Are there certain jobs that require eye and face protection?

OSHA does not specify which jobs require the use of safety glasses or other types of PPE as it’s up to the employer to provide appropriate protection based on the results of the hazard assessment.

However, OSHA does provide some guidance to employers in “Appendix B to Subpart I to Part 1910 — Non-Mandatory Compliance Guidelines for Hazard Assessment and Personal Protective Equipment Selection,” which includes the following:

“Some occupations (not a complete list) for which eye protection should be routinely considered are: carpenters, electricians, machinists, mechanics and repairers, millwrights, plumbers and pipe fitters, sheet metal workers and tinsmiths, assemblers, sanders, grinding machine operators, lathe and milling machine operators, sawyers, welders, laborers, chemical process operators and handlers, and timber cutting and logging workers ....” The Appendix also includes an eye and face protection selection chart which may be helpful to employers.