EYE PROTECTIVE DEVICES
The district shall supply eye protective devices for teachers, students and visitors to all shops and laboratories meeting the standard of the American National Standard Practice for Occupational and Educational Eye and Face Protection as approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).
Every teacher and student shall be required to wear eye protective devices at all times while participating in or observing the following courses of instruction:
- Vocational, technical, industrial arts, chemical, or chemical-physical, involving exposure to:
- Hot molten metals or other molten materials;
- Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid materials;
- Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;
- Gas or electric arc welding or other forms of welding processes;
- Repair or servicing of any vehicle; or
- Caustic or explosive materials; and
- Chemical, physical, or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive materials, hot liquids or solids, injurious radiations, or other hazards not enumerated.
All employees share in the responsibility for maintaining a safe and healthy school environment. All staff members, more specifically, the teaching staff shall avail themselves of every possible opportunity to instruct students in the safe use and handling of any school property or equipment that could cause injury to students or school personnel.
Legal Reference: Neb. Statute 79-715
