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   Ihen the label requires protective eyewear,
^Jwear goggles, a face shield, or shielded
safety glasses. Consider wearing protective
eyewear in any situation where pesticides may
get into the eyes, even if the pesticide label
does not require eye protection. Eyes are very
sensitive to the chemicals in some pesticide
formulations, and readily absorb some pesti-
cides.


Protective Eyewear
Shielded safety glasses
     Shielded safety glasses are often a good
choice, because they are comfortable, do not
cause fogging or sweating, and give good eye
protection in many situations. Safety glasses
must have brow and side  shields.
 Face shields
     Face shields have many of the advantages
 of shielded safety glasses and provide addi-
 tional protection to the entire face. Face
 shields that are cupped inward towards the
 throat give better protection from splashes
 than straight face shields.
Goggles
   When riding in an open cab during an
airblast application, flagging under an aerial
application, applying mists, fogs, or aerosols
indoors, or working in similar situations,
consider choosing goggles that fit tightly
against the face.  These provide more protec-
tion in such situations than shielded safety
glasses or face shields. A full-face respirator
also would protect the eyes in these conditions.

Protective eyewear with
respirators
   Either goggles or shielded safety glasses
can be worn with a half-face respirator.
Choose styles that fit comfortably with the
respirator. Full-face respirators cover the eyes;
no additional eye protection is required.
                                                         Face shields over goggles
                                                            In high exposure situations when both
                                                         face protection and eye protection are
                                                         needed, a face shield can be worn over
                                                         goggles.

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Eyeflush Dispensers
   Whenever the pesticide label requires
protective eyewear, have an eyeflush
dispenser handy also. If a pesticide gets
into the eyes, it is important to act
quickly. Eyes can be severely damaged in
just a few minutes.

Styles
   Eyeflush equipment may be either
portable eyeflush dispensers or perma-
nently installed eyeflush stations.  Por-
table eyeflush dispensers should contain
at least one pint of water — either potable
water or a special fluid made for eyeflush
dispensers.  Permanently mounted
eyeflush stations should be connected to a
supply of potable running water or contain
a reservoir of at least one pint of potable
water or eyeflush fluid.

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Using an eyeflush
dispenser
   Both styles of dis-
pensers allow a gentle
trickle of water to flow
across the open eye.
^Vash the eye for about
15 minutes to be sure
that all the pesticide is
removed.
INTERPRETING PPE
STATEMENTS ON
PESTICIDE LABELS
Label Statement
Acceptable PPE
Protective Eyewear
Shielded safety
glasses, or
Face shield, or
Goggles, or
Full-face respirator
Goggles
Goggles, or
Full-face respirator

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