ABSTRACT

CaseHistory-DiscardedSafetyGlasses Philworkedinthelaboratoryasatechnician,frequently

exposedtothedangerofspatteringbyacidsolutionsthathe

and others handled. Although management had emphasized and posted the requirement that personnel in the area had to wear safety eye protection at all times, Phil ignored it. Each time Jerry, his immediate supervisor, called the rule to his attention he would comply; however, after a day or two the glasses would come off again because, as Phil claimed, they gave him a headache.