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> I’ve heard stories about new guys who refused to wear safety glasses or hearing protection while working machinery. This is just crazy. It's low effort to pr
by matwood 2y ago
> I’ve heard stories about new guys who refused to wear safety glasses or hearing protection while working machinery.
This is just crazy. It's low effort to protect the most exposed body functions while using machinery. I always cringe when I see someone doing any kind of that type of work w/o eye protection. Even something simple like hammering nails can cause a chip to fly off and into your eye.
- dboreham 2y agoHumans are on average very dumb. They'll say things like "I've done this 100 times and never taken my eye out".
- s1artibartfast 2y agoI work in a lab full of masters and Phd engineers and it is extremely difficult to get safety glass compliance above 50%. The company has mandatory yearly training, and leadership will discipline workers, but at the end of the day glasses are annoying and come off whenever supervisors arent looking
- KineticLensman 2y agoI've been gardening for 30 years, never any issues. Last year I pulled a broken branch out of a hedge and a bit I hadn't seen wacked me in the eye. Couple of hours later I was seeing flashes and a massive floater-like object appeared, a bit like a wobbling HUD graticule around my central vision. Turned out to be a posterior vitreous detachment which luckily settled down (mostly). Thank Christ. I bought some airsoft goggles which are reasonably comfortable and non-misting, and wear them when doing any significant work, even just gardening.