In controlled environments, eyewear is a dual-purpose control: it protects the operator’s eyes and it helps reduce workflow disruptions that create contamination risk. The most common cleanroom failure mode for eyewear is not “breakage”—it is repeated adjusting, lifting, or swapping due to poor fit or fogging. The Nemesis Small platform is designed to fit smaller heads without constant repositioning, supporting steadier wear behavior across a shift.

• Impact-rated eye protection for production, maintenance, and material-handling work where ANSI Z87.1+ eyewear is required.
• Gowning anterooms and controlled environments where eye protection is part of site EHS policy.
• Operators who need a smaller frame geometry to reduce slippage and fit-driven “touch events.”
• Smoke lens preference for bright indoor/outdoor transitions and glare-prone work zones.

• Small fit improves compliance: fewer comfort complaints and fewer adjustments during work.
• Wraparound coverage: base-8 curve extends peripheral protection.
• UV protection: polycarbonate lens platform supports UVA/UVB/UVC filtering.
• Stability features: FLEX-DRY* temples help reduce slippage in warm/humid work.
• Continuity and support: SOSCleanroom is expanding KleenGuard/Ansell availability with selection guidance aligned to controlled-environment behaviors.

Nemesis Small safety glasses use a polycarbonate lens platform with a wraparound frame geometry designed for extended peripheral protection and a stable face fit. The smoke lens option is commonly selected for bright environments and outdoor transitions.

Cleanroom relevance: the best eyewear is the eyewear operators actually keep on. A stable, comfortable fit reduces repeated touch/adjust behaviors that can undermine both safety and contamination-control discipline.

The table below consolidates the attributes most relevant for program standardization, receiving, and user fit compliance. If your quality system requires a specific coating type, confirm the delivered unit marking/packaging and retain the supporting document set.

Attribute	SKU 38476
Product	KleenGuard Nemesis Small Safety Glasses
Lens color	Smoke
Size	Small (S)
Frame color	Black
Lens material	Polycarbonate
Lens coating (validation-critical field)	Listed as Uncoated on SOSCleanroom; manufacturer family sheet may describe hard-coat variants by SKU — verify coating on delivered unit packaging if required by your program.
Standard	ANSI / ISEA Z87.1+
UV protection	99.9% UVA / UVB / UVC (polycarbonate lens platform)
Accessory	Neck cord included
Country of origin	Taiwan
Pack format	Case of 12 glasses
UPC / GTIN	UPC 036000384765 / GTIN 10036000384762

In cleanrooms, eyewear problems almost always show up as behavior problems: fogging drives lifting; poor fit drives repositioning; and scratchy lenses drive wiping. Each of those actions increases face/hood contact events and can disrupt aseptic or controlled workflow discipline.

If operators routinely wear masks or hoods, consider whether an anti-fog eyewear option is warranted. If a coating change is made, validate the cleaning/disinfection method to avoid damaging the coating or creating haze.

This item is supplied as a case of 12 glasses and is listed with country of origin: Taiwan on the SOSCleanroom product page. If your program tracks PPE by lot or shipment, retain the receiving record with SKU/UPC identifiers.

For contamination-control programs, packaging discipline matters: do not stage opened eyewear cartons on uncontrolled surfaces and then carry them into cleaner zones without a defined handling method.

European Annex 1 context (sterile manufacturing): In Grade A/B environments, Annex 1 describes sterile eye coverings (e.g., goggles) as part of the gowning set, with emphasis on gowning qualification, procedure compliance, and garment integrity checks. If you are operating under Annex 1 expectations, evaluate whether safety glasses are sufficient for the specific area, or whether sealed/sterile goggles are required by your contamination control strategy.

• Fogging drives lifting: move to anti-fog options or adjust mask/hood interface to reduce warm air flow into lenses.
• Poor fit drives constant repositioning: standardize Small fit where needed rather than forcing a universal fit.
• Lens wiping scratches lenses: define a cleaning method and a lens-safe wipe approach; avoid dry wiping.
• Uncontrolled storage: stop “set it anywhere” behavior; designate storage to prevent recontamination.
• Coating mismatch to SOP: if coating type matters, verify at receiving and document to the program requirement.

Closest alternatives are other small-size, ANSI Z87.1+ wraparound safety glasses in smoke or indoor/outdoor lenses. In controlled environments, compare fit stability, fog behavior, and cleaning compatibility—not only unit cost.

• Small-fit anti-fog safety glasses: when masks/hoods are driving fogging-related adjustments.
• Sealed goggles: when splash, chemical, or higher-grade contamination controls require a more enclosed eye barrier.
• Sterile goggles/eye coverings: when Annex 1 / sterile-grade gowning requires sterile eye coverings as part of the set.

Nemesis Small (38476) is a strong fit when your operation needs impact-rated eyewear and you have a meaningful population of smaller head sizes where universal frames reduce compliance. For sterile manufacturing grades governed by Annex 1 expectations, confirm whether your CCS/gowning SOP requires sterile or sealed eye coverings in the specific area. SOSCleanroom supports these decisions with Ansell/KleenGuard continuity and practical, behavior-based selection guidance.