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Instructor Eric Okon teaches Jewelry and Metals at Oakland Community College located in Michigan. In the photo he is wearing a pair of safety glasses that his college students designed for him.

Eric’s picture captured my attention immediately since I like to “spiff up” my own safety glasses. Eric’s glasses are bedazzled - gotta love a little bling!

My favorite pair has flowers and butterflies. It’s a great way to keep my husband’s hands of my safety glasses when he misplaces his own. I would think it would be great at the workplace to make it clear which pair is yours.

Have you personalized your safety glasses? Send me a picture!*

*Safety Reminder for the Oblivious: It’s important to make sure that designs don’t inhibit your eye sight. You don’t want to cause an accident because you can’t see.

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Posted in Safety Articles, Safety Glasses by Sassy Safety Glasses Queen. The Sassy Safety Glasses Queen is our resident safety glasses expert. She specializes in the news, trends, and fashions of the Safety Glasses industry while dabbling in the world of fall protection.

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As I was checking out the “What’s New” section at NIOSH for the month of July, the topic Jackhammers caught my attention. NIOSH was specifically addressing hazardous dusts workers are exposed to when breaking concrete pavement and some safety precautions.

That started me thinking about all the hazards construction workers using jackhammers have to be aware of and protective steps they need to take. Noise is often one of the most common safety hazards that’s forgotten when working with power tools. Damage to the ears isn’t as obvious and can develop over time. Considering all the proper PPE required is important!

Ladies want to see that amazing upper body you developed from working that jackhammer - not the injuries.

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Posted in Safety Articles by Sassy Safety Glasses Queen. The Sassy Safety Glasses Queen is our resident safety glasses expert. She specializes in the news, trends, and fashions of the Safety Glasses industry while dabbling in the world of fall protection.

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Congrats to June’s Safety Glasses winner:

Larry B. who is a fellow Wisconsinite!

And thanks to www.safetyglassesinc.com who provides us Harley Davidson safety glasses every month to one lucky winner.

Posted in Safety Glasses by Sassy Safety Glasses Queen. The Sassy Safety Glasses Queen is our resident safety glasses expert. She specializes in the news, trends, and fashions of the Safety Glasses industry while dabbling in the world of fall protection.

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The World Health Organization yesterday declared the seven-week-old outbreak of the novel H1N1 influenza virus a pandemic, marking it as a historic global health event, one whose consequences may not be known for years. The announcement — expected for weeks but made with some reluctance — essentially warns the WHO’s 194 member nations to get ready for the new flu strain, which is likely to infect as much as one-third of the population in the first wave and return in later waves that may be more severe.

While this strain of the flu is still mild, it could mutate into something more deadly. It is a definite wake-up call to workplaces to prepare a Pandemic Plan. Businesses and organizations need to consider how a pandemic will affect business continuity. How would a business continue day to day operations if much of their workforce were sick?

If your company still does not have a pandemic plan, now is the time to do so.  A quick Google search of “Pandemic Preparedness Plan” will result in excellent ideas and tutorials to make the task easier.

Resource:  Washington Post

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Posted in Safety Articles by Pam Sheirer. Pam is a safety professional with diverse safety experience in manufacturing, laboratory, and retail settings. Pam is enrolled in the Safety Science Masters Program at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP). She is also an OSHA authorized trainer for OSHA 10 and 30 hr. General Industry courses. Currently she is in transition and searching for a permanent job position. Contact info: psheirer@gmail.com.

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Hope you all stayed safe and singe-free for the 4th of July! We had a blast going to parades and fireworks. The only injury in my house was from overeating parade candy… gut rot.

I took the excerpt below from Tim Garnder’s post (with his kind permission). Although I usually read his posts on the safety community we both belong to, he also writes a personal blog, Safety By Choice.

“For the next several years we used his [the safety manager's] expertise to create an environment where everyone was their own safety manager, teams cultivated experts in safety systems and investigation processes, and we experienced the best performance for similar facilities in our company….Everyone has to accept the fact that ultimately, they are their own safety manager. You [the safety manager] are just there to help them be the best safety manager they can be.”

I was intrigued by the positive results Tim and his team got at the company he worked for by upholding to the philosophy that EVERYONE is a safety manager and the actual safety manager - they were there just to help out. He said it took a lot of work upfront, but eventually people got it and it made a huge difference.

How are you being your own safety manager? How can your safety manager better support you?

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Posted in Safety Articles, Uncategorized by Sassy Safety Glasses Queen. The Sassy Safety Glasses Queen is our resident safety glasses expert. She specializes in the news, trends, and fashions of the Safety Glasses industry while dabbling in the world of fall protection.

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