MSA Recalls Faceshield Visor
MSA North America Announces a Recall of High Impact Propionate Visors
MSA North America announced on February 9 a Stop-Use and Recall Notice for some high impact propionate visors. Through their supplier Paulson Manufacturing and through internal and third party tests, the visors did not to meet the high velocity and high mass impact tests required by ANSI Z87.1-2003. All other performance requirements of the standard were met.
The visors in question were manufactured from February, 2004 to January, 2010. The part number, material type, and date of manufacture are identified on each visor label. These are the following part numbers to look for: 10005883, 10005885, 10006024, 10086994, 10086998, 10087000, and 10087022. Visor part number 10005883 is also being recalled from Canadian customers due to incorrect labeling.
If you receive a Stop-Use and Recall Notice http://media.msanet.com/www/PDFs/MSANorthAmerica/SafetyNotices/10001-02(stop_use_notice).pdf from MSA, locate all affected visors and remove them from service. The company is offering alternate visors to replace these products at no cost to their customers. Complete directions for returning the visors are outlined in the notice.
MSA has not received any complaints or returns of these visors, but is issuing the notice as a precautionary measure. They are working with the manufacturer to correct all problems. You may contact MSA at their North America headquarters in Pittsburgh at 800-672-2222 or via their website at www.msanet.com.
