Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 160-4-3-.10 - Eye Protection
(1) Requirements.
(a) Each local board of education shall adopt
a policy for ensuring the safety of every student, teacher and visitor
participating in or observing certain courses of instruction in any
school.
(b) Such policy shall
require that persons wear appropriate industrial quality eye protective
equipment at all times while participating in or observing vocational,
industrial arts, chemical, physical or any other course of instruction
involving exposure to any of the following:
1. molten metal or other molten
materials;
2. milling, sawing,
turning, shaping, cutting, grinding or stamping on 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 process;
5. repair or
servicing of any vehicle;
6.
caustic or explosive materials;
7.
finishing materials and solvents;
8. injurious radiations or other
hazards.
(c) Each school
shall provide eye protection equipment to every student, teacher and visitor
while using or observing machines or operations same as in paragraph (b) above.
1. Each school shall keep eye protection
equipment that is clean, in good repair, durable, capable of being disinfected
and that meets the requirements specified in "Practice for Occupational and
Educational Eye and Face Protection", American National Standards Institute,
Z87.1-1968 Use of equipment with structural or optical defects shall be
prohibited.
2. Persons whose vision
requires the use of eye glasses shall be provided goggles that can be worn over
corrective spectacles without disturbing the adjustment of the
spectacles.
(d) Each
school that uses lasers in classrooms and laboratories shall register them with
the Georgia Department of Human Resources and adhere to the Rules and
Regulations for Laser Radiation, Chapter 290-5-27, Ga. Department of Human
Resources.
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