"some are not happy". Unhappy about what? Mandatory Policy is often the only option left to the employer when discipline and culture is poor at 'point of hazard'. This is not so much a matter of 'Risk Assessment', more a matter of fact. Do beware of interference with hearing protection though (if applicable) and do ensure that your employees are involved in the evaluation and selection of the PPE. "Eyes: Issue quantity= 2. Replacements are not available"

We operate mandatory safety shoe and glasses areas within the business. We are now over the hurdle of prescription safety specs with the use of Spec Savers vouchers which work really well for me; I just hand over a voucher and the employee does the rest. No gripes about frame design to date. Having run this for about three months now it is well established with staff picking up each other when specs or shoes are not being worn. They even challenge senior management which is reassuring. Further to this I came back unannounced on site one evening to find the whole late shift fully kitted out :) There is a tiny risk of projectiles but the main hazard to justify specs is chemical splashes.