Info Sheet for Eye and Face Protection. If your company uses this type of PPE, include this info sheet in your PPE section of your safety manual after your policy statement.

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"Info Sheet" for Eye & Face Protection

General Information

This PPE is designed to protect the worker from such hazards as:

n Flying objects and particles

n Molten metals

n Splashing liquids

n Ultraviolet, infrared and visible radiation (welding)

There are two types of PPE:

1. "basic eye protection" includes:

n Eye cup goggles

n Monoframe goggles and spectacles with or without side shields

2. "face protection" includes:

n Metal mesh face shields for radiant heat or hot and humid conditions

n Chemical and impact resistant (plastic) face shields

n Welders' shields or helmets with specified cover

n Filter plates and lenses

Hardened glass prescription lens and sport glasses are not an acceptable substitute for proper, required industrial safety eye protection.

Comfort and fit are very important in the selection of safety eye wear. Lens coatings, venting or fittings may be needed to prevent fogging.

Contact lenses should NOT be worn at the work site. Contact lenses may trap or absorb particles or gases causing eye irritation or blindness. Hard contact lenses may injure the eye when hit.

Basic eye protection should be worn with face shields. Face shields alone often are not enough to fully protect the eyes from work hazards. When eye and face protection is required, advice from specialists, information on Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for various chemicals, or your supplier will help you select such protection.

For more information, refer to:

n Alberta's Occupational Health and Safety Act, Regulation and Code

n Standards for "Industrial Eye and Face Protectors"

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Do

n Ensure your eye protection fits properly (close to the face);

n Clean safety glasses daily, more often if needed;

n Store safety glasses in a safe, clean, dry place when not in use; and

n Replace pitted, scratched, bent and poorly fitted PPE. (Damaged face/eye protection interferes with vision and will not provide the protection it is designed to deliver.)

Do Not

n Modify eye/face protection; or

n Use eye/face protection that does not have a proper certification. (Various markings or the safety stamp for safety glasses are usually on the frame inside the temple near the hinges of the glasses.)

Eye Protection for Welders

Welders and welders' helpers should also wear the prescribed equipment. Anyone else working in the area should also wear eye protection where there is a chance they could be exposed to a flash.

*For further Information refer to the appropriate current Occupational Health and Safety Legislation or Standards.

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