06.53 EYE PROTECTION DEVICES

It is the policy of the board of education of the technology center that every student, instructor, employee and visitor participating in or observing any course of instruction or activity involving, but not limited to, the following items shall be required to wear appropriate industrial quality eye protective devices at all times:

1. Hot liquids, hot molten metals, or other molten materials;
2. Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding or stamping of any solid materials;
3. Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;
4. Gas or electric arc welding, or other forms of welding processes;
5. Repair or servicing of any vehicle where there is danger of injury to the eyes;
6. Caustic or explosive materials;
7. Injurious radiation; or
8. Other hazards not enumerated.

Such devices may be furnished for all students and teachers, or made available for a moderate rental fee, and shall be furnished for all visitors to such shops and laboratories when entering working areas.

“Industrial quality eye protective devices,” as used in this policy, means devices meeting the standards of the USA practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection, Z87.1-1968, and subsequent revisions thereof, approved by the United States of America Standards Institutes Inc.

Reference: OKLA. STAT. tit. 70 § 1210.182