Updated Eye and Face Protection Standard Focuses on Hazards and Product Markings

摘要

An updated national consensus standard for safety eyewear now includes expanded criteria and test requirements for hazard-specific protectors and detailed language for minimum coverage and side protection.The American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protective Devices (ANSI/ISEA Z87.1 -2010) prescribes the design, performance specifications, and marking of safety eye and face products, including millions of safety goggles, spectacles, faceshields, and welding helmets worn by workers in thousands of manufacturing and research facilities, and other occupational and business settings.