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29 CFR 1910.133: Eye and face protection

Subpart I—Personal Protective Equipment

Workers exposed to flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids, caustics or harmful light must use eye or face protection, with side protection where objects can fly.

5,987citations since 2015
5,695employers cited
86%serious, willful or repeat
$600median penalty per item

OSHA has cited 29 CFR 1910.133 5,987 times since 2015, against 5,695 employers. Penalties on these items add up to $10,786,033 at their current amounts.

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The parts of the rule cited most

1910.133(a)(1) · 5,326 citations

(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.

1910.133(a)(3) · 424 citations

(3) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee who wears prescription lenses while engaged in operations that involve eye hazards wears eye protection that incorporates the prescription in its design, or wears eye protection that can be worn over the prescription lenses without disturbing the proper position of the prescription lenses or the protective lenses.

1910.133(a)(2) · 153 citations

(2) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses eye protection that provides side protection when there is a hazard from flying objects. Detachable side protectors (e.g. clip-on or slide-on side shields) meeting the pertinent requirements of this section are acceptable.

1910.133(a)(5) · 52 citations

(5) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses equipment with filter lenses that have a shade number appropriate for the work being performed for protection from injurious light radiation. The following is a listing of appropriate shade numbers for various operations.

1910.133(b)(1) · 20 citations

(b) Criteria for protective eye and face protection. (1) Protective eye and face protection devices must comply with any of the following consensus standards:

1910.133(b)(1)(i) · 4 citations

(i) ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2010, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices, incorporated by reference in § 1910.6;

1910.133(a) · 3 citations

1910.133(b)(1)(ii) · 3 citations

(ii) ANSI Z87.1-2003, Occupational and Educational Personal Eye and Face Protection Devices, incorporated by reference in § 1910.6; or

Industries cited most

  • Manufacturing 2,658
  • Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 486
  • Accommodation and Food Services 414
  • Retail Trade 395
  • Other Services (except Public Administration) 389
  • Wholesale Trade 366

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