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Document ID (ISN)44115
CIS number 85-1083
Year 1983
Convention or series no.
Title The selection of eye protection for the construction industry
Bibliographic information Construction Safety Association of Ontario, 74 Victoria Street, Toronto, Ontario M5C 2A5, Canada, 1983. 16p. Illus. Bibl.
Abstract Contents of this data sheet: types of eye protectors (safety spectacles, goggles, welding helmets, face shields, hoods); classification of hazards and recommended protectors (flying objects, particles and dusts; heat, glare, sparks and molten metal; acid splashes, chemical burns; glare, stray light; abrasive blasting materials; UV and visible radiation); injuries associated with construction hazards; selection, fitting and care of eye protection; contact lenses.
Descriptors (primary) Canada; face and eye protection; construction industry
Descriptors (secondary) ultraviolet radiation; visible radiation; safety spectacles; data sheet; face shields; welders helmets; contact lenses; filter glasses
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Construction industry and civil engineering
Face and eye protection