Osha Safety Glasses Rule. Face shields for workplace injury prevention. In jobs where hot surfaces are a factor, safety shoes must also be heat resistant.
For sure, individuals exposed to sunlight while working should protect their eyes with tinted safety sunglasses having 99.9% uv protection. Oregon occupational safety and health (oregon osha). Dramatic examples showing eye protection by any safety goggles or regular glasses compared to goggles stamped ansi z87.
In this case, it seems like the safety glasses purchased by the project are not holding up very long.
If an employer does not comply with osha safety glasses and ppe standards,. The good news is other industries have a higher incidence rate, however according to the last report by the bureau of labor statistics, there are approximately 1,800 eye injuries in the maintenance, repair, and cleaning industries each year. Safety glasses/goggles when chipping concrete, driving nails, hitting steel on steel, etc. Safety glasses are much sturdier than regular eyeglasses and consist of a safety frame and safety lenses.