From:
Monona Rossol <0000030664c37427-dmarc-request**At_Symbol_Here**LISTS.PRINCETON.EDU>
Subject:
Re: [DCHAS-L] Query about eye protection policy in academia
Date:
Nov 8, 2019 12:43 UTC
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ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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[DCHAS-L] Query about eye protection policy in academia
As I understand it, if the chemicals being used or stored in the lab are in eye hazard Category 2A or lower, splash goggles are required. So it seems to me, for you guys, that part of the issue is like, over.
Then if there is a potential for a physical eye hazard such as an explosion, safety glasses are required. That's sort of like a given as well in most labs.
There are a few types of splash goggles that are also impact rated. But usually only the front plexiglass eye piece is impact rated. The hard problem is to find splash goggles without the soft plastic on the sides where the hard safety shields should be. I did find, a few years ago, some wrap-around splash googles that came close to qualifying for both chemical splash (vented) and impact.
The only time there would be other issues would be if the chemical was such a powerful eye hazard that unvented chemical splash protection would be needed. And then you probably should be going the full face route.
It sounds like you all should be taking this directly to the major suppliers and get something that meets both splash and impact standards. I'm sure there is a company out there that would recognize this as a huge opportunity. And I'd be recommending them for my clients as well.
Monona
-----Original Message-----
From: David C. Finster <dfinster**At_Symbol_Here**WITTENBERG.EDU>
To: DCHAS-L <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**PRINCETON.EDU>
Sent: Fri, Nov 8, 2019 6:46 am
Subject: [DCHAS-L] Query about eye protection policy in academia
I would like to query the group about eye protection. As I understand it, the current and long-standing position taken by the ACS is the recommendation for the use of splash goggles and that using safety glasses is discouraged.
As a starter, Prudent Practices (2011) states:
