Occupational Vision
Occupational vision programs, designed with employers
A structured program for how your workforce sees at work, from the visual demands of each role to the eyewear, education and records that support it.
Why vision belongs in your safety program
Most jobs depend on vision, but it's rarely managed like other parts of health and safety. Prescriptions go out of date. Safety eyewear gets chosen without considering the prescription, and prescription eyewear without considering the hazard. Screen-heavy roles are left to individual workers to sort out.
An occupational vision program brings these pieces into one employer-run process, with clear responsibilities and a record of what was done.
What an occupational vision program is not
It doesn't replace your hazard assessment, your OH&S obligations or a worker's own eye-care provider. It organizes the vision-related parts of your program so they are handled consistently.
Program components
What a VPI program is designed to include
Role and hazard mapping
Identify the visual demands and eye hazards of each role, using your existing hazard assessments.
Eligibility and authorization
Decide who is covered, what the employer funds and how requests are approved.
Prescription safety eyewear
Eyewear selected against the hazard, with the markings your program requires.
Visual ergonomics
Guidance for screen-intensive, control-room and driving roles.
Worker education
Plain-language guidance on eye protection, eye strain and when to seek care.
Records and reporting
Program-level records for your HSE team, with personal health information kept out of employer reports.
How it would work
From first conversation to a running program
Consultation
We learn about your workforce, sites, shift patterns and existing safety program.
Program design
Coverage, eligibility, eyewear requirements and approval steps are agreed and written down.
Rollout
Workers learn how the program works and how to use it.
Eyewear & referral
Eligible workers are fitted, or referred on for clinical care when needed.
Review
Program records are reviewed with you, and the program is adjusted as roles and sites change.
Where it applies
Built for different kinds of work
The same program structure adapts to very different environments. See how each industry changes the priorities.
Works alongside
Your safety system, not a separate silo
Many HSE teams already manage hazard assessments, PPE requirements and training in a safety management system. VPI SafetyOS™ is ours, and occupational vision programs are being designed to sit naturally alongside it. You don't need SafetyOS to run a VPI vision program.
- Field-level and job hazard assessments (FLHA / JHA)
- Training and competency sign-off
- Inspections, incidents and corrective actions in one connected record
Shape a program with us
We're designing occupational vision programs with employers now. Tell us about your workforce and we'll talk through what a program could look like for you.