successful workplaces must be prepared to deal with diversity in terms of physical ability and disability. Applying ergonomics principles makes the completion of tasks more achievable for a larger percentage of the population and supports diversity and inclusion in terms of size, physical strength, mobility, and sensory ability across the workforce.BY GARY DOWNEY, ELLEN GALLO, AND PENNEY STANCH
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CONTRIBUTORS
PAUL ALLEN, FEATURE AUTHOR
Paul Allen, CIH, CSP, ARM, CRIS, AOEE, is the product consulting director for industrial hygiene and commercial risk control with CNA Insurance in Chicago, Illinois.
KENNETH FENT, FEATURE AUTHOR
Kenneth Fent, PhD, CIH, is the head of the National Firefighter Registry Program at NIOSH and a research industrial hygienist by training. He has published more than 80 scientific articles and reports.
GARY DOWNEY, FEATURE AUTHOR
Gary Downey, PE, CPE, is an ergonomist with the Ergonomics Center, part of the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a past chair of the AIHA Ergonomics Committee.
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