​Annually, over 70, 000 citizens develop eye injuries at work in the United States alone. That costs employers $300 million and 17, 000 missed workdays every year, but most incidents are completely preventable. Studies show that 90% of workplace eye injuries could have been avoided with the correct safety eyewear, so your choice in safety glasses has a direct impact on your business' capacity to thrive. Still, the safety glasses market can be difficult to navigate. There are thousands of options and brands available today, so it can be difficult to establish quality. That's where OSHA and ANSI come in. Both organizations have developed a set of manufacturing standards to light your way.

​A recent OSHA study revealed that 90% of all workplace eye injuries are completely preventable. Never underestimate the power of a robust PPE program. Safety eyewear will boost your workers' productivity, reduce your liability, and cut back on sick days. More importantly, it demonstrates that you truly care about your employees, and nothing earns employee loyalty as effectively as that. You expect your staff to be hardworking and dedicated, but those values don't come without investment. A safe workplace should be right at the top of your to-do list, and PPE is at the core of that priority.

​800, 000 Americans experience an eye injury at work every year. That results in $300 million in productivity-related losses, so your PPE isn't just an ethical duty, but a management strategy as well. Still, PPE programs are difficult to manage. Employers must juggle prescriptions, fittings, ANSI ratings, and budgets. That's a lot of balls to keep in the air, so The Bridge Safety Glasses program is designed to take the burden out of the process. Let's find out how you can leverage it to receive its highest benefits.

​The safety glasses market is growing at a startling rate. Every day, 2, 000 U.S. employees suffer medically significant job-related eye injuries. Ninety percent of those accidents could have been prevented with the right safety glasses, but US employers are finally taking action. The international safety eyewear market generates over US2 billion in revenue every year—a rate that's climbing with every passing day.

COVID-19 has a transmission rate of 0.89%. That might seem like a tiny number, but it translates into 64 infections for every 7, 000 contacts. The average urban environment exposes you to 25 people per square kilometer, but the number can rise to 8, 000 in dense cities. The length of time passing between contacts has a dramatic impact on transmission rates, so the way you control your work environment can reduce infections more effectively than you might think. PPE has an important role to play in this area. Social distancing isn't always possible, so protective equipment and safety glasses are the core of any workplace COVID strategy.

​Safety glasses have come a long way since their days as unwieldy plastic goggles. Fabrication innovators have introduced a range of lightweight alternatives to the market, so contemporary products can mimic even the most stylish specs. Those innovations become increasingly important with every passing year.

You're a Safety Manager who's just hopped onto the Bridge Safety Vision train, so you never need to handle your employees' safety glasses again. Now that you've freed up hours from your workweek, you should probably decide how you're going to juggle all the extra time you've saved. Never fear. We have all the ideas you could hope for. ​

Vision became part of the evolutionary chain over 500 million years ago. Given the amount of time it took to fine tune your vision, Bridge Safety Vision wants to make sure your eyes stay safe. The environment we live in has changed immensely over the centuries, so vision's benefits have evolved.  There are several reasons your sight is worth protecting. 

​The safety goggles industry grows by 4% every year, and much of that evolution is thanks to the impressive innovations of PPE fabricators. A few developments are leading the fray. Anti-fog functionality is attracting most of the attention, but anti-glare trends are just as exciting. Screen time has become an industrial pursuit, so safety glasses must now combine impact protection with anti-glare technology. Fabricators have also been focusing on reducing misuse among workers. Discomfort and safety rarely coexist, so innovators have created lightweight products that can pass ANSI Z87 impact testing. Industrial eye protection has never been this fascinating, and it's the company who benefits the most. 

​The PPE industry fetches $112 billion in revenue every year, and it's still growing at a startling pace. It attracts its share of marketing hype, so navigating the quagmire requires plenty of precision and common sense. Its technical nature and constant evolution make it impenetrable by all but the most demanding of management teams, so businesses often turn to service providers to handle their safety glasses.