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[[File:Mask Nurse Donna Wood in her safety suit.jpg|thumb|Nurse using a face shield during the [[Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone|Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone]], 2014.]] | [[File:Mask Nurse Donna Wood in her safety suit.jpg|thumb|Nurse using a face shield during the [[Ebola virus epidemic in Sierra Leone|Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone]], 2014.]] | ||
A '''face shield''', an item of [[personal protective equipment]] (PPE), aims to protect the wearer's entire [[face]] (or part of it) from [[hazard]]s such as [[Projectile|flying objects]] and [[road debris]], chemical splashes (in [[laboratory | laboratories]] or in [[Industry (economics)|industry]]), or potentially [[Infection| infectious]] materials (in [[Medicine|medical]] and laboratory environments). | A '''face shield''', an item of [[personal protective equipment]] (PPE), aims to protect the wearer's entire [[face]] (or part of it) from [[hazard]]s such as [[Projectile|flying objects]] and [[road debris]], chemical splashes (in [[laboratory | laboratories]] or in [[Industry (economics)|industry]]), or potentially [[Infection| infectious]] materials (in [[Medicine|medical]] and laboratory environments). Depending on the type used, a face shield may protect its wearer from a physical hazard, energy or radiation, chemical splashes, or biological hazards. <ref>{{Cite web |title=What is Face Shield? - Definition from Safeopedia |url=http://www.safeopedia.com/definition/9058/face-shield |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=safeopedia.com |language=en}}</ref> | ||
==Industry== | ==Industry== | ||
A face shield is intended to protect the wearer's partial or entire face and the eyes from hazards. Face shields should be used with [[Glasses|spectacles]] and/or [[goggles]].<ref>ANSI Z87.1-2003, page 11</ref> | A face shield is intended to protect the wearer's partial or entire face and the eyes from hazards. Face shields should be used with [[Glasses|spectacles]] and/or [[goggles]].<ref>ANSI Z87.1-2003, page 11</ref> | ||
===Standards=== | ===Standards=== | ||
;[[American National Standards Institute|ANSI]] (American Standard) | ;[[American National Standards Institute|ANSI]] (American Standard) | ||
* Mark Z87: Basic impact: Faceshields shall be capable of resisting impact from a 25.4[[Millimetre| mm]] (1[[Inch| in]]) diameter steel ball dropped from a height of 127[[Centimetre| cm]] (50 in). | * Mark Z87: Basic impact: Faceshields shall be capable of resisting impact from a 25.4[[Millimetre| mm]] (1[[Inch| in]]) diameter steel ball dropped from a height of 127[[Centimetre| cm]] (50 in). | ||
* Mark Z87+: High impact: Faceshields shall be capable of resisting impact from a 6.35 mm (0.25 in) diameter steel ball traveling at a velocity of 91.4 [[Metre per second|m/s]] (300 | * Mark Z87+: High impact: Faceshields shall be capable of resisting impact from a 6.35 mm (0.25 in) diameter steel ball traveling at a velocity of 91.4 [[Metre per second|m/s]] (300 ft/s). | ||
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A ballistic face shield is designed to stop or deflect blast and fragments from operators wearing [[bomb suit]]s<ref>Ashok Bhatnagar: ''Lightweight Ballistic Composites: Military and Law-Enforcement Applications'', Woodhead Publishing, 2018, {{ISBN|978-0081004067}}, pp. 133, 222</ref> To protect the wearers eyes and face from ballistic threats in combat is envisioned in the [[PEO Soldier]] program for the United States Department of Defense.<ref>Ashok Bhatnagar: ''Lightweight Ballistic Composites: Military and Law-Enforcement Applications'', Woodhead Publishing, 2018, {{ISBN|978-0081004067}}, pp. 396, 397</ref> | A ballistic face shield is designed to stop or deflect blast and fragments from operators wearing [[bomb suit]]s<ref>Ashok Bhatnagar: ''Lightweight Ballistic Composites: Military and Law-Enforcement Applications'', Woodhead Publishing, 2018, {{ISBN|978-0081004067}}, pp. 133, 222</ref> To protect the wearers eyes and face from ballistic threats in combat is envisioned in the [[PEO Soldier]] program for the United States Department of Defense.<ref>Ashok Bhatnagar: ''Lightweight Ballistic Composites: Military and Law-Enforcement Applications'', Woodhead Publishing, 2018, {{ISBN|978-0081004067}}, pp. 396, 397</ref> | ||
== | == Usage in construction == | ||
On many [[Construction|construction sites]] many [[Workforce|workers]] use face shields to protect them from debris or sparks. Many tools for cutting and working with metal recommend the use of a face shield. Examples include [[Welding|welding equipment]] or [[Abrasive saw|metal chop saws]]. | On many [[Construction|construction sites]] many [[Workforce|workers]] use face shields to protect them from debris or sparks. Many tools for cutting and working with metal recommend the use of a face shield. Examples include [[Welding|welding equipment]] or [[Abrasive saw|metal chop saws]]. | ||