American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Z87.1 CONFERENCE CALL OCCUPATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL PERSONAL EYE AND FACE PROTECTION DEVICES August 18, 2003

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL The Presenters Daniel Torgersen Vice-Chairman, Z87 Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) Jack B. Hirschmann Member, Z87 Accredited Standards Committee (ASC) Timothy R. Fisher, CSP, ARM, CPEA Secretary, Z87 Accredited Standards Committee (ASC)

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL When Is The Standard Effective? The Standard was approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) on June 19, The standard was published during July of The standard becomes effective on August 19, 2003, which is the day after this call.

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Quick Z87 Facts 1.ASSE did not write the standard 2.ASSE is not responsible for the content 3.ANSI is the “accrediting body” 4.ASSE is the secretariat 5.The committee consists of many different organizations, companies, and persons 6.The committee did reach consensus!!!

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL The Committee 5 Government Agencies 1 Labor Union 4 Technical Societies 7 Manufacturer Associations 2 General Interest 1 Insurance Organization 2 Employers 2 Utilities 3 Liaisons to Other Committees 2 Individual Experts

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Z87.1 and Relationship to Government Relationship to OSHA How it relates to other state and federal agencies How will the new standard be used? Future initiatives by the Z87 Committee How do I learn more???

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Z87.1 – The Standard Section 1 Preface Statement – What is it? Is this an important component of the standard???

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 2 Scope, Purpose, and Application How much of this has changed? Are any industries excluded? Why are such exclusions given? Why educational facilities?

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 3 Data Eye Incident Injury Data/History Yes – This is Important ASSE now gets reports

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 4 Definitions How do definitions relate to the standard? Are definitions mandatory? What hot changes are there? Consistency with other organizations

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 5 Referenced Publications Yep – they are there!!! But, they do make excellent resources

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 6 The Heart of the Standard We need to read this one: Two of the most significant changes affecting all protectors is the designation of a Basic Impact protector and a High Impact protector. Qualification tests to classify a protector as one or the other have been developed. Consistent with this differentiation, marking has been revised to allow identification of the protector as Basic Impact or High Impact.

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Why Is This So Important? The 1989 version of the standard addressed selection from more of an overall awareness point of view. As noted earlier in the paper, the standard now entails different levels of impact resistance. This is a significant issue since more of the onus in regards to selection of the protector will now fall on the responsible SH&E professional to ensure that a quality hazard assessment has been conducted.

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL The Bottom Line The current philosophy of the standard should now provide a strong impetus to SH&E professionals to go out and actually perform and complete a hazard assessment based on good science, sound technology and the fundamentals of SH&E management.

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 7 Spectacles This section of the standard was significantly revised from the 1989 version Spectacles were originally found in Section 8 of the old standard Decreased focus on the Drop Ball Test for impact resistance testing. High velocity impact The marking requirements were significantly revised

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 8 Goggles There were significant changes to Section 8 Impact resistance was a key change Marking requirements One key issue to still be resolved addresses splash protection Can there be a test for splash – what is it??? The committee needs insight on this issue Send comments to ASSE C/O of Z87 Committee

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 9 Faceshields Ongoing Revision Attempt to clear up the confusion of when a goggle can be used or when a faceshield can be used? Do not use faceshields for splash protection The standard specifically cites additional supporting equipment

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Welding Helmets and Handshields  Impact Testing Requirements  High Impact Testing Requirements  Optical Requirements for Plano Welding Helmet Lenses  Optical Requirements for Non-Plano Welding Helmet Lenses Section 10

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 11 Respirators First – Z87 is not a respirator standard!!! When loose fitting respirators are moved from the normal position during use, they can only be used in conjunction with spectacles or goggles Ongoing debate addressing the issue of splash protection and appropriate eye and face protection

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 12 - Transmittance Requirements for Clear Lenses, Filter Lenses and Automatic Darkening Filter Lenses The changes to the appropriate graphs U.V. protection concerns Should be an interesting section for future revisions

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Instructions, Use and Maintenance Minimal changes/edits to the standard Focus on the need to listen to what the manufacturer or distributor states about the product Anything here for the future? Section 13

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 14 Test Methods Very significant changes: Impact resistance Marking requirements The Drop Ball Test Relationship to hazard assessment

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Section 15 Warning Labels Minimal changes/edits to the standard Focus on the need to listen to what the manufacturer or distributor states about the product Anything here for the future?

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Appendices and Annexes What are they? Why are they important to this standard? Are they mandatory? Which ones should I review? Level of complication

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL Selection Chart Significantly revised from earlier versions How does it relate to the standard Impact resistance Hazard assessment Selection suggestions Important considerations Can it be duplicated

American Society of Safety Engineers, Secretariat, 1800 East Oakton, Des Plaines, IL The End As that great American hero has always said: “ That’s All Folks!!! “ Bugs Bunny Copyright © 2003 by American Society of Safety Engineers All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form, in an electronic retrieval system or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Printed in the United States of America