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    This document provides guidance on selecting appropriate eye and face protection for different work hazards. It lists common work activities and the minimum type of protection recommended, such as spectacles, goggles, face shields or welding helmets. The chart is adapted from eye and face protection standards set by the Canadian Standards Association to help ensure safety from impact, dust/splash, radiation or other hazards that may be present in a variety of work environments.

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    This document provides guidance on selecting appropriate eye and face protection for different work hazards. It lists common work activities and the minimum type of protection recommended, such as spectacles, goggles, face shields or welding helmets. The chart is adapted from eye and face protection standards set by the Canadian Standards Association to help ensure safety from impact, dust/splash, radiation or other hazards that may be present in a variety of work environments.

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    Personal Protective Equipment

    Selection of Eye and Face Protection


    Hazard

    Activities

    Spectacles with
    side shields *

    Eye-cup
    goggles

    Mono-framed
    goggles

    Welding
    helmet **

    Face shield

    Hood

    Hand shield
    plus spectacles

    Chipping/Drilling/Scaling
    Grinding/Polishing/Buffing
    Riveting/Punching/Shearing
    Hammer mills/Crushing
    Heavy sawing/planing
    Wire and strip handling
    Hammering/Unpacking/Nailing
    Punch press/Lathe work
    Woodworking/Sanding
    Light metal working/machining
    Exposure to wind/dust
    Resistance welding
    Sand/cement handling
    Painting
    Plastering/Concrete work
    Material batching/mixing
    Working with molten metal
    Soldering/Brazing
    Spot/stud welding
    Hot dipping
    Handling acid/alkali
    De-greasing
    Spraying chemicals
    Glass breakage
    Handling liquid bitumen
    Sandblasting
    Shot blasting
    Shotcreting
    Reflection/Sunlight
    Reflected welding flash
    Metal pouring/Furnace work
    Spot/stud welding
    Gas cutting/welding
    Furnace work
    Electric arc welding
    Heavy gas cutting
    Plasma spraying/cutting
    Inert gas shielded arc welding
    Atomic hydrogen welding
    This chart is adapted from Canadian Standards Association (CSA) found in Industrial Eye and Face Protectors Standard, Z94.3-92
    * Spectacles without side shields may be appropriate for certain work situations.
    * * CSA Z94.3-02 states that Class 3, 4 and 5 protectors, or welding protection, shall be used only in conjunction with Class 1 or 2 protectors (spectacles or goggles).
    CSA Z94.3-92, which we quote in regulations does not have this requirement.

    LEGEND
    For impact
    For dust/splash
    For radiation

    1 800 222-9775

    Other option
    Must be worn with
    face shield
    Must be worn with
    spectacles or goggles

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