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Basic data | Standard ID | GB 38696-2025 (GB38696-2025) | | Description (Translated English) | Eye and face protection - Intense light sources(non-laser) protectors | | Sector / Industry | National Standard | | Classification of Chinese Standard | C73 | | Classification of International Standard | 13.340.99 | | Word Count Estimation | 46,479 | | Date of Issue | 2025-08-29 | | Date of Implementation | 2026-09-01 | | Older Standard (superseded by this standard) | GB/T 38696.1-2020, GB/T 38696.2-2020 | | Issuing agency(ies) | State Administration for Market Regulation; Standardization Administration of China | GB 38696-2025: Eye and face protection - Intense light sources(non-laser) protectors---This is an excerpt. Full copy of true-PDF in English version (including equations, symbols, images, flow-chart, tables, and figures etc.), auto-downloaded/delivered in 9 seconds, can be purchased online: https://www.ChineseStandard.net/PDF.aspx/GB38696-2025
ICS 13.340.99
CCSC73
National Standards of the People's Republic of China
Replaces GB/T 38696.1-2020 and GB/T 38696.2-2020
Eye and face protection against strong light sources (non-laser)
Published on 2025-08-29
Implemented on 2026-09-01
State Administration for Market Regulation
The State Administration for Standardization issued a statement.
Table of Contents
Preface III
1.Scope 1
2 Normative References 1
3.Terms and Definitions 1
4.Classification 2
5 General Requirements 2
6.Geometric optical performance requirements 3
7 Physical and optical performance requirements 5
8.Non-optical performance requirements 7.
9.Test Methods 10
10 Mark 19
11 Instruction Manual 19
Appendix A (Normative) Spectral Distribution Function 21
Appendix B (Informative) Guidelines for the Use of Protective Equipment Against High-Intensity Light Sources 26
Appendix C (Informative) Exposure Limits and Hazard Classifications of High-Intensity Light Sources 29
Appendix D (Informative) Retinal Thermal Hazards - Assessment Process 33
Appendix E (Informative) Retinal Thermal Injury - Case Calculation 34
Appendix F (Informative) Filter Protection Factor (FPF) 37
References 38
Foreword
This document complies with the provisions of GB/T 1.1-2020 "Standardization Work Guidelines Part 1.Structure and Drafting Rules of Standardization Documents".
Drafting.
This document replaces GB/T 38696.1-2020 "Eye and Face Protection Against High-Intensity Light Sources (Non-Laser) - Part 1.Technical Requirements".
GB/T 38696.2-2020 "Eye and Face Protection Against High-Intensity Light Sources (Non-Laser) - Part 2.Usage Guidelines". This document is based on...
Based on GB/T 38696.1-2020, this standard integrates the content of GB/T 38696.2-2020.Compared with GB/T 38696.1-2020, it includes the following.
Aside from structural adjustments and editorial changes, the main technical changes are as follows.
---Added terms and definitions such as "opaque protective gear," "spherical power," and "protective gear against automatically variable intensity light sources" (see Chapter 3);
---A new category has been added. Opaque Protective Equipment (see Chapter 4);
---The "General Requirements" section has been removed (see section 5.1 in the 2020 version);
---Change the three parameters "Materials", "Structure", and "Filter Assembly" to two parameters. "Biocompatibility" and "Structure and Adjustment" (see...).
5.1, 5.2, and 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5 (2020 edition)
---The requirements for "spherical power and astigmatism" have been changed (see 6.2.1, 5.8.5 in the 2020 version);
---The requirement for "prism diopter deviation" has been changed (see 6.2.1, 5.8.7 in the 2020 version);
---Changed "local variation in refractive power" to "spatial deviation" and modified the requirements for "spatial deviation" (see 6.2.2, 2020 version).
