Safety glasses

Safety glasses are basic eye protection and one of the standard PPE items that service staff at PV plants are expected to carry. Eye protection protects against dust and flying particles, corrosive gases, vapors and liquids. Safety glasses come with single or double lenses and can be made with prescription lenses, and they need to fit closely and comfortably. Goggles seal around the eyes, so they protect better against chemicals and vapors. A face shield is only a secondary device and must be worn over safety glasses for impact protection. Battery electrolyte can burn or irritate the eyes, so battery manuals call for goggles, rubber gloves, an apron and rubber boots when working on batteries. PV safety best practice is to wear safety glasses at all times, together with a nonconductive Class E hard hat and EH-rated footwear. Inverter and data logger manuals list safety goggles to protect the eyes from dust when drilling mounting holes.

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• sentence 4: support check: partial - The passages say to wear PPE such as rubber gloves, an apron, rubber boots and goggles around electrolyte, and that electrolyte irritates the eyes. They attribute this to safety guidance, not specifically to battery manuals, and the item list is given as examples.
• sentence 6: support check: partial - Two manuals list safety goggles to protect eyes during hole drilling, with one stating dust. The passages do not identify them as inverter and data logger manuals, and the mounting holes are not mentioned.
• sentence 4: review: partial - The passages support irritation and burns from electrolyte and list goggles, rubber gloves, an apron and rubber boots as example PPE, but they never say these documents are battery manuals. -->