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Posted By Ross Stirton
Do any of you have any examples of innovative ways of raising awareness of the consequences of loss of sight?
I don't want any 'shock tactic' stuff showing foreign body injuries, etc. but something that will get the audience thinking and interacting.
As an example, I was told of an opthalmic surgeon who, upon entering the room at the start of his talk, placed two glass eyes on the table (one blue, one brown) then asked the audience to turn to the person on their left and check the colour of their eyes.
This done, they were asked to raise their hand if they had blue eyes. Next those with brown eyes were asked to raise their hands.
At this point approximately 20% of the audience were left (having neither blue or brown eyes). The surgeon then said that he hoped that none of those who had not raised their hands were unfortunate enough to lose an eye, as the NHS only supplied blue or brown (as per the examples) on the table - so they would be left not only with loss of sight but also with mis-matched eyes as a consequence.
{Do any of you working in the NHS know where I could buy glass eyes, as this is the sort of awareness technique that I want to apply?}
Similar examples greatly appreciated!
Ross
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Posted By mike morland
How about blindfolding your audience and set them small tasks and then afterwards ask them to discuss the difficulties of operating without sight.
Or perhaps get some eye patches and see how well they can judge distance when trying to walk towards an object or when they try to pick something up off the table etc.
Mike
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Posted By water67.
Hi, I recall in my days as an engineering apprentice some of my cohorts on day release training worked for an American company. Caterpillar Tractors i think. They had a 2 strike rule. Caught twice without your safety glasses ANYWHERE in the machine shop = instant dismissal no appeals etc. This included managers non production staff etc. just passing through the machine shop. As far as i am aware they did not have one serious eye injury in the 30 years they were located in the area. May sound harsh but it worked.
Cheers.
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Posted By M Forbes
Just a note to water67 - although wearing PPE will likely reduce severity of accidents and possibly prevent others. It is not a guarenteed method of prevention.
We had a case a while back where an employee wearing full safety gear had to open a sealed container of acid. It was a large container with a seal over a small opening. It was not a highly pressurised container only a few PSI on it, and the employee (idiotically) decided to open the container by pushing a spike through the seal. The few PSI of the container acted on the small hole to produce enough pressure to splash acid all over the employees face which run inside his goggles and literally melted the top of his left eye.
Too many people see PPE as a remedy for a problem. PPE should always be used as a last resort.
Regards
M Forbes
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Posted By water67.
Hi I appreciate that PPE/eye protection is not a panacea in all circumstances but in the context of a machine shop as in my example it is as near 100% as you can get. Perhaps I should not have assumed that the thread was about machine shops: it didn't say
Cheers.
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Posted By Stephen D. Clarke
I have during PPE training sessions asked for two volunteers from the assembled trainees, I ask one to blow up a balloon. This done they then have to draw an eye on the balloon. Finally I produce a very large needle and ask the other volunteer poke the needle into the eye to burst the balloon. Trainees always enjoy it , it gets their attention, they remember it and the point (sorry) is that you can lose an eye just as quick as the balloon bursting and its impossible to put either balloon or eye back together.
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Posted By Angela Oakey-Jones
Ross,
Have you thought of approaching the institute for the blind (RNIB) or perhaps the disability rights commission on this?
I wonder that they might be able to supply information or examples along the lines that you're hoping to get
Angela
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Posted By Bob Baynes
Ask them to write down two prices. One price for which they would be willing to sell one eye, one for both eyes. Preface this with some discussion of the problems faced by those with sight in only one or neither eye. The prices quoted will be either astronomical or they won't sell. Suggest if they are worth so much, they must be worth protecting. Then point out that the protection is provided, free.
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Posted By Ross Stirton
Many thanks....
Ross
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