Safety Glasses

Do Workers Really Need to Wear Safety Glasses?

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protective eye gearDo workers really need to wear safety glasses? According to organization Prevent Blindness America, the answer is a resounding, “Yes!” The organization estimates that more than 700,000 workplace accidents in the US every year result in employees injuring their eyes, while another 125,000 eye-related accidents occur in the home. Yet another 40,000 US children injure their eyes playing sports, and those are only the accidents that are reported.

The saddest part about it is that many, if not most, of these injuries could have been prevented had the injured person been wearing safety glasses. Unlike prescription eyeglasses or sunglasses, safety glasses or safety goggles must adhere to a higher standard of impact resistance. This standard applies to both the lenses and the frames of the glasses.

An Easy Solution to Reduce Injuries

In most cases, safety glasses have non-prescription lenses and can be used by anybody regardless of the quality of their vision. Their purpose is to protect the eye from injury caused by impact with objects or liquids. Specialized safety eye gear can also be used to protect eyes from intense light — such as the sun’s rays or laser or the glare from an arc weld — or from caustic chemicals.

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Safety Glasses for Industrial Applications

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Our eyes are the most sensitive part of our body that is why we must protect it all the time. This is most especially true if you are working in high danger zones like construction fields, productions, laboratory and maintenance working stations. Safety glasses are the most commonly used safety products for the eyes. These … Read more

Safety Glasses are Underrated – Part 5: Don’t Neglect. Protect!

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Think back. The first memories of an event usually are recollected by description from sight. Your first day at school. Your first sporting event. The first time driving a car. First date. Hitting a home run, scoring a touchdown or a goal! Child being born. I could go on and on, but you get the … Read more

Safety Glasses are Underrated – Part 4: UV Protective Safety Glasses.

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Contrary to popular belief, there are clear safety glasses available that block UV light. Many of the safety glasses available on the market are made of a lightweight plastic known as polycarbonate which will absorb 99% of UV light. There are also many types of tinted safety glass lenses that will prevent the loss of … Read more

Safety Glasses are Underrated – Part 3: Glare Reduction.

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Eye strain is another form of injury that relates to the workplace. The strain caused by glare can be extremely damaging to one’s sight. For instance individuals who work in or around constant glare like Conservation Police, Water Authorities, marinas, transport, people in the auto industry, etc., deal with the strain of glare from the … Read more

Safety Glasses are Underrated – Part 2: Prescriptions.

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While there are some workplaces and workers that see a regular prescription glasses as being good enough to call eye protection. Regular prescription glasses do not meet impact requirements nor do they supply effective cover. There are prescription safety glasses available that do meet the ANSI standard. The best safety option if you have prescription … Read more

Safety Glasses are Underrated – Part 1: Taken For Granted.

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We all take things for granted. In the materials handling and warehouse supplies industry one of these most important things is our eyes. We walk into the workplace, say your good mornings, get to our workstation and walk right by the safety glasses sitting on the workbench and dive into the task at hand. It’s … Read more