Thanks John, you express my concerns very thoroughly. We have alway used
safety glasses where the chemicals or equipment demanded their use. The
process of adopting a new policy to use glasses everywhere does need some
common sense. Often these rules were created for other divisions of the
company that are unrelated to the electronics industry, or a quick fix
from a safety committee, and should not be blindly accepted without
consideration for the needs and concerns within our local processes. All
of the input received will help a great deal to show what is accepted
practice where similar processes are used. I did not want to jump to any
conclusions prematurely (I hate wearing glasses myself) , and the comments
recieved give a variety of solutions from how to incorporate this policy
while using glasses, to a variety of solutions that retain the current
method for visual inspection.
Just like deciding when gloves are no longer clean, there is not likely a
solution that will keep everyone happy, or 100% safe, but it is worth the
time to consider what we ask our operators to endure for their entire
shift.
Thank you all,
John Goulet <[log in to unmask]>
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You are correct, the safety glass policy instituted by companies become a
big problem when not implemented with common sense.
The company has the right to go beyond OSHA requirements and for
simplicity dictate that everyone off the main aisle must wear safety
glasses for easy enforcement. This causes more frustration and unecessary
stress on SMT operators and other know that safety glasses is not required
for many jobs. Those who don't normally wear glasses are annoyed and if
your trying to see and work with very small SMT components it is very
frustrating.
We do require safety glasses when cleaning stencils where chemicals or
alcohol is used. OSHA requires safety glasses for good reason but and
areas that require safety glasses should be marked by tape on the floor to
designate these areas.
You correct as long as an operator is soldering under a Luxo light or
microscope then th ey have the required glass barrier between their eyes
and the handsolder operation.
Getting the mangement and auditors to take a common sense approach can be
a challange. As you said you can't effectively use safety glasses over
microscope eyepieces. The wrong approach can cause people to leave the
company.
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From: "Brian Ellis" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Saturday, March 7, 2009 10:24:57 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [TN] safety glasses
I don't wish to appear cynical but isn't this a case where that missing
commodity, common sense, should be applied?
In any case, the operator can just push the safety glasses up to his/her
forehead. (S)he will still be wearing them! Does your sacrosanct rule
specifically forbid this?
For Goodness' sake!
Brian
Roger Mack wrote:
> We are implementing a mandatory safety glasses policy across all of
> manufacturing. This will replace the requirement for use in just
> designated areas.
>
> How do you handle the use of microscopes with a safety glasses policy?
Are
> inspectors allowed to remove glasses while using microscopes? The
current
> issued glasses leave your eye too far from the eyepieces for a full
view.
>
> We do have a few of the Vision Engineering Lynx scopes, but most are
Leica
> or B&L stereo microscopes.
>
>
> Roger Mack P.Eng.
> Manufacturing Specialist
> Parker Hannifin Corporation
> Electronic Controls Division
> 1305 Clarence Avenue
> Winnipeg, MB R3T 1T4 Canada
> direct 204 453 3339 x373
> www.vansco.ca
> www.parker.com
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