Employees must wear protection if hazards exist that could cause eye or face injury. Eye and face protection should be used in conjunction with equipment guards, engineering controls, and safe practices.

NOTE:
Safety glasses are required in laboratories.

Always wear adequate eye and face protection when performing tasks such as grinding, buffing, welding, chipping, cutting, or pouring chemicals. Safety glasses with side shields provide protection against impact and splashes, but safety goggles provide protection against impact, splashes, and hazardous atmospheres.

¡IMPORTANT!
Do not wear contact lenses in the laboratory or other areas where hazardous atmospheres may be present. Contact lenses do not provide eye protection and may reduce the effectiveness of emergency eyewash.

If you wear prescription glasses, wear goggles or other safety protection over the glasses.

Safety glasses with side shields provide primary protection to eyes and are four times as resistant as prescription glasses to impact injuries.

Goggles protect against impacts, sparks, chemical splashes, dust, and irritating mist. Wear full goggles, not just safety glasses, when working with chemicals.

Eyecup welding goggles with filter lenses give protection from glare and sparks.

A welding helmet protects from flash burn due to welding, soldering, or brazing, but does not provide primary eye protection; safety glasses or goggles should be worn with the helmet.

A face shield is designed to protect the face from some splashes or projectiles, but does not eliminate exposure to vapors. A face shield should be worn with goggles or safety glasses.

Sunglasses are useful to prevent eyestrain from glare and to minimize ultraviolet light exposure.