{"id":3293,"date":"2013-06-26T06:19:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-26T13:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/blog\/carmenelectrode\/?p=3293"},"modified":"2013-07-02T10:25:57","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T17:25:57","slug":"tips-for-eye-safety-while-welding","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/2013\/06\/26\/tips-for-eye-safety-while-welding\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for Eye Safety While Welding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who has worn glasses since the 4th grade one of my greatest fears has always been that I would go blind. \u00a0So this last week of National Safety Month I wanted to write about Eye Protection.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3294 alignleft\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" alt=\"2179856314_f46790ec91_m\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.arc-zone.com\/carmenelectrode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2179856314_f46790ec91_m.jpg\" width=\"240\" height=\"195\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, welding helmets are a lot more comfortable than what&#8217;s shown in this Library of Congress photo from 1944!<\/p>\n<h2>Protect your Eyes While Welding<\/h2>\n<p>It sounds obvious, but eye injuries are one of the most common types of injuries on the welding job. \u00a0And in the case of arc flash&#8211;which you can get even if you turn your head away instead of wearing UV protection&#8211;the damage can accumulate over time. \u00a0And even seemingly innocuous tasks can result in foreign material in your eye, so\u00a0<strong><em>always<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0use eye \u00a0protection: goggles,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=597_1889\" target=\"_blank\">safety glasses<\/a>, or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=597_844\" target=\"_blank\">welding helmets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" alt=\"Safety Glasses for Welding\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/azc-scip\/categories\/miller_glasses_caticon.jpg\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At Arc-Zone we developed this\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/pdf\/Eye_Care_for_Welders.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Guide to Eye Care for Welders (.pdf)<\/a>, print it out and keep it in your shop. \u00a0There&#8217;s a section on what to do in an emergency that I hope you never use, but keep it in an easily\u00a0accessible spot\u00a0if you ever find yourself in an emergency&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><strong><!--more-->Seek immediate medical care if:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Any caustic chemical got into the eye.<br \/>\n\u2022 The eye is painful or red.<br \/>\n\u2022 The victim is experiencing headache or nausea.<br \/>\n\u2022 There are any vision changes such as blurriness or double vision.<br \/>\n\u2022 There is uncontrollable bleeding around or from the eye.<br \/>\n\u2022 There is a visible scratch, cut, or penetration of the eyeball.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In all cases:<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Do not press or rub the injured eye.<br \/>\n\u2022 Do not attempt to remove embedded foreign objects. Get medical attention immediately.<\/p>\n<h2>Protect Your Dignity While Welding<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=597_844_1881_1880\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 10px;\" alt=\"cheater lenses for Miller Welding Helmets\" src=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/azc-scip\/mag_lens.jpg\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a>Not too long ago for the first time ever, I had trouble reading the print on the menu at a restaurant (in my defense the lighting was bad and the type size was <em>really<\/em> small)\u00a0and I almost ended up in tears&#8230;.. \u00a0 If \u00a0you are a &#8220;welder of a certain age&#8221; you should consider cheater lenses for your welding helmet (installed before you end up in tears on the jobsite!). \u00a0Arc-Zone carries them for both\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=597_844_1881_1880\" target=\"_blank\">Miller welding helmets<\/a>\u00a0(along with replacement parts from inside lens covers to batteries) \u00a0and for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.arc-zone.com\/index.php?main_page=index&amp;cPath=597_844_846_2147\" target=\"_blank\">Jackson\/ Hunstman line of helmets<\/a>\u00a0(for which we also offer replacement parts).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who has worn glasses since the 4th grade one of my greatest fears [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[74,47,17,22],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tig-gtaw-welding","category-welding-education","category-welding-how-to","category-welding-safety","entry","fw-tab-6 fw-tabr-4"],"aioseo_notices":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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