EYE AND FACE PROTECTION

What is Eye and face Protection ( Eye and face Protectors )?

Eye Protection

The Eye and face Protection ( Eye and face Protectors ) or Eye  protection options are vast and include safety glasses and goggles, eye shields, eyewear accessories, over specs, and visors. Although the eye is protected naturally by its genetic mechanisms, it is still quite vulnerable to trauma because of definite and direct exposure to the working environment. Eye injury may range from simple conjunctivitis to corneal involvement, sometimes even leading to blindness. The eye, therefore, needs additional protection, which is best provided by specialized eye protection equipment.

Face Protection

Facial injuries are commonly seen in traffic collisions and occupational accidents. Wearing an appropriate PPE decreases the risk of such hazards. Additionally, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, face protection is essential to avoid the further spread of the virus.

Eye and face Protection ( Eye and face Protectors ) PPE

The eyes are the most complex and fragile parts of our body. Each day, more than 600 people worldwide sustain eye injuries during their work. Thanks to a good pair of safety glasses, these injuries could be prevented. Do you come into contact with bright light or infrared radiation? Then welding goggles or a shield offer the ideal protection!

Eye and face Protectors -These help protect the mucus membranes of the eyes, as well as help to reduce the risk of foreign objects entering the eyes and damaging them.
There are three main types of eye protection, these are
• Safety glasses – These are effective for flying objects heading straight towards the face, but they are not effective for vapours and dust that can enter the eyes.
• Goggles – They are effective at protecting the eyes from all angles, as the rim is in contact with the face
• Face shields and visors – These can be worn with prescription glasses underneath, and they help to protect the whole face.

Eye and face Protection

Protective eye and face devices must comply with ANZI Z87.1, “American National Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection,” and OSHA Standard 1910.133, Eye and Face Protection.

Glasses

Protective eyeglasses or spectacles are made with safety frames, tempered glass or plastic lenses, temples, and side shields, which provide eye protection from moderate impact and particles encountered in job tasks such as carpentry, woodworking, grinding, scaling, etc. Safety glasses are also available in prescription form for those persons who need corrective lenses.

Goggles

• Vinyl-framed gogglesof soft, pliable body design provide adequate eye protection from many hazards. These goggles are available with clear or tinted lenses and perforated, port-vented, or non-vented frames.
• Single-lens gogglesprovide similar protection to spectacles and may be worn with spectacles or corrective lenses to ensure protection and good vision.
• Welders’ gogglesprovide protection from sparking, scaling, or splashing metals and harmful light rays. Lenses are impact resistant and are available in graduated shades of filtration.
• Chipper/Grinder gogglesprovide eye protection from flying particles. The dual protective eye cups house impact-resistant clear lenses with individual cover plates.

Face Shields

These usually consist of an adjustable headgear and face shield of tinted/transparent acetate, polycarbonate materials, or a wire screen. Face shields are available in various sizes, tensile strength, impact/heat resistance, and light ray-filtering capacity. Face shields will be used in operations when the entire face needs protection. They should be worn to protect the eyes and face against flying particles, metal sparks, and chemical/biological splashes.

Welding Shields

These  Eye and face Protection ( Eye and face Protectors )shield assemblies consist of the following:

• Vulcanized fiber or glass fiber body
• A ratchet/button type adjustable headgear or cap attachment
• A filter and cover plate holder

These Eye and face Protection ( Eye and face Protectors ) shields will be provided to protect worker’s eyes and faces from infrared and ultraviolet light burns to the retina, flying sparks, metal spatter, and slag chips encountered during the:

• Welding;
• Brazing;
• Soldering;
• Resistance welding;
• Bare or shielded electric arc welding;
• Oxyacetylene welding; or
• Cutting operations.

Simply Eye and Face Protection: Safety goggles, face shields, and visors to shield eyes and face.