Prescription safety glasses protect the workplace

One prescription safety glasses protects the eyes against the dangers of, for example, dust, abrasive particles and splinters and liquid splashes. The lenses of safety glasses are made of tempered glass or plastic and the frame is made of metal or plastic.

Safety glasses protect your eyes against two types of risks:

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• Mechanical risks: dust, bumps, stings or objects such as splinters and chips.
• Chemical risks: solid or gaseous substances, splashes, droplets and mist.

Why are prescription safety glasses so important?

In many companies, wearing a safety goggles mandatory during certain activities. This includes:

• Construction companies
  Construction workers often wear prescription safety glasses to protect their eyes from flying materials such as rocks, metal, concrete, and wood.

• Chemical plants
  Staff who work with chemicals often wear prescription safety glasses to protect their eyes from dangerous substances.
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• Welding companies
  Welders wear prescription safety glasses to protect their eyes from the heat, sparks, and harmful radiation from welding.
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• Laboratories
  Laboratory workers wear prescription goggles to protect their eyes from dangerous chemicals, liquids, and glassware.
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• Metalworking workshops
  Metalworkers often wear prescription goggles to protect their eyes from sparks and metal splinters.

When dangerous substances are released or spilled and end up in the eyes, the damage is often incalculable. That is why wearing safety glasses is very important. The glasses protect you from potentially very dangerous injuries and, in extreme cases, can ensure that you do not lose your sight.

Just as serious as a dangerous substance in your eye is a small solid particle, such as a splinter. Safety glasses protect your eyes from this painful and dangerous impact.

Wearing safety glasses is not only important when you are busy with risky activities yourself. You often don't know what's happening in your environment either, which is why it is mandatory in many places to wear safety glasses even if you are not busy with risky work yourself.

Your eyes are very vulnerable and can therefore be irreparably damaged. That is why it is wise to wear the safety glasses in any situation where you are at risk, both privately and for professional purposes. In the latter case, the employer even has the obligation to provide good safety glasses.