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Development of Criteria and Test Methods for Eye and Face Protective Devices.

PB276818

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	LaMarre, D. A.
Page Count	198
Abstract	Eye and face protection devices required by OSHA for use by industrial employees must comply with the performance and design specifications of American National Standards Institute Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection ANSI Z87.1-1968. Some of the requirements and test methods of Z87.1 have been unchanged for many years or are not clearly defined, hence there exists a need to determine whether performance requirements are adequate and to improve test methods. Following description of a program of analytical and experimental work on three specific aspects of eye and face protection devices, recommendations are presented for significant changes in attenuation properties of light-absorptive materials such as welding plates, for a high-speed impact test employing a pointed missile, and for improved test methods for optical attributes.
Keywords	Protective mask facepieces Goggles Occupational safety and health Standards Specifications Requirements Tests Electromagnetic absorption Light(Visible radiation) Optical properties Radiation shielding Welding Impact strength Protective devices Materials Safety devices Accident prevention Safety engineering Human factors engineering
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	95D - Human Factors Engineering 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering
Corporate Authors	American Optical Corp., Southbridge, Mass.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197809
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-75-0058

Development of Criteria and Test Methods for Eye and Face Protective Devices.

Development of Criteria and Test Methods for Eye and Face Protective Devices.
PB276818

Publication Date	1977
Personal Author	LaMarre, D. A.
Page Count	198
Abstract	Eye and face protection devices required by OSHA for use by industrial employees must comply with the performance and design specifications of American National Standards Institute Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection ANSI Z87.1-1968. Some of the requirements and test methods of Z87.1 have been unchanged for many years or are not clearly defined, hence there exists a need to determine whether performance requirements are adequate and to improve test methods. Following description of a program of analytical and experimental work on three specific aspects of eye and face protection devices, recommendations are presented for significant changes in attenuation properties of light-absorptive materials such as welding plates, for a high-speed impact test employing a pointed missile, and for improved test methods for optical attributes.
Keywords	Protective mask facepieces Goggles Occupational safety and health Standards Specifications Requirements Tests Electromagnetic absorption Light(Visible radiation) Optical properties Radiation shielding Welding Impact strength Protective devices Materials Safety devices Accident prevention Safety engineering Human factors engineering
Source Agency	National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
NTIS Subject Category	95D - Human Factors Engineering 57U - Public Health & Industrial Medicine 94H - Industrial Safety Engineering
Corporate Authors	American Optical Corp., Southbridge, Mass.; National Inst. for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio. Div.
Document Type	Technical Report
Title Note	Final rept.
NTIS Issue Number	197809
Contract Number	PHS-NIOSH-210-75-0058