Sellstrom Face shields, windows and headgear

A face shield is three parts, and you replace them one at a time

Every Sellstrom face shield is a crown, a window and a way to hold it on your head: ratchet headgear you tighten with a knob, pin-lock headgear set by holes, or an adapter that clips into the slots of a hard hat. The window wears out first. Grinding sparks pit it, solvents haze it, and a pitted window is the cue to swap it, not to throw away the headgear.

Windows are made for a series. A DP4 window fits a DP4 crown, a 380 window fits a 380 crown, and the 301 window follows the universal hole pattern many shields share. Clear is for grinding, chipping and splash. Shade 5 IR is for torch work: gas welding, brazing and cutting, never an electric arc. Anti-fog and Sta-Clear coated windows are for work where your breath or the heat of the job clouds the view.

OSHA's guide to protective equipment is clear that a face shield alone does not stop an impact. Wear it over safety glasses or goggles, and let the shield take the spray and the sparks.

Which window for which work
Window	Made for	Not for
Clear polycarbonate	Grinding, chipping, machining, splash	Any welding or cutting light
Clear acetate	Chemical splash in labs and plants	Heavy impact
Shade 3 or 5 IR	Torch brazing, gas welding, oxygen cutting	Electric arc welding
Shade 6 or 8 IR flip visor	Torch work with a clear window behind for grinding	Electric arc welding

Tints from the OSHA shade table: torch brazing needs at least Shade 3, gas welding 4 to 6, oxygen cutting 3 to 5. See the welding shade guide.

These 29 products are part of the Sellstrom protection range, from $4.91 to $109.99 in our last catalog update.

Do you still need safety glasses under a Sellstrom face shield?

Yes. OSHA's guide says a face shield alone will not provide adequate protection against impact. The shield takes the sparks, chips and splash, and the glasses or goggles underneath protect the eyes. See the eye and face protection guide.

Which Sellstrom window tint should you pick for your work?

Clear for grinding, chipping and splash. Anti-fog where your breath or the heat of the job clouds the view. Shade 3, 5, 6 or 8 IR for torch work: brazing, gas welding and oxygen cutting, never an electric arc. The shade guide has the OSHA table.

Can a Sellstrom face shield go on your hard hat?

Yes, where the shield comes with a universal hard hat slot adapter or offers it as a mount option. The adapter clips into the side slots of a standard hard hat. See hard hat face shields.

This is general information about choosing protective equipment, not a hazard assessment of your workplace and not medical advice. Your employer's assessment, the markings on the product and its instructions come first; after any injury to the eye, get medical help right away.

What the safety sources say

OSHA Publication 3151: Personal Protective Equipment. Describes safety spectacles, goggles, welding shields and face shields, and says face shields protect against splashes and sprays but not adequately against impact, so worn with goggles or safety spectacles they give added protection. It also says hearing protector makers must print the NRR on the packaging and that glasses, facial hair or long hair can reduce the protective value of earmuffs. Read October 2, 2026.
OSHA, 29 CFR 1910.133: Eye and face protection. Employers must ensure appropriate eye or face protection against flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, chemical gases or vapors and injurious light radiation, with side protection against flying objects, and filter lenses must carry a shade number suited to the work. Devices must meet ANSI/ISEA Z87.1-2010, Z87.1-2003 or Z87.1-1989 (R-1998), and the table sets minimum shades such as 10 for gas metal arc welding at 60 to 160 A and 14 for carbon arc welding. Read October 2, 2026.

Each of these sources is linked in our eye and face protection guide.

Before the next shift

Pick the hazard, then the part

Every shield, window, lens, goggle and station in the Sellstrom protection range is one click from here, and you pick the exact part number on the next page.

Start with what can reach your eyes, your face or your ears, then pick the part for the gear you already own.

Sellstrom face shields, windows and headgear

A face shield is three parts, and you replace them one at a time

More to look at

About Sellstrom face shields, windows and headgear

Do you still need safety glasses under a Sellstrom face shield?

Which Sellstrom window tint should you pick for your work?

Can a Sellstrom face shield go on your hard hat?

Pick the hazard, then the part