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R .rtOM (NAM* 4 LOCATIONI T Hammann, LP&S, Texas City r. February 18, 1982 Proposed Eye Safety Program 0-22 ^ / cc. J. A. Glass D. E. Kaldenberg Office Safety Committee TO The National Society to Prevent Blindness has developed a twelve month program (information attached) designed to educate the public in preventing loss of sight. The Office Safety Committee is interested in carrying out this program for all Monsanto Texas City employees. Materials for this program would cost approximately $1,500 with home mailings running around $4,000 more, bringing the total cost for the program to $5,500. It is felt this program could be initiated within two months of approval. As visualized by the Office Safety Committee, this program would consist of a mailout being sent to employees' homes on a new eyesight subject each month for a period of twelve months. This mailout would be preceded by a bulletin board announcement high lighting that month's subject. The mailout to the homes would consist of leaflets, stickers, charts, etc., designed to call ,M attention to that particular subject. ( In addition, we would propose purchase of the film, "Don't Push Your Luck". This excellent film is realistic enough to have an impact on all people watching it. The film would be shown to office personnel and then placed in the Safety Library for use throughout the plant. The Office Safety Committee recommends that this proposed program be adopted. It would greatly increase the awareness of our per sonnel -toward eye safety, and again show them Monsanto's concern for their health and safety both at work and at home. RTH/es R. T. Hammann t,. SC 002154 LAM003359 JANUARY ;j ': ' >. Dead Battery Dangers Because of improper procedures used to revive dead car batteries with jumper cables, thousands of battery explosions occur every year. Nearly two-thirds of the resulting in juries involve the eyes Adhering to proper safety procedures can prevent such injuries SUGGESTED MATERIALS News Release: Warns of potential dangers in attempts to revive dead car batteries and offers jump-starting tips. Sticker "How to Jump-Start a Car Safely" -To be affixed under the hood. Detailed in structions. MAY Keeping Young Eyes Healthy Eye disorders affect nearly half a million preschool children. They must be found early: by the time a disorder becomes ap parent. it may be difficult to correa SUGGESTED MATERIALS News Release: Says that no child is too young for an eye problem and urges pre school vision screening. Leaflet "Your Child s Sight - How You Can Help" - Gives clues to recognizing early eye problems, describes common disorders. FEBRUARY The Threat of Glaucoma G'aucoma Glaucoma Glaucoma Glaucoma Glaucoma Glaucoma Glaucoma sraMnMafsgn Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in this country. Yet if the disease is `ound in its early stages, the damage caused by this condition can be prevented. SUGGESTED MATERIALS News Release: Offers advice on protecting one s eyes from the effects of glaucoma Leaflet "Glaucoma" - Describes what it is, how it develops, and how it can be controlled. JUNE The Fireworks Peril Some 8.000 Americans were treated in hos pital emergency rooms for injuries from fire works last year, nearly 15 percent of them for injuries to the eye. And children were most often the viaims. SUGGESTED MATERIAL News Release: Warns that fireworks threaten eyesight and urges that fireworks be enjoyed only in public displays. r.v. -5 - m "i : :v; ;,T . A -' c/> O: MARCH Hazards of Spring Clean-Up Spring cleaning in and around the house holds particular hazards and calls for special safety precautions to protea one's eyes. SUGGESTED MATERIALS News Release: Gives detailed information on how to prevent spring clean-up eye ac cidents. Sticker "First Aid for Eye Emergencies"-To be affixed to the medicine chest Tells what to do for specks, blows, cuts, punctures and chemical burns. JULY Protecting Preschoolers' Eyes Amblyopia C'lazy eye"] can lead to perma nent vision loss if not discovered and treated before age six. A vision test that can be given at home can indicate that a child has a problem. _ SUGGESTED MATERIALS News Release: Offers a do-it-yourself way to uncover "lazy eye" in children. Leaflet/chart: "Home Eye Test for Preschool ers" --A simple test with instructions so that a parent may check the vision of 3- to 5year-olds at home. *. :.v*> ` april Racquet Sports r Risks Eye injuries from tennis, squash, and racquetbatl have more than doubled over the past five years. Unprotected eyes are left open to injury and possible vision impair ment. SUGGESTED MATERIALS News Release. Warns of