That's a tough situation to be in. Thankfully my manager supports everything I do, no questions asked. I do work with a lot of old timers who insist on doing it the way they have been for the last 25 years because they never got hurt. So I spent the following weeks showing them just how lucky they are they never got hurt. Give them numbers to chew on. Adapt, persevere, overcome. Don't give up, your in charge of keeping your workers safe. Have your production manager write up a form letter so when

There is a company out there that makes "impact sensors" for forklifts . If someone hits something, hard enough to knock a light off for example, the impact sensor shuts down the forklift and sounds an audible alarm. Maintenance holds the only key to turn the alarm off. That way maintenance can survey the area for damage and get it repaired. We had a problem with high bay racking supports getting hit and bent, but not reported. The sensors worked great. It was with my last employer so I do not have

I think this situation demostrates why a strong relationship with an occupational clinic is a must. They understand that once a prescription is written, it is a recordable. For the eye drops that were prescribed in this situation, appears to me that "lubrication and irritation relief" could have been acheieved with an OTC type of eye drop.

What if the prescription was written, but never filled? Not asking to be a smartass, just curious as to what the recordability would be in that situation...

I've always said to my guys, "you can't go buy a new eyeball from a gumball machine" when explaining why they had to wear safety glasses. Now if they see this they'll think I was lying ;)