PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR FOR
SINGLES
Although the risk of injury in squash is low, it is recommended
that protective eye guards, manufactured to an appropriate
National Standard, are worn properly over the eyes at all times
during play. It is the responsibility of the player to ensure
that the quality of the product worn is satisfactory for the
purpose.
Recommended eye guards are those that have undergone stringent
testing and have been passed as suitable for squash by the
National Standards Associations for Racquet Sport Eye Protection
of Canada, England, Australia and the United States.
FOR DOUBLES
Although the risk of injury in Squash is very low it is required
in the Rules of Squash that, in Doubles, protective eye guards
manufactured to an appropriate National Safety Standard are worn
properly over the eyes at all times during play. It is the
responsibility of the player to ensure that the quality of the
product worn is satisfactory for the purpose. National Standards
for Racket Sport Eye Protection are published by the Canadian
Standards Association, the United States ASTM, Standards
Australia/New Zealand and British Standards Institution.
The National Standards
available for Squash are as follows:
Australia/New Zealand - AS/NZS 4066
British - BS7930.1
Canada - CSA P400
United States - ASTM F803
All the eye protectors listed below
have been verified as tested for Squash from a copy of
the relevant Report issued by the National Standards Authority
or Authorised Notified Laboratory and forwarded to the WSF by
the manufacturers/suppliers.
THE WSF INTERNATIONAL LIST OF
EYE PROTECTORS CERTIFIED FOR SQUASH