(of 5.8.6);
---The requirement for "prism power difference" has been changed (see 6.2.3, 5.8.8 in the 2020 version);
---Added requirements for "refractive power, cylinder axis deviation, and center point position (corrective lenses)" (see 6.3);
---A transmittance requirement has been added for "Class D high-intensity light source protective equipment" (see 7.1.4);
---The requirement for "transmittance uniformity" has been changed (see 7.2, 5.8.4 in the 2020 edition);
---The requirement for "angle dependence of transmittance" has been added (see 7.5.3);
---A requirement for "conversion time" has been added (see 7.5.4);
---The requirement for "narrow-angle scattering" has been changed (see 7.6, 5.8.9 in the 2020 version);
---Added requirements for "protected areas" (see 8.1);
---Changed "UV aging" to "UV radiation resistance" and modified the requirements for "UV radiation resistance" (see 8.4, 2020).
Version 5.10);
---The term "strength" has been changed to "basic impact protection performance," and the requirements for "basic impact protection performance" have been modified (see 8.6, 2020).
Version 5.12);
---The option "Color of protective goggles" has been removed (see section 6.2 in the 2020 version);
---A "General Rule" has been added (see 9.1);
---Added a "field of view" test method (see 9.2);
---Added a "spatial deviation" test method (see 9.3);
---A "transmittance" test method has been added (see 9.4);
---Added a "Conversion Time" test method (see 9.5);
---Added a "protected area" testing method (see 9.6);
---The requirements for "identification" have been changed (see Chapter 10, Chapter 8 of the 2020 edition);
---The requirements for the "Instruction Manual" have been changed (see Chapter 11, Chapter 9 of the 2020 edition).
Please note that some content in this document may involve patents. The issuing organization of this document assumes no responsibility for identifying patents.
This document was proposed and is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Emergency Management of the People's Republic of China.
The release history of this document and the document it replaces is as follows.
---First published in 2020 as GB/T 38696.1-2020;
---This is the first revision, incorporating the content of GB/T 38696.2-2020.
Eye and face protection against strong light sources (non-laser)
1.Scope
This document specifies the classification, general requirements, geometric optical performance requirements, physical optical performance requirements, and non-laser protective equipment for high-intensity light sources (non-laser).
The optical performance requirements, markings, user manual, and descriptions of the corresponding test methods are included.
This document applies to eye protection for those exposed to strong light sources with wavelengths between 250nm and 3000nm.
This document does not apply to the assembly of welding protective gear, laser protective gear, sunglasses, ophthalmic instrument components, sunscreens, and other medical and cosmetic equipment.
Components.
2 Normative references
The contents of the following documents, through normative references within the text, constitute essential provisions of this document. Dated citations are not included.
For references to documents, only the version corresponding to that date applies to this document; for undated references, the latest version (including all amendments) applies.
This document.
GB 14866-2023 General Technical Specification for Eye and Face Protective Equipment
GB/T 30042-2013 Terminology for Personal Protective Equipment - Eye and Face Protection
GB/T 32166.2-2015 Personal Protective Equipment - Eye and Face Protection; Occupational Eye and Face Protection - Part 2.Measurement Methods
GB/T 38009 Technical requirements and test methods for nickel deposition in spectacle frames
GB 45185-2024 Safety Technical Specification for Finished Eyeglasses (Optical Optical Products)
3.Terms and Definitions
The terms and definitions defined in GB/T 30042-2013, as well as the following terms and definitions, apply to this document.
3.1
Blue light hazard (BLH)
Retinal damage caused by photochemical reactions induced by light radiation with wavelengths between 300 nm and 700 nm.
3.2
The degree to which a filter attenuates light radiation.
3.3
Infrared Lens Hazard
Thermal damage to the cornea and lens caused by light radiation with wavelengths between 780nm and 3000nm.
3.4
Intense light source; ILS
It contains one or more radiation sources with wavelengths between 250 nm and 3000 nm, capable of causing or intended to cause damage in humans and animals.
Non-laser light sources with biological effects.
Note. High-intensity light sources can operate in continuous or pulsed mode.
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