Section 6-10-113 - Eye protection - Definitions(a) Every student and teacher in the public schools participating in any of the following courses is required to wear industrial-quality eye protective devices at all times while participating in the following courses or laboratories: (1) Vocational or industrial arts shops or laboratories involving experience with: (B) Milling, sawing, turning, shaping, cutting, grinding, or stamping of any solid materials;(C) Heat treatment, tempering, or kiln firing of any metal or other materials;(D) Gas or electric arc welding;(E) Any of the processes listed in this section which may be used for repairing a vehicle; or(F) Caustic or explosive materials; or(2) Chemical or combined chemical-physical laboratories involving caustic or explosive chemicals or hot liquids or solids.(b) A board of education may, in its discretion:(1) Purchase eye protective devices and furnish them free to students and teachers;(2) Purchase eye protective devices and sell or rent the devices to students and teachers; or(3) Require students and teachers to furnish their own eye protective devices without cost to the school.(c) As used in this section: (1) "Industrial quality eye protective devices" means devices meeting the standards of the American standard safety code for head, eye, and respiratory protection, Z2. 1-1959, promulgated by the American National Standards Institute; and(2) A "Board of education" shall be construed to include boards of directors of the school districts of this state, county boards of education, or the trustees of the various state-supported institutions of higher education in this state.Acts 1965, No. 48, §§ 1-3; A.S.A. 1947, §§ 80-1634 -- 80-1636.