CNIB Eye Safety Workshop
Thousands of workplace eye injuries are reported every year in Canada. The most serious of these result in blindness. A significant number of eye injuries sustained on the job occur in the construction industry. The vast majority (90%) of workplace eye injuries can be prevented with proper eye protection and safety measures. That’s one of the key messages of the CNIB Eye Safety Workshop. Eye injuries can be eliminated. To reinforce this message, CSABC is partnering with CNIB to offer this workshop to construction industry employers and workers across the province.
Description
This CNIB workshop is designed to educate workers about eye safety and motivate them to follow safe work practices. Delivered by a facilitator with vision loss, the workshop is the first of its kind in Canada. Dramatic eye injury photographs and interactive exercises, combined with real-life stories, give participants a sense of how it feels to suddenly be faced with vision loss.
The 90-minute workshop consists of the following learning components:
| Lesson 1 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 |
Learn about vision loss from someone who experiences it every day, hear the instructor’s personal story about living with vision loss, and have the opportunity to ask questions |
Learn about the consequences of eye injuries resulting from a variety of workplace activities and industries |
Participate in hands-on activities to get a sense of how it feels to face the challenges of vision loss |
Who Should Attend
This workshop is intended for construction industry workers and employers, and may also be of interest to joint health and safety committee members, worker health and safety representatives, and health and safety professionals who are committed to preventing occupational eye injuries.
Benefits
After completing the workshop, participants will be able to:
- Understand the importance of eye safety and following safe work practices
- Identify common workplace hazards that can cause eye injuries (flying objects such as bits of metal, glass or wood; unsafe handling of tools; chemical splashes etc.) and how to prevent them
- Develop and apply safe work procedures, including proper use of personal protective equipment such as eye protection: safety glasses with side shields, goggles, face shields
- Recognize the importance of wearing protective eyewear that is designed for a specific duty or hazard, ensure that it fits and is worn consistently
- Understand the enormous personal cost of a severe eye injury to workers and their families; and the cost to employers resulting from the loss and replacement of the injured worker and increased insurance premiums
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