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Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid materials,\n\n\t\t\tc. Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials,\n\n\t\t\td. Gas or electric arc welding,\n\n\t\t\te. Repair of any vehicle, or\n\n\t\t\tf. Caustic or explosive materials;\n\n2\n\nChemical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive chemicals or hot liquids or solids.\n\t\t\tThe governing board or authority of any public or private school or the governing board of each institution of higher education shall furnish the eye protective devices prescribed in this section free of charge or at cost to the students and teachers of the school participating in such courses or laboratories; however, such devices may be furnished by parents or guardians of such students. Eye protective devices shall be furnished to all visitors to such courses.\n\n\t\t\t&#8220;Industrial quality eye protective devices,&#8221; as used in this section, means devices providing side protection and meeting the standards of the American Standards Association Safety Code for Head, Eye, and Respiratory Protection, Z2.1-1959, promulgated by the American Standards Association, Inc.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1320304,"text":"Every student and teacher in any school or institution of higher education shall be required to wear industrial quality eye protective devices while participating in any of the following courses or laboratories:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":1320305,"text":"Career and technical education shops or laboratories involving experience with:\n\t\t\ta. Hot molten metals,\t\t\tb. 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It has been modified 3 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1966, chapter 69; in 1980, chapter 559; in 2001, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?011+ful+CHAP0483\">483<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1409369,"object_type":"law","relational_id":354618,"identifier":"22.1-275","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-275","url":"\/22.1-275\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/22.1-275\/","token":"22.1\/14\/2\/22.1-275","dublin_core":{"Title":"Protective eye devices","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 22.1-275","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section><p>Every student and teacher in any school or institution of higher education shall be required to wear industrial quality eye protective devices while participating in any of the following courses or laboratories:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"1\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">1.<\/span> Career and technical education shops or laboratories involving experience with:\n\t\t\ta. Hot molten metals,<br \/><br \/>\t\t\tb. Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span>,<br \/><br \/>\t\t\tc. Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span>,<br \/><br \/>\t\t\td. Gas or electric arc welding,<br \/><br \/>\t\t\te. Repair of any vehicle, or<br \/><br \/>\t\t\tf. Caustic or explosive <span class=\"dictionary\">materials<\/span>; <a id=\"paragraph-1320305\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-275\/#1\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"2\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">2.<\/span> Chemical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive chemicals or hot liquids or solids.\n\t\t\tThe governing <span class=\"dictionary\">board<\/span> or authority of any public or private school or the governing <span class=\"dictionary\">board<\/span> of each institution of higher education shall furnish the eye protective devices prescribed in this section free of charge or at cost to the students and teachers of the school participating in such courses or laboratories; however, such devices may be furnished by <span class=\"dictionary\">parents<\/span> or guardians of such students. Eye protective devices shall be furnished to all visitors to such courses.<br \/><br \/>\t\t\t&#8220;Industrial quality eye protective devices,&#8221; as used in this section, means devices providing side protection and meeting the standards of the American Standards Association Safety Code for Head, Eye, and Respiratory Protection, Z2.1-1959, promulgated by the American Standards Association, Inc. <a id=\"paragraph-1320306\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/22.1-275\/#2\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nPROTECTIVE EYE DEVICES (\u00a7 22.1-275)\n\nEvery student and teacher in any school or institution of higher education shall\nbe required to wear industrial quality eye protective devices while\nparticipating in any of the following courses or laboratories:\n\n1. Career and technical education shops or laboratories involving experience\nwith:\n\t\t\ta. Hot molten metals,\t\t\tb. Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting,\ngrinding, or stamping of any solid materials,\t\t\tc. Heat treatment, tempering, or\nkiln firing of any metal or other materials,\t\t\td. Gas or electric arc\nwelding,\t\t\te. Repair of any vehicle, or\t\t\tf. Caustic or explosive materials;\n\n2. Chemical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or\nexplosive chemicals or hot liquids or solids.\n\t\t\tThe governing board or authority of any public or private school or the\ngoverning board of each institution of higher education shall furnish the eye\nprotective devices prescribed in this section free of charge or at cost to the\nstudents and teachers of the school participating in such courses or\nlaboratories; however, such devices may be furnished by parents or guardians of\nsuch students. Eye protective devices shall be furnished to all visitors to such\ncourses.\t\t\t&#8220;Industrial quality eye protective devices,&#8221; as used in\nthis section, means devices providing side protection and meeting the standards\nof the American Standards Association Safety Code for Head, Eye, and Respiratory\nProtection, Z2.1-1959, promulgated by the American Standards Association, Inc.\n\nHISTORY: Code 1950, \u00a7 22-10.2; 1966, c. 69; 1980, c. 559; 2001, c. 483.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}