Safety Glasses
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What are Safety Glasses?
Safety glasses are type of eye protection required for a worker or student exposed to
eye impact hazards.
Type of safety glasses depend on the hazards people work with
or which they encounter in the specific work activity.
By wearing safety glasses people can avoid many potential eye injuries.
Safety glasses type should be determined by undertaking a risk assessment.
What Occupations Required Safety Glasses?
In general, there are number of occupations considered to embody eye impact hazards and should wear safety glasses.
- Scientific personnel who are working with explosive substances or
equipment which may produce an eye impact hazard should wear safety glasses when working in
or passing through the danger area
- Tradespeople such as carpenters, plumbers, instrument makers, electricians, sheet metal workers,
automobile mechanics, etc., should wear safety glasses in the course of their duties
- Nurses handling disturbed patients should wear safety glasses
- Personnel who have frequent exposures to eye impact hazards should wear safety glasses
Safety Glasses Features
Ordinary prescription glasses do not provide adequate protection from injury to the
eyes and could even be hazardous to the wearer.
Safety glasses may look like normal glasses but have specific features:
- safety glasses have lenses that are impact resistant
- safety glasses have frames that are much stronger than standard prescription glasses
- safety glasses must have side shields
- safety glasses must be worn whenever there is a possibility of
objects striking the eye, such as particles, glass or metal shards
- safety glasses may not always provide adequate protection from chemical splashes as they do not seal to the face
- safety glasses may be adequate where the potential splash is minimal
Types Of Eye and Face Protection
There are different types of eye and face protection including:
- safety glasses (with side shields)
- goggles
- face shields
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Safety Glasses - Part Of Eye And Face Protection
Safety Glasses are type of eye protection required for a worker or student exposed to
eye impact hazards.