Standards Development

Scope

This document specifies minimum requirements for protectors designed to provide protection for the eyes or eyes and face from biological hazards, such as human or other animal bodily fluids and microorganisms, including viruses and other particulates, that may deposit onto the face or eyes.

This document specifies requirements for both single-use (disposable) and re-usable (disinfectable) products or components.

This document applies to all afocal (plano) and prescription lensed protectors and their components.

This document does not apply to:

— protectors intended for protection from specific hazards, e.g., impact from high speed particles, harmful artificial optical radiation, dusts, molten metals, heat, flame, hot solids, harmful gases, vapours (refer to ISO 16321 parts 1 to 3);

— protectors specifically for sports (refer to ISO 18527 series);

— protectors for lasers (refer to ISO 19818-1);

— respiratory protection against aerosols (refer to ISO 16900 series);

Note 1: Guidance relating to the specific selection, use and maintenance is provided in Annex A.

Note 2: Where eye and face protection is incorporated in protective equipment, such as a hood, full face respirators, PAPR hoods and headtops, the relevant requirements of this standard apply to the components providing eye and face protection.