ANSI ISEA Z87-1-2020 pdf free download – American National Standard for Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices.
This standard for personal eye and face protectors is, as far as possible, designed to be performance oriented. Every effort should be made to eliminate eye and face hazards in occupational and educational set- tings. Protectors do not provide unlimited protec- tion. In the occupational and educational envi- ronment, protectors are not substitutes for ma- chine guards and other engineering controls. Pro- tectors alone should not be relied on to provide complete protection against hazards, but should be used in conjunction with machine guards, en- gineering controls, and sound safety practices. In 1992, the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration began regulating occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens and, as a re- sult, employers are required to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) including eye and face protection for employees exposed to these hazards. At the time of the publication of this standard, no standards existed for eye and face protection intended to provide protection from bloodborne pathogens. Nevertheless, many em- ployers have elected to provide their employees with PPE conforming to the requirements of ANSI/ISEA Z87.1. These products may or may not provide adequate protection against blood- borne pathogens. Extreme caution must be exer- cised in the selection and use of personal protec- tive equipment in applications for which no per- formance requirements or standardized testing exist.
2. Scope, Purpose, Application, and Interpretations
2.1 Scope This standard sets forth criteria related to the re- quirements, testing, permanent marking, selec- tion, care, and use of protectors to minimize the occurrence and severity or prevention of injuries from such hazards as impact, non-ionizing radia- tion and liquid splash exposures in occupational and educational environments including, but not limited to, machinery operations, material weld- ing and cutting, chemical handling, and assembly operations. Certain hazardous exposures are not covered in this standard. These include, but are not limited to: bloodborne pathogens, X-rays, high-energy particulate radiation, microwaves, radio-frequency radiation, lasers, masers, and sports and recreation.
2.2 Purpose This standard provides minimum requirements for protectors including selection, use, and maintenance of these protectors as devices to minimize or prevent eye and face injuries.
2.3 Application
2.3.1 The requirements of this standard apply to protectors when first placed in service.
2.3.2 Protectors bearing the permanent mark- ing Z87 shall meet all applicable requirements of this standard in its entirety. All components of eye and face protectors shall comply with the requirements of this standard. Accessories installed by the manufacturer shall not cause the protector to fail the requirements of this standard. Manufacturers of components, aftermarket compo- nents, accessories and complete protectors shall ensure that all required tests have been performed to demonstrate conformance.
2.3.3 Compliance with this standard cannot always be assured when components are replaced or accessories are added. End users should exer- cise extreme care in the selection and installation of components to ensure compliance with this standard.
2.3.4 Non-compliant components shall not be used with ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-compliant components.
2.3.5 The protector manufacturer shall provide test results to the purchaser upon request. ANSI ISEA Z87-1 pdf download.