Eye safety

[Dcal]

My "best" of many experiences with getting steel out of my eye, many years ago, was when I turned up at the local A&E when there had just been a rotation (new cohort of junior doctors let loose on their first day) and the school boy decided to have a go at removing the splinter.
After many attempts he decided it was all good.
I ended up doing to the emergency eye clinic in the Royal and the doctor there asked who had been messing on my eye, (I'm paraphrasing here, he was quite forthright, but this is a family forum) when I told him it was the NHS's finest he kept quiet but said never go to the normal A&E go straight to the the eye casualty.
Took weeks for that eye to clear up.

I haven't been to get anything out of my eyes for years.

 

[Moose McAlpine]

The worse is using the die grinder with carbide bits,those tiny little horrid splinters find their way through anything

Yeah, not only are they absolutely razor sharp but the grinder flings them out at 500 million miles an hour. Horrible stuff.

I suppose it depends on where you point the grinder and adjusting the guard to stop the sparks firing at you. My Metabo has an easy adjustment so it gets used to good effect all the time.

Not just where you point the grinder, as the sparks often bounce off stuff and find there way elsewhere. For me it's usually the top of my head or back of my neck. Nothing like being unable to escape the millions of tiny hot sparks showering over you.

 

[Shedendman]

Wanna now what i was told from the eye doc's,the water from your eyes will rust steel much quicker than water from say rain or out a tap,makes you wonder whats in our body

 

[Moose McAlpine]

Maybe the salts in it coupled with being ~37° accelerates it?

 

[Dcal]

makes you wonder whats in our body

Electrolyte.
It's all just chemistry when you get down to it.

 

[Yamhon]

I prefer the full face covering masks; mine doesn't work with other ear defenders so I have to use my shooting ones. The full face masks are good for protecting your skin from hot sparks and just muck and grime, but mine is only cheap so when grinding overhead or in odd places it tends to fall off, I'm on the look out for a better one.

I've had very poor luck with Dr's and A&E staff in the past, although hopefully things have changed, around 10 years ago they didn't seem to have much of an idea how to treat a patient with eye problems.

 

[divya_mathur]

"Uvex S8510 Bionic Face Shield with Anti-Fog/Hard Coat" is the best full face shield for you. This will protect your face from multiple factors like Debris, Impact, Chemical Splashes, etc. It protects your head and chin as well.

Key Features:

1- Remains for a longer time
2- Protect you from Fog
3- There is a foam present on the rear cell for support