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Thousands of people are blinded each
year from work-related eye injuries.
According to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics (BLS), nearly three out of
five workers are injured while failing to
wear eye and face protection.
 Are you in danger of becoming a statistic?

Are you wearing the proper protective equipment?

What is your employer’s responsibility?

 OSHA Standards
 Training and Qualifications
 Criteria for PPE
 Contacts and Prescription (Rx)
Lenses
 Protecting Employees from
Workplace Hazards
 The following OSHA standards provide mandatory
requirements and compliance assistance for employers
when selecting proper eye and face protection:
•1910.132 - General requirements
•1910.133 - General Industry
•1915.153 - Maritime
•1926.102 - Construction
•1910.252 - Welding, Cutting, and Brazing
1910.132(f), Employees shall be trained to know at least the following:

 When PPE is necessary

 What PPE is necessary
 How to properly don, doff, adjust, and wear PPE
 The limitations of the PPE
 The proper care, maintenance, useful life, and disposal of the PPE
 Retraining is required, but not limited to, the following situations:

 Changes in the workplace

 Changes in the types of PPE to be used
 Inadequacies in an affected employee’s
knowledge or use of assigned PPE
indicate that the employee has not
retained the requisite understanding or skill
Eye and face protection must comply with the American
National Standards Institute, ANSI Z87.1-1989 if
purchased after July 5, 1994, or ANSI Z87.1-1968 if
purchased before July 5, 1994.

• 1910.133(b)(1)
• 1915.153(b)
• 1926.102(a)
Protectors must:
 Provide adequate protection against the particular hazards for which
they are designed [1926.102(a)(6)];
 Be of safe design and construction for the work to be performed
[1910.132(c)];
 Be reasonably comfortable [1926.102(a)(6)(ii)];
 Fit snugly and shall not unduly interfere with the movements of the
wearer [1926.102(a)(6)(iii)];
 Be durable [1926.102(a)(6)(iv)];
 Be capable of being disinfected [1926.102(a)(6)(v)];
 Be easily cleanable [1926.102(a)(6)(vi)];
 Be distinctly marked [1910.133(a)(4), 1926.102(a)(7)]
 Employers must ensure that
employees who wear prescription
(Rx) lenses or contacts use PPE
that incorporates the prescription or
use eye protection that can be worn
over prescription lenses.

• 1910.133(a)(3) • 1915.153(a)(3) • 1926.102(a)(3)

 Employees must be provided
with eye and face protection
equipment when machines or
operations present potential
eye or face injury from
physical, chemical, or
radiation agents. [1926.102(a)
(1)]
 PPE devices alone should not be
relied on to provide protection
against hazards, but should be
used in conjunction with guards,
engineering controls, and sound
manufacturing practices.
(1910 Subpart I Appendix B)
The employer must assess the workplace
and determine if hazards that necessitate • 1910.132(a)
the use of eye and face protection are • 1915.153(a)(1)
present, or are likely to be present, before • 1910.133(a)(1)
assigning PPE to workers. • 1926.153(a)(1)
A hazard assessment determines the risk of
exposure to eye and face hazards, including
emergency situations.
Hazard Type Hazard Type Common related tasks
Impact Flying objects such as Chipping, grinding, machining,
large chips, fragments, masonry work, wood working, sawing,
particles, sand, and dirt. drilling, riveting, sanding, etc.
Heat Anything emitting extreme Furnace operations, pouring, casting,
heat. hot dipping, welding, etc.
Chemicals Splash, fumes, vapors, and Acid and chemical handling,
irritating mists. degreasing, plating, and working with
blood.
Dust Harmful dust. Woodworking, buffing, and general
dusty conditions.
Optical Radiant energy, glare, and Welding, torch-cutting, -brazing,
intense light -soldering, and laser work.
Radiation
 Safety spectacles are intended to shield
the wearer's eyes from impact hazards
such as flying fragments, objects, large
chips, and particles.
Workers are required to use eye safety
spectacles with side shields when there is
a hazard from flying objects.

1910.133(a)(2) 1915.153(a)(2)
 Safety goggles are intended to shield
the wearer's eyes from impact hazards
such as flying fragments, objects, large
chips, and particles.
Goggles fit the face immediately
surrounding the eyes and form a
protective seal around the eyes. This
prevents objects from entering under
or around the goggles.
 Face shields are intended to protect
the entire face, or portions thereof,
from impact hazards such as flying
fragments, objects, large chips, and
particles.
When worn alone, face shields do not
protect employees from impact
hazards. Use face shields in
combination with safety spectacles or
goggles for additional protection.
 Safety spectacles with side shields are
used as primary protection to shield
the eyes from heat hazards.
To adequately protect the eyes and
face from high temperature exposure,
use safety spectacles in combination
with a heat-reflective face shield.
 Safety goggles are used as primary
protection to shield the eyes from heat
hazards. Goggles form a protective seal
around the eyes, preventing objects or
liquids from entering under or around
the goggles. This is especially
important when working with or around
molten metals that may splash.
 Heat-reflective and wire-screen face
shields are intended to shield the entire
face from a range of heat hazards.
Face shields are considered secondary
protectors to be used in addition to
primary protection such as safety
spectacles or goggles.
 Safety goggles protect the eyes,
eye sockets, and the facial area
immediately surrounding the eyes
from a variety of chemical hazards.
Goggles form a protective seal
around the eyes, preventing objects
or liquids from entering under or
around the goggles.
 Face shields are intended to protect
the entire face from a variety of
chemical hazards.
All face shields are considered
secondary protection and must be
used in addition to safety goggles to
provide adequate protection.
Goggles form a protective seal
around the eyes, preventing
nuisance dust from entering under
or around the goggles. Ventilation
should be adequate, but well
protected from dust entry.
 Wearing protection with the correct
filter shade number is required to
protect workers’ eyes from optical
radiation. When selecting PPE, consider
the type and degree of radiant energy
in the workplace.

•1910.133(a)(5) -General Industry

•1915.153 (a)(4) -Maritime
•1926.102(b)(1) -Construction
Welding helmets are secondary
protectors intended to shield the
eyes and face from optical
radiation, heat, and impact.
Use welding helmets in addition
to primary protection such as
safety spectacles or goggles to
provide adequate protection.
 Workers with exposure to laser
beams must be furnished suitable
laser safety goggles which will:
 Protect for the specific wavelength
of the laser
 Be of optical density adequate for
the energy involved
[1926.102(b)(2)]
Control Glare with:
 Special-Purpose Spectacles that
include filter or special-purpose
lenses to provide protection
against eye strain.
 Changes in your work area or
lighting
 Tinted eyeglass lenses or visor-
type shade
 When employees are trained to work safely
they should be able to anticipate and avoid
injury from job-related hazards.