About the ANSI Z87.1-2003 standard . . .

• It is performance driven

• It has two levels of performance for non-plano (prescription) lenses.
              - Basic Impact & High Impact

• It requires prescription safety frames to meet the High Impact test requirement with 2.0mm lenses.

NOTICE: Please be aware that an employee subjected to high impact may not be adequately protected if wearing lenses tested only for Basic Impact.

Description of the ANSI testing requirements:

High Impact Level Prescription Lenses
* Must not be less than 2.0mm thick
* The lenses shall be capable of resisting impact from a 6.35mm (1/4 in.) steel ball traveling at 45.7m/s (150 ft/s).
* Lenses passing test will include "+" mark.
* Marking by manufacturer with "W" as a trademark would look like this: W+

Basic Impact Level Prescription Lenses

* Basic impact lenses shall be a minimum of 3.0mm thick.
* Basic impact lenses are not tested to stringent High Impact requirements.
* They will NOT be marked with a "+"
* Protectors with Basic Impact lenses will be delivered to the wearer bearing a Warning Label indicating that the protector only meets the Basic Impact Standard.

Prescription Frame

* All prescription safety frames must meet high-velocity and high mass impact resistance tests while retaining the lenses.
* The frame will be marked with Z87-2.
* All frames marked with Z87-2 can be used for Basic Impact lenses and High Impact lenses.

Sideshields

* Lateral protection shall be assessed using a rotation point 10mm behind the corneal vertex, which means that shields must now provide more coverage.
* All Titmus sideshields were redesigned to meet the 2003 standard.

Do you have questions about the OSHA Electrical Standard - 29CFR1910.333 - and how it relates to safety glasses and conductivity (conductive vs. non-conductive frames)? If so, here's a link that will help you: Selection and use of work practices - 1910.333 . . . See section 1910.333(c)(8) for information on conductive apparel.

For more information, or to request our Certificate of Compliance to the ANSI Z87.1-2003 standard, please contact our Customer Care Department at 800-446-1802.