Eye Protection

Top products of the week

January 26, 2020

A hardhat that’s so stylish it’s being called a “masterpiece,” eye protection workers actually want to wear, a compact but powerful headlamp and a rechargeable personal flashlight were the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

2020 Top Standards: OSHA most frequently violated standards

Eye and Face Protection (1926.102)

January 1, 2020

Eye and Face Protection (1926.102) was the tenth most-frequently cited agency standard in FY 2019. Specialty Trade Contractors were the most-cited category for this standard, with 1,440 citations stemming from 1,434 inspections, resulting in $3,557,690 in proposed penalties.

Fashionable, comfortable, sporty & classic safety eyewear

What millennials want…

Mary Padron

September 9, 2019

For eyewear, as for the luxury market in general, there has been a major generational change in the consumer base with the arrival of millennials,” reports Bain & Company, one of the world's leading management consulting firms

Top products of the week

July 21, 2019

Safety glasses, comfortable hard hats and a barrier to enhance forklift safety are among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Great potential to reduce exposures and injuries, but there are concerns

Smart glasses, safer workers?

Maureen Paraventi

June 4, 2019

Stars in the rapidly evolving field of wearable technology, “smart” glasses allow wearers to perform a myriad of functions while keeping their hands free. Wearers can view information, watch and record videos, summon up GPS directions, make phone calls and send texts – all by using gestures, head motions and voice commands.

2019 Readers' Choice Awards Winners: Best PPE, safety equipment products

ISHN Magazine recognizes the most innovative personal protection equipment and occupational health and safety products of 2019

May 13, 2019

Thousands of ISHN subscribers voted online for the most innovative personal protection equipment (PPE) and occupational health and safety products, and now the results of ISHN's 2019 Readers' Choice Awards are in!

All about welder’s flash or arc eye

April 19, 2019

A flash burn is a painful inflammation of the cornea, which is the clear tissue that covers the front of the eye. A flash burn occurs when you are exposed to bright ultraviolet (UV) light. It can be caused by all types of UV light, but welding torches are the most common source. That’s why it is sometimes called ‘welder’s flash’ or ‘arc eye.’

Top products of the week

February 24, 2019

A ladder safety enhancement, tactical work gloves and a handheld gas monitor are among the top occupational safety and health products featured on ISHN.com this week.

Dynamic Safety, USA is changing its name to Optimum Safety!

January 25, 2019

In order to provide the flexibility we need to offer our distributor partners more options and more competitive pricing in the United States, Dynamic Safety, USA is reorganizing to form Optimum Safety. We will continue to be the exclusive supplier of the Dynamic Safety brand of products in the USA, and now have the ability to provide other brands and more value-added price points, especially in the Eye & Face and Fall Protection product categories.

2019 top standards- OSHA Most Frequently Violated Standards

OSHA eye protection standard

OSHA’s Eye and Face Protection standard was the tenth most-frequently cited agency standard in FY 2018.

January 4, 2019

OSHA requires employers to ensure the safety of all employees in the work environment. Eye and face protection must be provided whenever necessary to protect against chemical, environmental, radiological or mechanical irritants and hazards.