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Nov 23, 2016 ... They are also unlikely to affect workers in arc flash wearing proper PPE. ... (letter, “Arc flash and the contact lens wearer”, written in 1977 to the...
For this reason, contact lens wearers should have regular checkups with a .... to the cornea (or lens of the eye) as a result of exposure to an arc flash have been...
'A welder was exposed to a welding arc while wearing contact lenses. The arc ... There is no additional risk to wearers of contact lenses from any radiation arising from any welding process or operation such as an exposure to an arc flash.
Jan 23, 2007 ... ... fusing of a contact lens onto the cornea of a worker by an arc flash, ... He concluded that contact lens wearers can be safely employed in...
Given that there are at least 125 million contact lens wearers worldwide, it is ... in an American Welding Society fact sheet published in 2000, the arc flash rumor...
Origins: It's a rare contact lens wearer who has never experienced at least a few ... 26 July 1967, accidentally caused an arc flash that hit his hard contact lens.
Sep 18, 2008 ... On occasion, contact lens wearers have been disqualified from industrial employment. As the health professional most familiar with the hazards...
Investigators found no connection between getting hit with the arc flash and the ... Of the hazards listed in the fact sheet for wearers of contact lenses, welding...