Focusing on Eye Safety

Whoa, I nearly poked myself in the eye while putting on my safety glasses. Oh, the eye-rony! Puns are funny, but an injured eye is no laughing matter. According to the CDC, an estimated 2,000 U.S. workers sustain a job-related eye injury that requires medical treatment each and every day. Eye injuries are common, but most are preventable.

Common causes of eye injuries include being struck by flying or falling objects, exposure to airborne particles, chemicals, and other hazards. The best way to prevent an eye injury is to wear properly fitted protective eyewear. In fact, your risk of an eye injury is reduced by 90% by simply wearing the right eye protection.

Protective eyewear must meet the minimum safety requirements of the ANSI Z87.1 Standard. Lenses and frames rated for high impact must bear the permanent marking of Z87+. Prescription glasses with side shields only qualify as protective equipment when the lenses, frames, and side shields are permanently marked with the Z87+ designation.

Over-the-glasses style safety glasses are available as an alternative to purchasing prescription safety glasses and are designed to be worn over top of regular glasses when safety glasses are needed. Goggles offer eye protection when working with chemicals. Face shields over top of safety glasses are an excellent choice for eye/face protection when using cutting tools. When working around radiation, welding, using lasers, or performing other tasks that may have a risk for an eye injury, use protective equipment designed specifically for the task at hand.

Each year an estimated 2.4 million eye injuries occur in the United States – approximately 50% of those injuries occur away from work. Safe behaviors are not limited to just the workplace. Practice safe behaviors outside of work by wearing protective eyewear when doing yard work, using power tools, taking part in recreational activities, and any other activity where there is the potential risk for an eye injury.

Now that we have discussed the importance of protecting our eyes from injury, eye will see myself out…

Safety Always!

Vicki Dix

 

 

WPAFB Sensors Lab

Wright-Patt Air Force Base sought contractors to renovate and add onto the Sensors Lab. The HVAC portion of the project was over $13 million.

  • MSD served as the Design Assist Contractor in conjunction with Heapy Engineering for this project. In collaborating with General Contractor, Butt Construction, MSD provided Design Assist solutions for the following:
    • A large, anechoic chamber
    • An outdoor range
    • Multiple, Class-100 clean rooms
    • A three-story office building addition with DCID 6-9 requirements on many of the rooms

WPAFB Chilled Water System

The chilled water system at a high-security building on the Air Force Base was undersized and unable to keep up with demand. The facility could not operate without chilled water due to the amount of information servers in the building, and the general nature of the building itself. The entire upgrade project would need to be completed with minimal shut down time at the building. HVAC portion of this project was over $3 million.

  • MSD worked in collaboration with Diaz Construction to complete the system upgrades on time and on budget with minimal shutdowns or disruption to the facility operations.

LJB, Inc.

LJB, Inc. was renovating their Miamisburg, OH office and wanted to incorporate energy-saving upgrades.

  • MSD provided Design Build services in tandem with Greensleeves Energy Solutions, a specialist in geothermal systems.
  • MSD and Greensleeves installed a new geothermal HVAC system with open and closed loops. In addition, MSD design and installed the plumbing portion of the renovation.

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