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I am trying to resolve some safety concerns I have regarding the use of eye protection in a machine shop. The shop has 8 Haas VF2 SS VMC machines, a Haas TM-2 (not enclosed), and two Mori-Seiki NH6000 HMC's with a cell system.

Company management has no eye protection policy in place, and insists none is necessary as the machines are enclosed and there is no risk of eye injury. They do say they require eye protection while setting up the machines, but only at that time. Some of the parts I have programmed use a 2” 4-flute face mill at 12,000 RPM & 400 IPM, depth of cut .125” in Aluminum. With this tool running, the inside of the machine sounds like a machine gun is at work. Chips manage to find openings in the machine enclosure and pelt the operators.

Can anyone offer any opinions as to the validity fo the management position that no eye protection is needed?

Thanks!