ANSI/ISEA Z87 – 2015 Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices
Originally part of a government standard that also included respiratory and head protection, the standard first appeared under the Z87.1 designation in 1968, and has been revised five times since then in response to advances in technology, as well as the changing workplace environment.
This standard sets forth criteria related to the general requirements, testing, permanent marking, selection, care, and use of protectors to minimize the occurrence and severity or prevention of injuries from such hazards as impact, non- ionizing radiation and liquid splash exposures in occupational and educational environments including, but not limited to, machinery operations, material welding and cutting, chemical handling, and assembly operations. Certain hazardous exposures are not covered in this standard. These include, but are not limited to: bloodborne patho-gens, X-rays, high-energy particulate radiation, microwaves, radio-frequency radiation, lasers, masers, and sports and recreation.