mounting eye in juries in racquet sports and says that sea soned players its well as novices need safety eyewear. Bulletin: Eye Proteaion Recommendations for Racquet Sports Players -Guidelines for proteaive eyewear to be worn by participants in racquet sports. august ' Diabetic Retinopathy Diabetes-- Threat to Sight Diabetic retinopathy has become the ffl cause of new cases of vision loss among adults between the ages of 20 and 74. Early diagnosis improves the chance of saving vision. SUGGESTED MATERIALS News Release: Warns that diabetes is a threat to sight and urges regular eye care. Leaflet: "Diabetic Retinopathyexplains how and why the disease develops and what treatment is available. V . ,_^'. . PHEVOfT 0LMXSS LAM003360 j The KationaE Scd etv to Prevent Blindness can LJ September The Risks of Hunting Poor eyesight is a contributing factor in the many shooting accidents that Wind, senously wound, and even fatally miure both hunt ers and innocent bystanders each year. A pre-hunting eye examination could help prevent such accidents. SUGGESTED MATERIAL News Release: Points to the numbers of hunters who are victims of shooting acci dents and advocates vision testing as a pre requisite for hunting licenses. November Your Eyesjor a lifetime of sight For a Lifetime of Sight From preschool years through adulthood, every age has its particular threats to vision Many of the dangers can be prevented or controlled. SUGGESTED MATERIALS News Release Points out common threats to sight throughout life and offers hope for their prevention. Leaflet: Your Eyes for a Lifetime of Sight" -Describes the structure of the eye and possible vision problems, and makes recom mendations for eye safety and health. OCTOBER Eye Safety Is No Accident =*nt Mveriifo*ss Eye Accidents -A Terrible Toll Close to a million Americans are permanent casualties of accidental eye damage. Safety precautions could have prevented nine out of ten of those injuries. SUGGESTED MATERIALS News Release: Tells why eye injury is one of the most common causes of visual impair ment in the U S. today. Leaflet: `Eye Safety Is No Accident" -- De scribes the activities and products most likely to cause eye accidents and suggests the proper precautions. December The Hazards of Toys More than 5,000 eye injuries were linked to toys last year. Adults can protect children from eye damage through instruction and wise toy selection.' SUGGESTED MATERIALS News Release: Gives the statistics of eye injuries from toys and urges choosing chil dren's gifts with eye safety in mind. Leaflet: "Play It Safe...Your Child's Eyes Are At Stake" - Contains important advice to help parents protect their children s eyes. Other Useful Materials... If you prefer to arrange your own schedule of events or to combine the Society's publications with others, you can choose from the wider range of the Society's material and order as few or as many of the items as you wish. Films and other publications on many aspects of eye safety and vision problems are listed in the Society's Catalog of Publications and Films, available free. The films may be borrowed for individual showings or purchased outright. It can be excellent community relations to buy a print for yourself and then lend it out (or donate it) to a school or community organization. The Society sponsors a national incentive program, The Wise Owl Club of America, to prevent loss of sight from accidents in industry, off the job, and in schools. Lifetime member ship and award materials are provided to those whose eyesight has been saved by wearing eye protection at the time of a potentially blinding accident. For more information, send for a copy of "The Wise Owl Club of America." s,, National Society to Prevent Blindness and Its Affiliates 79 Madison Avenue. New York. NY 10016 helo vou see it throuah! ORDER FORM Pub No Title News Releasee, set ol 12 Pnca* Quantity Si par sat Amount Q118 Gl How to Jump-Start a Car Safety Glaucoma $10 per 100 S3 per 100 G117 G108 FV*f A*J for Eye Emergencies S2 per 100 Eye Protection Recommendations for RacQuet Soorts Players S5 per 100 Your Chad s Sight - How You Can Heto SS per 100 MET Homs Eye Test for Preschoolers S6 per 100 G6 ODeec neenocemy Sft Per 100 Gl 19 Eye Salary Is No Acadent S8 per 100 G510 GUO Pi 14 Your Eyes for a Utoame of Sqht Play it Sato Your Chad s Eyes Are At Stake The Woe Owl Club of Amenca SOoer 100 S4 per 100 Free Catalog of Pubfceaaons & Films Free Check enclosed Money order enclosed No charge lor angle coowe Total S Senate iPleaseonmi Name Organisation LAM003361 Street Address Cty Stote Zo Code Mai io Naaonai Society to Prevent Qfcndnees and He Aftfcaies TQWvIXARttMM* teVrsfk MV "W* 002156