Overview

• The FORTE UD 406 is an eye protection spectacle aimed at the buyer who purchases against a specification rather than against a description. Everything this spectacle rests on comes down to three things that can be verified and matched against the wording of an equipment schedule: a dual certification, a defined lens material, and a surface coating that in practice settles how long the spectacle lasts.
• The dual certification means it is certified to the European EN 166 with the F symbol and to the American ANSI Z87.1 at the same time. The value of that is real, because project specifications across the Kingdom do not agree on one reference: some write the European standard, while others — particularly oil company and international contractor agreements — stipulate the American one. An item carrying both passes in either case, so the equipment schedule needs no alternative item for each specification.
• The lens material is impact-resistant polycarbonate, the material on which passing the standard's impact test rests, and which at the same time carries 99.9% UV protection. What matters here is that the UV protection is a property inherent to the material itself, not a layer added to the surface, so it does not weaken with use, does not wear off with repeated wiping, and does not differ between the clear lens and the dark one.
• The anti-scratch coating is the third element, and in practice it is what determines when the spectacle gets replaced. A spectacle is rarely replaced because it broke; far more often it is replaced because its lens has hazed over from repeated wiping. A worker in a dusty environment wipes the lens several times a shift, and repeated wiping is what clouds untreated lenses. The anti-scratch coating delays that moment, and its effect on the annual consumption rate is tangible when costing the outfitting of a full crew. The spectacle is available with a clear and a dark lens, and is made in India. Available through Al-Najma Al-Wataniyah with guaranteed quality and fast delivery across Riyadh, Dammam, and all KSA regions.

Technical Specifications

Size & Color Table

• *Facilities whose crews move between indoors and outdoors are best served by stocking both tints and allocating them according to each area's lighting.*

Certificates & Standards

• The spectacle is certified to two international standards at once. The first is the European EN 166, the standard that sets the basic requirements for eye protectors, accompanied here by the F symbol denoting that it passed the low energy impact test: a projectile travelling at 45 m/s. That is the first of three impact levels in the standard, and it covers the fragments and particles thrown off in maintenance, assembly, warehousing and general site work. The second is the American ANSI Z87.1 for eye and face protection, the reference adopted in many oil company and international contractor agreements operating in the Kingdom. The final reference at field audit remains the symbols printed on the spectacle itself, which is what the auditor inspects rather than anything on the packaging. Product documentation and conformity certificates are supplied on request to support project files, and we recommend verifying SASO/SABER requirements for eye protection equipment before bulk supply.

Additional reference standards for the Saudi market:

• EN 166 (basic requirements for eye protectors) — the F symbol for low energy impact resistance
• ANSI/ISEA Z87.1 (the American standard for eye and face protection)
• EN 170 (ultraviolet filters) · EN 172 (sunglare filters for industrial use) for the dark lens option
• Regulation (EU) 2016/425 — Category II personal protective equipment

Industrial Applications

• B2B Sectors — Detailed Engineering Use Case:

B2B Supply Info

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: Why does carrying both standards matter?

• Because project specifications across the Kingdom do not agree on one reference: some write the European EN 166, while many oil company and international contractor agreements stipulate the American ANSI Z87.1. An item carrying both passes in either case, so the equipment schedule needs no alternative item for each specification.

Q2: What exactly does the F symbol mean?

• It means the product passed the low energy impact test under EN 166, resisting a projectile travelling at 45 m/s. It is the first of three levels in the standard (F, then B, then A), and it covers the fragments and particles thrown off in maintenance, assembly and warehousing work. If your project specification stipulates B or A, those are higher levels requiring a different item.

Q3: Does the UV protection weaken over time?

• No. The protection is a property inherent to the polycarbonate material itself, not a layer added to the surface, so it does not wear off with repeated wiping or weaken with use, and it is the same in the clear and the dark lens, because the colour of the lens has nothing to do with it. What the dark lens does is cut the intensity of visible light, that is, glare — which is a different matter from ultraviolet radiation.

Q4: Is the anti-scratch coating worth the price difference?

• Yes, and it has the largest effect on the annual consumption rate. A spectacle is rarely replaced because it broke; far more often it is replaced because its lens has hazed over from repeated wiping. In a dusty environment a worker wipes the lens several times a shift, and the anti-scratch coating delays that hazing. Work the difference out across the pieces the crew consumes in a year, not across the price of a single piece.

Q5: Is delivery available to Riyadh, Dammam, and all KSA regions?

• Yes, supply is available across all KSA regions with bulk quantities available for B2B projects and equipping full work crews in both clear and dark tints according to what each department needs.

Internal Links

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