A pair of prescription safety glasses protects on the job

A pair of prescription safety glasses protects the eyes from hazards such as dust, grinding 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 from two types of hazards:

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- Mechanical hazards: dust, impacts, stabs or objects such as splinters and chips.
- Chemical hazards: solid or gaseous substances, splashes, droplets and mist.

Why are prescription safety glasses so important?

In many companies, wearing safety glasses is mandatory during certain work activities. For example:

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

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

When hazardous substances are released or spilled and get into the eyes, the damage is often incalculable. This is why wearing safety glasses is very important. Goggles protect you from potentially very dangerous injuries and, in extreme cases, can keep you from losing 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 engaged in risky work. Often you also do not know what is happening around you, which is why in many places it is mandatory to wear safety glasses even when you are not engaged in risky work yourself.

Your eyes are very fragile and can therefore be irreparably damaged in an instant. Therefore, it is wise to wear safety glasses in any situation where you are at risk, both for private and professional purposes. In the latter case, the employer even has an obligation to provide proper safety glasses.