AS/NZS 1337 Personal Eye Protection - Eye and Face Protection for Professional Applications

EUROLAB laboratory provides testing and compliance service within the scope of AS/NZS 1337 standard. The AS/NZS 1337 standard, an Australian-New Zealand standard, provides over-the-counter eye and face shields and face shields designed to protect the eyes and face of persons against common occupational hazards such as flying particles and particles, dust, spatter and molten metals, harmful gases, vapors and aerosols. Specifies the minimum requirements for the respective eyepieces.

The types of protection offered are for molten metal, airborne particles and particles, harmful gases, vapors and aerosols, and natural sunlight and optical radiation. Markings indicating the type of protection offered for lenses are also included. Reprinted to include amendments 1 and 2.

In order for any business to work efficiently, it is necessary to implement a well-functioning occupational safety procedure. Eye protection is a priority in workplaces where there are chemical, environmental, radiological or mechanical irritants and hazards. For employees, their eyes are the first and most risky organs when doing business.

Eye protectors, called safety goggles, eye shields, hard goggles or polycarbonate goggles, not only protect against flying debris and chemical splashes, but can also protect against UV, violet and infrared rays and radiation, depending on the lens material. The most popular lens material for safety glasses is polycarbonate. The weight of this material is less than half the weight of normal glasses. Thus, it ensures comfortable wearing and keeping it on the face and nasal bone for a long time without discomfort. Polycarbonate lenses are also more impact resistant than glass lenses and do not break.

Eye and Face Protectors Technical Specifications

• Compliance with the nature of the work performed,
• Suitability for the profession,
• Comfort,
• Durability,
• Quality,
• Protection against heat and radiation.

Eye and Face Protectors Application Areas

• masonry workers,
• Welding workers,
• Paint workers,
• Those who work in excavation works,
• Those who work in the plumbing works,
• technical service workers
• Those who work in tile works,
• factory workers,
• Those working in electrical installation works.

The materials made to protect the eyes and faces of the employees from harmful substances and toxic gases are called protective glasses and face shields. The places where protective glasses and face shields will be used are very important, such as; glasses or face shields; It is used to protect the eyes and face from small parts and dust, sawdust, large flying particles and sparks, harmful rays including UV and IR and eye glare, high-temperature spraying agents, chemical splashes and molten metals, toxic gases.