Independently Tested and Compliant: ANSI & MCEPS Standards

All Edge Tactical Eyewear glasses are tested in independent laboratories to assure their compliance with ANSI Z87.1+2010 and Military Ballistic MCEPS GL-PD 10-12 standards. Watch the following video to learn more about some of the testing processes.

What is ANSI Z87.1+2010?

Z87.1+2010 is the American National Standards Institute’s (ANSI) most current standard for high impact eye protection. In 1922, the War Department, Navy Department, and National Bureau of Standards created the first edition of the Z2 Standard for eye and head protection. Over many decades, these testing standards have been revised, improved, and renamed – resulting in today’s ANSI Z87.1-2010 requirements, which are enforced by OSHA. Edge Eyewear has added a “+” to the Z87.1 markings to indicate that eyewear is compliant with the high impact level of the standard, referred to as Z87+.


What is Military MCEPS GL-PD 10-12 (Ballistic Standard)?

The current Military Combat Eye Protection Systems (MCEPS) standard is called MCEPS GL-PD 10-12, which superseded the MIL-PRF-31013 standard in April of 1996. This standard contains a series of tests that are much more aggressive than ANSI’s, such as ballistic fragmentation tests, to simulate projectiles and other dangers faced in combat.