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Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical splash goggles without the D3 marking?

Date: Sep 9, 2020 14:11 UTC

Author: Yaritza Brinker <YBrinker**At_Symbol_Here**FELE.COM>

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From: James Kaufman <jim**At_Symbol_Here**LABSAFETY.ORG>

Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical splash goggles without the D3 marking?

Date: Sep 9, 2020 14:44 UTC

Reply-To: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety

In-Reply-To: Re: [DCHAS-L] Chemical splash goggles without the D3 marking?

Demystify: 

Actually, the 29CFR1910.133 does not require that eyewear must be certified. It says that the devices must comply with (any of the following consensus standards).

In the last paragraph it allows for any device that the employer has demonstrated to be at least as effective. This means that a D3 marking might not be necessary in this circumstance. ... Jim



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On Wed, Sep 9, 2020 at 10:11 AM Yaritza Brinker <YBrinker**At_Symbol_Here**fele.com> wrote:

Pat,

As of today, the CFR requires eyewear to be certified to ANSI Z87.1 versions 1989, 2003 or 2010. See link.

https://www.osha.gov/laws-regs/regulations/standardnumber/1910/1910.133

According to the Honeywell website, the goggles that don't say D3 are certified to ANSI Z87.1-2003. The one that is marked D3 is certified to ANSI Z87.1- 2015.

The 2003 version of the standard doesn't include the "D" markings. Those are introduced in the 2010 version. In the 2003 version, the markings appear at the end of each eyewear type section rather than being tabulated as in the 2010 version. So, it's not as easy to notice that the D markings weren't there prior to 2010.

Thank you,

Yaritza Brinker

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