6.20.5 Eye and Face Protection

1. Protecting eyesight with proper eye protection full time during the work day is highly recommended.
2. Approved industrial safety glasses and/or eye protection shall be worn by employees while performing any duty or working near any operation where the potential exists for an eye injury from physical, chemical or radiant agent.
3. Employees who must wear corrective lenses that are not of an approved industrial safety glasses type are required to wear safety goggles over their personal corrective lenses to comply with (a) above.
4. Employees who are working with or near a laser beam operation must never look into or allow the beam to contact their eye(s). Normal safety glasses will not provide adequate protection against radiation damage to the eye, if exposed.
5. All welding, torch and gas soldering operations require approved eye protection including a shaded lens. The following Table 2 is a guideline to be used in selecting the correct filtered lens shade number:

Table 2. Filger Lens Shade Numbers