Introduction

This presentation will bring new meaning to the phrase "seeing is believing." It is not often understood what qualifies eyewear to be labeled as safety certified. Sometimes it is not even understood there are standards governing safety eyewear. This course will equip attendees with increased knowledge and understanding in the following areas: reasons to use safety eyewear, features available and technologies used to produce safety eyewear, meeting safety standards, meeting testing requirements, and understanding standards enforcement.

This presentation will provide the tools for safety professionals to make informed decisions as they work to decrease company liability and protect the eyes of employees. There are no prerequisites for this course, simply a desire to become educated and informed about safety eyewear and the standards enforced within the industry.

Audience

The general audience of this presentation will consist of individuals who wish to know more about safety eyewear, industry accident statistics, ANSI and MCEP standards, testing to meet these standards, and solutions to reduce risk and exposure. Specifically, the audience will be comprised of three different types of people:

  1. Safety directors and safety committee personnel

  2. Salespeople and distributors of safety eyewear

  3. Individuals working in industries that require safety eyewear.

Learning Objectives

  1. Why it is important to wear safety rated eyewear

  2. What it takes for glasses to be safety rated

  3. What the ANSI and MCEPS standards mean

  4. Which tests ANSI and MCEPS standards require for safety rated eyewear

  5. Who can test to ANSI standards

  6. Myths associated with standards enforcement

Reasons to Become Certified

Safety professionals will gain the following from attending this course:

  1. An awareness of safety standards and ability to educate others

  2. Ability to reduce company liability and increase policy compliance

  3. Value from additional certification and fulfill annual requirements

  4. Ability to generate company cost savings and increase use of safety eyewear

  5. Ability to reduce eye injuries both on and off the job

Salespeople and distributors will gain the following from attending this course:

  1. Increased sales through increased customer awareness and education

  2. Increased credibility with customers as a safety eyewear consultant

  3. Build customer loyalty by

    • Helping customers reduce company liability and increase policy compliance

    • Helping customers reduce eye injuries on and off the job

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Subjects:
Safety
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2015. American Society of Safety Engineers
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