For protective eyewear in the US, the governing document is ANSI Z87.1, and although revised in 2003, 2010 and again recently in 2015, for 40 years, ANSI has remained a base point from which we all begin to qualify our protective eyewear. However, did you know that In the United States, compliance with the standard is self-certified?
The certification is based on test results generated by the manufacturer as part of its initial design and ongoing Quality Control
procedure. However, no independent certification is required. And zero ongoing certification is considered essential. Molds
may change, the factory and equipment manufacturing the products may change, or the tolerances of the equipment itself can
change.
What won’t change it that products that at some point met the standard will continue to carry a “Z87+” marking on
the lens(es) and frame. Brass Knuckle thinks this is outrageous.
We test at the manufacturing level and then continue to test in independent, ISO certified laboratories in the United States. We pull products every year that, for some reason, fail to meet our higher standards. This is our minimum standard and we’re pretty sure it’s a bit higher than most.
The Test
In the current edition of the standard is Z87.1-2015, the following “high” impact tests apply to lenses, as well as to
the frames or product housing:
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