Eye and Face Protection

Hazard Category-Task/Action	Hazard Source	PPE required
EYE AND FACE PROTECTION
IMPACT — chipping, grinding, machining, masonry work, woodworking, sawing, drilling, chiseling, powered fastening, riveting, and sanding.	Flying fragments, objects, large chips, particles, sand, dirt, etc.	Spectacles with side protection, goggles, face shields. For severe exposure, use face shields.
HEAT — furnace operations, pouring, casting, hot dipping, and welding.	Hot sparks	Face shields, goggles, spectacles with side protection. For severe exposure use face shield.
	Splash from molten metals	Face shields worn over goggles.
	High temperature exposure	Screen face shields, reflective face shields.
CHEMICALS — acids and chemicals handling, degreasing, plating.	Splash	Goggles, eyecup and cover types. For severe exposure use face shields.
	Irritating mists	Special-purpose goggles
DUST — woodworking, buffing, general dusty conditions.	Nuisance dust	Goggles, eyecup and cover types.
LIGHT and/or RADIATION — welding: electric arc	Optical radiation	Welding goggles or welding face shields. Typical shades, 10-14.
Welding: gas	Optical radiation	Welding goggles or welding shields. Typical shades: gas welding 4-7, cutting 3-6, brazing 3-4.
Cutting, torch brazing, torch soldering	Optical radiation	Spectacles or welding face-shield. Typical shades, 1.5-3.
Glare	Poor vision	Spectacles with shaded or special-purpose lenses, as suitable.
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