[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 29, Volume 8]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 29CFR1926.102]
[Page 183-185]
TITLE 29--LABOR
CHAPTER XVII--OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR
PART 1926_SAFETY AND HEALTH REGULATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION--Table of Contents
Subpart E_Personal Protective and Life Saving Equipment
Sec. 1926.102 Eye and face protection.
(a) General. (1) Employees shall be provided with eye and face
protection equipment when machines or operations present potential eye
or face injury from physical, chemical, or radiation agents.
(2) Eye and face protection equipment required by this Part shall
meet the requirements specified in American National Standards
Institute, Z87.1-1968, Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and
Face Protection.
(3) Employees whose vision requires the use of corrective lenses in
spectacles, when required by this regulation to wear eye protection,
shall be protected by goggles or spectacles of one of the following
types:
(i) Spectacles whose protective lenses provide optical correction;
(ii) Goggles that can be worn over corrective spectacles without
disturbing the adjustment of the spectacles;
(iii) Goggles that incorporate corrective lenses mounted behind the
protective lenses.
(4) Face and eye protection equipment shall be kept clean and in
good repair. The use of this type equipment with structural or optical
defects shall be prohibited.
(5) Table E-1 shall be used as a guide in the selection of face and
eye protection for the hazards and operations noted.
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*Non-side shield spectacles are available for limited hazard use
requiring only frontal protection.
**See Table E-2, in paragraph (b) of this section, Filter Lens Shade
Numbers for Protection Against Radiant Energy.
Applications
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Recommended protectors: Bold type
Operation Hazards numbers signify preferred protection
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Acetylene--Burning, Acetylene--Cutting, Sparks, harmful rays, 7, 8, 9.
Acetylene--Welding. molten metal, flying
particles.
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Chemical Handling........................ Splash, acid burns, fumes.. 2, 10 (For severe exposure add 10 over
2).
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Chipping................................. Flying particles........... 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7A, 8A.
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Electric (arc) welding................... Sparks, intense rays, 9, 11, (11 in combination with 4, 5, 6,
molten metal. in tinted lenses, advisable).
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Furnace operations....................... Glare, heat, molten metal.. 7, 8, 9 (For severe exposure add 10).
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Grinding--Light.......................... Flying particles........... 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10.
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Grinding--Heavy.......................... Flying particles........... 1 , 3, 7A, 8A (For severe exposure add
10).
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Laboratory............................... Chemical splash, glass 2 (10 when in combination with 4, 5, 6).
breakage.
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Machining................................ Flying particles........... 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10.
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Molten metals............................ Heat, glare, sparks, splash 7, 8, (10 in combination with 4, 5, 6,
in tinted lenses).
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Spot welding............................. Flying particles, sparks... 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10.
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(6) Protectors shall meet the following minimum requirements:
(i) They shall provide adequate protection against the particular
hazards for which they are designed.
(ii) They shall be reasonably comfortable when worn under the
designated conditions.
(iii) They shall fit snugly and shall not unduly interfere with the
movements of the wearer.
(iv) They shall be durable.
(v) They shall be capable of being disinfected.
(vi) They shall be easily cleanable.
(7) Every protector shall be distinctly marked to facilitate
identification only of the manufacturer.
(8) When limitations or precautions are indicated by the
manufacturer, they shall be transmitted to the user and care taken to
see that such limitations and precautions are strictly observed.
(b) Protection against radiant energy--(1) Selection of shade
numbers for welding filter. Table E-2 shall be used as a guide for the
selection of the proper shade numbers of filter lenses or plates used in
welding. Shades more dense than those listed may be used to suit the
individual's needs.
Table E-2--Filter Lens Shade Numbers for Protection Against Radiant
Energy
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Shade
Welding operation number
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Shielded metal-arc welding \1/16\-, \3/32\-, \1/8\-, \5/32\- 10
inch diameter electrodes...................................
Gas-shielded arc welding (nonferrous) \1/16\-, \3/32\-, \1/ 11
8\-, \5/32\-inch diameter electrodes.......................
Gas-shielded arc welding (ferrous) \1/16\-, \3/32\-, \1/8\-, 12
\5/32\-inch diameter electrodes............................
Shielded metal-arc welding \3/16\-, \7/32\-, \1/4\-inch 12
diameter electrodes........................................
\5/16\-, \3/8\-inch diameter electrodes..................... 14
Atomic hydrogen welding..................................... 10-14
Carbon-arc welding.......................................... 14
Soldering................................................... 2
Torch brazing............................................... 3 or 4
Light cutting, up to 1 inch................................. 3 or 4
Medium cutting, 1 inch to 6 inches.......................... 4 or 5
Heavy cutting, over 6 inches................................ 5 or 6
Gas welding (light), up to \1/8\-inch....................... 4 or 5
Gas welding (medium), \1/8\-inch to \1/2\-inch.............. 5 or 6
Gas welding (heavy), over \1/2\-inch........................ 6 or 8
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(2) Laser protection. (i) Employees whose occupation or assignment
requires exposure to laser beams shall be furnished suitable laser
safety goggles which will protect for the specific
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wavelength of the laser and be of optical density (O.D.) adequate for
the energy involved. Table E-3 lists the maximum power or energy density
for which adequate protection is afforded by glasses of optical
densities from 5 through 8.
Table E-3--Selecting Laser Safety Glass
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Intensity, CW maximum Attenuation
power density (watts/ ------------------------------------------------
cm\2\) Optical density (O.D.) Attenuation factor
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10-2 5 10 \5\
10-1 6 10 \6\
1.0 7 10 \7\
10.0 8 10 \8\
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Output levels falling between lines in this table shall require the
higher optical density.
(ii) All protective goggles shall bear a label identifying the
following data:
(a) The laser wavelengths for which use is intended;
(b) The optical density of those wavelengths;
(c) The visible light transmission.
[44 FR 8577, Feb. 9, 1979; 44 FR 20940, Apr. 6, 1979, as amended at 58
FR 35160, June 30, 1993]
