Posted By Martin Taylor We are considering introducing safety eyewear for forklift drivers following a number of dust in eye incidents on trucks being driven outside on our site. A number of drivers have declared concern that safety glasses will restrict their view. is there any evidence to suggest that this is a genuine problem - has anybody established effective safety eyewear for forklift drivers many thanks martin

Posted By Merv Newman I second the "rubbish". Wrap around safety glasses give even better field-of-vision than standard prescription glasses. Let them trial a few pairs to get used to them. Objections usually fade away. Merv

Posted By garyh This can be a problem if you get the wrong specs. Sometime ago I specified "Uvex Futura" as they give very good close contact - are almost like a mini goggles, and give some protection against dust and splashes. However they (used to) have a blind spot at the side because of the hinge arrangement. FLT drivers complained of loss of peripheral vision....hence I changed the "spec" of their "specs". I would say give the drivers a choice of LEP, not a choice as to wether they wear them.........

Posted By TBC How do the drivers who wear presciption specs manage? Very well. If they drive correctly and are making constant observations they will also manage.

Posted By TBC I might be wrong, but I read it as 'the problem is the occasional bit of dust being blown up and getting in the eyes'. Normal presciption specs would protect against this. I don't see any need for these wearers to have any further protection. It's the others with no eye protection at all are open to getting dust in the eyes.

Posted By bs Just wondering, if looking at eye protection for dusty environment, what about inhalation. If it is has bad as it sounds rather than PPE is it possible to reduce the amount of dust? After all if it's getting into eyes it's getting in to machinery, which will surely have long term impacts. Just a thought obviously don't know the whole process

Posted By John Lewis In my last place we often had problems with FLT drivers who did not want to wear glasses and would try all manner of stunts to avoid it. I introduced a mirror reflective style for chaps in the water treatment plant to reduce the glare from standing water. These were very quickly adopted by the FLT drivers and worn all the time, canteen and everything! As an unexpected bonus, our buyers were able to get them in for about 80p a pair as well so PPE costs dropped. As a previous writer said, give them a choice of stylish glasses and they will wear them and make your life a lot easier. It also might help to get a very small number of gopping "Joe 90" styles to make them realise how lucky they are to get nice ones. Another idea is to let them find out the list price by leaving the catalogue out. If they think the eye protection is expensive, they wear it. Crikey, time to do a psychology degree. By the way, it was a glass factory so the dust was particularly nasty, but we found normal glasses were ok for the risk. No need for visors or goggles. Best Regards John

Posted By The toecap Is this woman qualified to instruct you what to do?

Posted By Peter Moran The wear of light eye protection (LEP) is rapidly becoming 'best practice' in many industries especially construction of late. There are some brilliant wrap-rounds available that look really cool and so encourage their wear and provide UV and glare protection in outdoor situations.

Posted By TBC I also used to have a HR woman just like yours (knew everything). No offence ladies. Your not near York by any chance?