Or. Admin. R. 437-004-1035

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 6, June 1, 2024

Section 437-004-1035 - Eye and Face Protection

NOTES: See Division 4/Q, 437-004-2310(6) for the protective equipment requirements for welders in agricultural workplaces.

See Division 4/W, 437-004-6000, 170.240(c)(7) for the protective eyewear requirements for pesticide handlers.

(1) General requirements. Employers must:

(a) Provide and require the use of eye or face protection that protects employees from hazards such as flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic materials, gases and vapors, electrical hazards, or potentially harmful light radiation.

(b) If an employee wears prescription lenses while doing work that involves eye or face hazards, either provide protective equipment that incorporates the prescription lenses or provide protective equipment that can be worn over the prescription lenses in a way that does not disturb the proper position of either the prescription lenses or the protective equipment.

(c) Require employees to use eye or face protection with side protection when there is a hazard from flying objects. Detachable side protectors on safety glasses (such as, clip-on or slide-on side shields) are acceptable if they offer adequate protection from the hazard.

(d) Eye and face protection equipment must be clean and in good repair.

(2) Criteria for protective eye and face devices.

(a) Protective eye and face protection devices must comply with any of the following consensus standards:

(A) ANSI Z87.1-2003, "American National Standard Practices for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection;"

(B) ANSI Z89.1-1997, "American National Standard for Industrial Head Protection;"

(C) ANSI Z89.1-1986, "American National Standard for Personnel Protection - Protective Headwear for Industrial Workers - Requirements."

NOTE: The Oregon OSHA Resource Center has copies of these standards for public review at 350 Winter Street NE, Salem OR.

(b) Protective eye and face protection devices that the employer demonstrates are at least as effective as protective eye and face protection devices that are constructed in accordance with one of the consensus standards will be deemed to be in compliance with the requirements of this section.

(3) Laser protection.

(a) The employer is responsible to determine, before work begins, if any task or work assigned will expose employees to laser light beams.

(b) Work that exposes employees to laser light beams must be furnished laser safety goggles which will protect for the specific wavelength of the laser and be of optical density adequate for the energy involved.

Or. Admin. R. 437-004-1035

OSHA 4-1998, f. 8-28-98, cert. ef. 10-1-98; OSHA 2-2010, f. & cert. ef. 2-25-10; OSHA 4-2012, f. 9-19-12, cert. ef. 1-1-13

Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.

Stat. Auth.: ORS 654.025(2) & 656.726(4)

Stats. Implemented: ORS 654.001 - 654.295