In making fiber optic cable terminations, you should wear safety glasses with ___.

• A. UV tinted lenses
• B. side shields
• C. both a and b
• D. neither a nor b

Answer: (B)

During fiber optic terminations, tiny glass shards can be ejected from the fiber end during stripping, cleaving, or polishing. Safety glasses with side shields provide protection from debris coming from the sides, which is the most common eye hazard in this work. UV tinted lenses aren’t typically needed for this task and can impair visibility; only laser-specific eyewear is required if a laser with a known wavelength is used. So the best safety eyewear for this scenario is safety glasses with side shields.