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Document ID (ISN)77504
CIS number 01-1413
ISBN(s) 9971-67-809-8
Year 1999
Convention or series no. SS 473: Part 2: 1999
Title Specification for personal eye-protectors - Part 2: Selection, use and maintenance
Bibliographic information Singapore Productivity and Standards Board, 1 Science Park Drive, Singapore 118221, Singapore, 1999. 33p. 3 ref.
Abstract This is the second part of the standard on personal eye protectors, providing guidance to the selection of eye protectors as a function of the intended use, the working environment and the protection against specific hazards. Selection criteria include luminous transmittance, resistance to physical impact from dust and metallic particles, molten slag, chemical droplets and splashes, as well protection from exposure to gases and heat. A final section covers the issues of maintenance and identification markings. See also CIS 01-1412.
Descriptors (primary) description of equipment; safety spectacles; face and eye protection; Singapore
Descriptors (secondary) light transmission factor; impact strength; ultraviolet radiation; dust; aerosols; standard; slag; labelling; selection of equipment; molten metal splash resistance; maintenance
Document type F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards
Country / State or ProvinceSingapore
Subject(s) Personal protection
Broad subject area(s) General safety, health and conditions of work
Browse category(ies) Face and eye protection