Eye Protection

Thousands of people are blinded each year from work-related eye injuries that could have been prevented with the proper selection and use of eye protection. OSHA's eye and face protection standard, 29 CFR 1910.133, requires the use of eye and face protection when workers are exposed to eye or face hazards such as flying objects, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

More OSHA standards include:

• 1910.133(a) - General requirements.
• 1910.133(a)(1) - The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.
• 1910.133(a)(2) - The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses eye protection that provides side protection when there is a hazard from flying objects. Detachable side protectors (e.g. clip-on or slide-on side shields) meeting the pertinent requirements of this section are acceptable.
• 1910.133(a)(3) - The employer shall ensure that each affected employee who wears prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wears eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses.
• 1910.133(a)(4) - Eye and face PPE shall be distinctly marked to facilitate identification of the manufacturer.
• 1910.133(a)(5) - The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses equipment with filter lenses that have a shade number appropriate for the work being performed for protection from injurious light radiation. The following is a listing of appropriate shade numbers for various operations.

The proper eye protection is very important and our wide variety of manufacturers and styles will allow you to find the perfect match to meet your needs and requirements. For tactical eyewear, Gatorz will go above and beyond any expectation you have. For general eyewear, Radians or MCR Safety products will do the trick.