Datasheet

The 3M range of eyewear gives you a variety of
modern and stylish products to choose from. All safety
spectacles and goggles protect the eyes from a wide
range of hazards and are available with a selection of
coatings, lens types and accessories.
Comfort
Many of our products come with adjustable features and soft materials
at points of contact in order to improve fit and comfort to accommodate
different face sizes and shapes.
Compatibility
Eye protection often needs to be worn in conjunction with other
protective equipment and it is essential that comfort and fit with other PPE
(Personal Protective Equipment) is maintained. The eyewear range can
be used in combination with respiratory and hearing protection by 3M.
Compatibility with other PPE will be subject to a number of variable factors
which requires employer and end user to conduct an appropriate selection
depending on individual needs.
Why do you need to protect your eyes?
Eye injuries, whatever the source, can result in anything from simple irritation to total blindness.
Guide to choosing eyewear by hazard or application
This guide is an outline only and should not be used as the only means of selecting eye protection.
Product by hazard Choice of product by application
MECHANICAL HAZARDS - Examples: impact, solid particles
THERMAL HAZARDS - Examples: hot liquids splash, flame
RADIATION HAZARDS - Examples: ultraviolet, infrared,
visible light, laser
ELECTRICAL HAZARDS - Examples: direct contact,
short-circuit electric arc
CHEMICAL OR BIOLOGICAL HAZARDS - Examples: acids,
solvents, alkalis, splash, infected blood
Risk Spectacles Goggles
Optical radiation
(e.g. UV, IR)
See Lens Colour Table
High speed particle at:
Low energy (F)
Medium energy (B)
Liquid droplets
Large dust particles
Gas and fine
dust particles
Molten metal and
hot solids
High speed particle at
extreme temperature
Application Spectacles Goggles
Vistors
Grinding
Turning
Assembling
Cold Metal Working
Hot Metal Working (T)
Painting
Laboratory - Acids
Laboratory - Dusts
Laboratory - Hospital
X
Outdoor
Chemical splash
Chemical gas (Non vented)