Eye Protection Dos and Don’ts

• Safety glasses or chemical goggles must be donned before entering any laboratory or animal facility.
• Protects eyes from spills, splashes and impact hazards.
• Regular glasses ARE NOT safety glasses.
  • Over the glass safety glasses may be worn over regular glasses in order to provide the proper eye protection.
  • Prescription safety glasses may also be worn.
• Safety glasses must conform to the wearers face and minimize gaps around the glasses.
  • Make sure the safety glasses fit properly and conform to eye size, nose bridge size and temple length of wearer.
• Why eye protection is important: splashes can come from your or someone else’s work and a corneal burn can occur in as little as 10 seconds!
• Safety glasses and a face shield should be worn when working around high pressure reactors, machining operations and some cryogenic procedures.