Need For Eye Protection
The need for eye protection in many industrial processes had long been recognized for a number of obviously dangerous jobs.
For example, blast foundry men, welders and people engaged on certain chemical processes, have been required by law to be provided with suitable eye protection. Later it was recognized that there were many jobs where the hazards were less obvious and for this reason perhaps more dangerous, where effective measures needed to be taken to reduce the appalling number of eye injuries and the disastrous consequences which occurred as a result.
In the United Kingdom, in 1975, as part of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, the Protection of Eyes Regulations came into effect, similar regulations already being in force in the United States from 1971.
Subsequent amendments have resulted in six new Regulations:
- The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1992
- The Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations 1992
- The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992
- The Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1992
- The Health and Display Screen Equipment Regulations 1992
- The Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992
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