{"id":22289,"date":"2022-02-07T20:36:06","date_gmt":"2022-02-07T19:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pegasosafety.com\/is-it-compulsory-to-provide-prescription-safety-glasses-to-workers\/"},"modified":"2022-02-07T20:45:07","modified_gmt":"2022-02-07T19:45:07","slug":"is-it-compulsory-to-provide-prescription-safety-glasses-to-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pegasosafety.com\/en\/is-it-compulsory-to-provide-prescription-safety-glasses-to-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it compulsory to provide prescription safety glasses to workers?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In accordance with Law 31\/1995 on the Prevention of Occupational Risks and its article 14 Workers have the right to effective protection<\/u>\u00a0in terms of health and safety at work.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The employer shall guarantee the safety and health of his workers and all aspects of the work they carry out’. <\/em><\/strong>And, therefore, the cost of measures relating to safety and health at work must in no way be borne by the workers.<\/p>\n

Company responsibility for risk prevention<\/h2>\n

Statistically, 63% of the Spanish population needs vision correction, hence the importance of the question: Is it compulsory to provide prescription safety glasses<\/a> to workers who require them?<\/p>\n

In this sense, the answer is clear. If the risk assessment identifies eye risks that cannot be avoided with collective corrective measures, the employer must provide free certified protective glasses<\/strong> to cover the risk for which they are intended and keep a legal record<\/strong> of their delivery.<\/p>\n

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From a legal point of view, if we are talking about the need for intensive use of eye protection, a neutral protective goggle cannot offer effective protection to a worker with a need for visual correction.<\/strong>. There are protective goggle covers (full frame or universal type) which, when combined with the worker’s own prescription glasses in an intensive way, are not suitable for several reasons. Firstly, when a worker wears a protective goggle cover on top of his own prescription glasses, an impact received on the protective goggle cover can have repercussions on the inner goggle<\/strong> (which is not a safety goggle), causing risk for the worker. Additionally, the worker is exposed to glare due to the fact that the double lens, and added weight causes a lot of discomfort if overprotection is required for most of the working day<\/p>\n

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Effective eye protection<\/h2>\n

In conclusion, if the exposure to risk is occasional, protective goggle covers over prescription glasses may be a good option. But if eye protection is required during most of the working day, according to Law 31\/1995 on Occupational Risk Prevention and its article 14, the option considered as “effective protection” is the prescription safety goggles for the visual correction of the worker that have obtained the CE Certification<\/strong>.\u00a0 To this end, it is important to highlight that both the frames and the prescription protective lenses must bear the CE Certification marks, informing of their impact level (Medium S or High F) and their optical quality.<\/p>\n

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Frequently asked questions<\/p>\n

\u00bfWhat is CE protection in prescription safety glasses?<\/h3>\n

CE certification is found on frames and prescription protective lenses and is the indicator that the product complies with quality and safety standards, guaranteeing the quality of the lenses.<\/p>\n

When do employees have to be provided with free safety glasses?<\/h3>\n

The employer must provide workers with certified safety glasses free of charge to cover possible eye risks that cannot be avoided with collective corrective measures and keep a legal record <\/strong>of their delivery.<\/p>\n