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All About Eye PPE
Safety Glasses
The most common type of protective equipment for the eyes is safety glasses. They may look like normal street-wear glasses; they are not. Made of glass, plastic, or polycarbonate, they are made much stronger than street-wear lenses, are impact resistant and may come in prescription or nonprescription (plano) forms.
Polycarbonate lenses are light and offer greater impact resistance, but glass lenses are especially good protection against infrared radiation. Therefore, the choice of lens material will depend on your particular work situation. Tinted lenses and anti-glare protection are available, as are also special coatings available which prevent fogging of lenses.
Safety frames are stronger than street-wear frames. Different styles of frames are available for different jobs.
Safety glasses also are available with side shield guards. Semi-side shields provide protection for the sides of your eyes. Eye cup side shields provide more thorough eye protection from hazards that come from the front, side, top, or bottom.
Goggles
Goggles are very similar to safety glasses but fit closer to the eyes. They can provide additional protection in hazardous situations involving liquid splashes, fumes, vapors, and dust. Some models can be work over prescription glasses.
You should maintain and clean your safety glasses and goggles regularly. Dirty, scratched, or cracked lenses reduce vision and seriously reduce protection. Replace damaged glasses immediately.
Face Shields
Full-face protection is often required to guard against molten metal and chemical splashes. Face shields can be designed to fit with a hard hat or to wear directly on the head. A face shield should always be used with other eye protection such as goggles or glasses.
What about Contact Lenses?
Most workers can safely wear their contacts on the job.
It is important to remember that, if hazards warrant, your contacts should be worn along with additional eye protection. Contacts should be removed immediately if redness of the eye, blurring of vision, or pain develops on the job.
It's also a good idea to keep a spare pair of contacts or prescription glasses with you in case the pair you usually wear is lost of damaged while you re working. You might also want to make sure your supervisor or plant first aid personnel know that you wear contacts, in the event of any injury on the job.
When Are Absorptive Lenses Required?
Absorptive lenses are used to absorb or screen out unwanted light and glare. Most ordinary sunglasses do not provide the right glare protection. For welding or work with torches, goggles or helmets are available with filter lenses to shield the eyes from radiation and glare.
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