Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Safety Glasses and Face Shields

In an instant, flying debris can injure or kill a worker performing tasks that require high water pressure.

Don’t Underestimate the Importance of Safety Glasses and Face Shields

Joe Harp’s face shield after he was hit by flying debris on a job site. The face shield prevented any major injuries from happening, but it did put a hole through the shield. (Photo courtesy of Joe Harp)

As hydroexcavator operator Joe Harp walked up to his co-worker to aid him on a job site, he suddenly felt like he had been shot with a BB gun.

“I turned my face away from the wand and immediately shut the water off,” Harp says. He was running the wireless remote to the unit...

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