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This document specifies general requirements for protectors designed to provide protection for the eyes and faces of persons against common occupational hazards such as impacts from flying particles and fragments, optical radiation, dusts, splashing materials, molten metals, heat, flame, hot solids, harmful gases, vapours and aerosols. Additional requirements for protectors used during welding and related techniques and for mesh protectors are given in ISO 16321-2 and ISO 16321-3. This document applies to all afocal (plano power) and prescription lens protectors and components. This document also applies to those articles of eye and face protection used for occupational-type tasks but not performed as part of an occupation, e.g. "do-it-yourself". This document does not apply to: - sunglasses for general use for which ISO 12312-1 applies; - protectors for medically prescribed applications (not occupational); e.g. eye protection for severe dry eye, tints prescribed for medical conditions; - protectors intended to control exposure of the eyes of patients during diagnosis or treatment (e.g. ISO/DTR 22463); - protectors for use during medical or aesthetic applications intense light sources (ILS) for which ISO 12609 series applies; - protectors intended for direct observation of the sun, such as for solar-eclipse viewing for which ISO 12312-2 applies; - protectors specifically intended for sports for which ISO 18527 series applies; - laser protectors, for which ISO 19818 applies; - face protectors intended for live-working to protect against short-circuit electric arcs for which IEC 62819 applies; - protectors intended to protect against ionizing radiation for which IEC 61331-3 applies.