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Eye and face protective equipment is required by OSHA where there is a reasonable probability of preventing injury when such equipment is used. Employers must provide a type of protector suitable for work to be performed, and employees must use the protectors. These stipulations also apply to supervisors and management personnel, and should apply to visitors wile they are in hazardous areas.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics study found that about 60 percent of the workers who suffered eye injuries were not wearing eye protective equipment. When asked why they were not wearing face protection at the time of the accident, workers indicated that face protection was not normally used or practiced in their type of work, or it was not required for the type of work performed at the time of the accident.
Suitable eye protectors must be provided where there is a potential for injury to the eyes or face from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, potentially injurious light radiation or a combination of these.
OSHA 3077
95(Revised)
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