It is specifically incumbent on every Affiliated Ground and Member involved in the management of any clay target shooting event to be fully aware of the legislation as it applies in their particular circumstance.  Grounds and Members must seek the necessary professional advice and the SCTA assumes no responsibility in this regard.

EYE PROTECTION

Introduction

The following information tells you about;

•    Your legal duties on providing eye protection;

•    the types of eye protection available;

•    giving proper instruction and training in when to use eye protection correctly;

•    ensuring eye protection is worn properly and maintained correctly.

All participants at SCTA are advised to read the relevant passage in the General and Technical Rules.

When eye protection is used, it needs to be effective!

Eye Protection and the Noise Regulations

You have to:

•    tell your employees about the risk of damage to their eyes from clay target particles.

•    provide your employees with eye protection if they ask for it. and ensure they use it properly

•    mark Eye Protection Zones with the signs showing that eye protection must be worn

•    provide your employees with training and information on the use and care of eye protection;

Selecting eye protection

European Standard for Eye Protection

EN 166 “Specification”

EN 167 “Optical test method”

EN 168 “ Test methods other than optical”

The type of Eye Protection used should;

•    be suitable for the employees' working environment - consider comfort and hygiene;

•    be compatible with other protective equipment used by the employee (e.g. hard hats, dust masks and ear protection).

Wherever possible, provide your employees with a suitable range of effective eye protection so they can choose the one that suits them best. Some employees may have a preference for a particular type, or may not be able to use some types of eye protection because of a variety of reasons

Instruction and Training:

Tell employees

•    the likely exposure and risk or hazards requiring eye protection;

•    why eye protection has been issued;

•    who is responsible for the issue of eye protection;

•    the employee's duties including their duty to wear and look after any eye protection when you provide it;

•    why it is important to wear eye protection at all times at a clay shooting environment.

•    how to wear their eye protection at the same time as other protective equipment;

•    how factors such as long hair, spectacles, earrings, hats, or leads from personal stereos can reduce the effectiveness of their eye protection;

Avoid trapping long hair or earrings between the eye protection and the head.

Tell employees:

•    where to use eye protection - Include information about Eye Protection Zones;

•    how to care for and check their eye protection daily, - show them eye protection that is clean and in good condition;

•    how to store their eye protection correctly;

•    how to report and obtain replacements if their eye protection is damaged or lost. An adequate supply of replacement eye protection should always be available.

•    The correct and incorrect fitting of eye protection.

Maintenance;

Ensure that eye protection works effectively and check that:

•    its overall condition is still good and it is clean;

•    lenses are undamaged;

•    there are no unofficial modifications;

Supervision;

People may be reluctant to use eye protection, so you need to ensure employees use it. You may want to:

•    put someone in authority in overall charge of issuing eye protection and checking that it is used properly;

•    make sure replacement eye protection is readily available;

•    incorporate wearing of eye protection in the company / club safety policy in consultation with workers members and their safety and employee representatives;

•    carry out spot checks to see that the rules are being followed and that eye protection is being used properly. Where an employee is not wearing eye protection properly you should ask them why, and either sort the problem out at the time or consider giving them a verbal warning and recording it. If employees persistently fail to use protectors properly you should follow your normal company / club disciplinary procedures;

•    ensure that all administrators, and members set a good example and wear eye protection at all times when in Eye Protection Zone.

The SCTA acknowledge the assistance of the Health and Safety Executive in the production of this document.