Safety Glasses... Reccomendations after an A&E visit.

[Maker]

clear safety glasses

Good point, replace your glasses before they look like this!

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Might as well just wear a blindfold.

Spoiler

I buy new ones every year or so, these are a knackered old pair that's been kicking around about ten years, I don't wear them.

 

[Parm]

to be honest im not so sure if it was a silly 4.5 grinder or a big one i suspect it was a big one

but as ive found out with a small grinder that 1mm blade got nipped in what i was cutting and shattered that blade went everywhere and well across a 15ft workshop finding the pieces was something else

then we start to look at bounce back the momentum of the blade splitting would be enough to bounce back at you

since i started early with power tools 14+ age i do believe that teenagers should be made aware of the dangers the safety video is one of those yeah right whatever but a youtube video of fact is something else and makes you think

the health and safety videos are just a waste of time, ive seen worse so will most teenagers they probably know more than most people
i really dont see the point in nannying them with a comic strip video of what can happen

its called realise the facts this is what can happen at any time video

It’s called training, where it helps to strike a balance between healthy fear, respect and sometimes a touch of gore

When applied correctly it works very well

 

[James1979]

This is why most plants and sites just have a basic rule of safety glasses 100% of the time, really apart from steaming up with masks which is now a non issue, there is very little downsides to a well-fitting , clear safety glasses and quite a lot of benefits. Really as our eyeballs are so valuable and exposed everyone should just wear safety glasses everywhere lol.

I’ve worked so many places this has been the rule that it feels weird for me to be doing anything without them on. Even round the house. It’s just second nature after a while. They’re usually on all day. First thing I do when I get out the truck to start the first job.

 

[Lewis_RX8]

I’ve worked so many places this has been the rule that it feels weird for me to be doing anything without them on. Even round the house. It’s just second nature after a while. They’re usually on all day. First thing I do when I get out the truck to start the first job.

Same , when I've been wearing them I'm not paying for them I always make sure they are new and clean if they get scratched get a new pair

So sometimes I look around for my saftey glasses while wearing them because their so clean and unobtrusive you don't even notice them.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

Good point, replace your glasses before they look like this!

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Might as well just wear a blindfold.

Spoiler

I buy new ones every year or so, these are a knackered old pair that's been kicking around about ten years, I don't wear them.

Beer goggles!

 

[outofthefire]

I've had three a&e visits over the years to have grind removed from my eyes, on every occasion i'd had either googles or safety glasses on. I generally just use my everyday glasses now and direct the grind away from myself. If it's an awkward position or I can't grind in a way that directs the sparks out of the way I use a Honeywell Bionic Face Shield mask as well. When I built wagons and cut and grind under them we were given something like these which were really quite good https://www.pyramexsafety.com/GG504TSHIELD

 

[bricol]

My worry with using your every day spectacles is how does the glass break in them? Every pair I've dropped and broken has had thin flakes broken off - I'd be worried that if something hit the lens, I'd get glass flakes in my eyes. I've not managed to break any safety spectacles (and I've been wearing them every since Manchester Uni provided me with a pair back in 1988 - not the same pair!) to know what they do.

I have been given these before when visiting some sites: https://www.radians.com/products/universal-flex-sideshield

In 17 yrs of working where I am now, I have only managed to walk down the main assembly floor twice without safety spectacles - usually an automatic thing to find and wear, same as safety footwear (toesies feel naked without them in many situations now - in the garage, garden, car repairs etc) and ear protection - make sure my moulded ear plugs are around my neck ready to use.

I have managed to get a grinding/cutting shards stuck in my eyes around safety specs twice at home in 35 yrs of playing with dangerous stuff - plenty of dust, and dirt from under cars, but that usually washes out or comes out with a cotton bud and care - although I've not needed to do that for a long time due to taking care - trying to do it wearing prescription glasses might be interesting - I keep thinking some of those magnifying glasses with fold down lenses sold for makeup application might be useful.

Having someone you never met before inject anaesthetic into your eye and then poke around with a hyperdermic needle to dig the metal bit out is an interesting experience! The last time I went in in the early hours, but started to feel nauseous while she was doing it - and then they brought a young girl in who had taken an overdose of painkillers - I felt a bit of a time waster at that point and left to allow all staff to attend to the young lass. I had the last bit dug out a week or so later during a routine check for glaucoma.

So safety specs, fitted well, if I'm grinding and can direct the crap away - googles over the top if not - and if under a car, or using a wire cup brush, a face shield over the top of both.

 

[fizzy]

A chap I used to know lost an eye when he was a kid.
As an adult he worked in the steel works as a welder. Used to use grinders and all sorts with no protection for his good eye. Played Rugby at quite a high level. A real gentle giant. Turned to God in his later years and became a preacher

 

[Mart63]

My worry with using your every day spectacles is how does the glass break in them? Every pair I've dropped and broken has had thin flakes broken off - I'd be worried that if something hit the lens, I'd get glass flakes in my eyes. I've not managed to break any safety spectacles (and I've been wearing them every since Manchester Uni provided me with a pair back in 1988 - not the same pair!) to know what they do.

I have been given these before when visiting some sites: https://www.radians.com/products/universal-flex-sideshield

In 17 yrs of working where I am now, I have only managed to walk down the main assembly floor twice without safety spectacles - usually an automatic thing to find and wear, same as safety footwear (toesies feel naked without them in many situations now - in the garage, garden, car repairs etc) and ear protection - make sure my moulded ear plugs are around my neck ready to use.

I have managed to get a grinding/cutting shards stuck in my eyes around safety specs twice at home in 35 yrs of playing with dangerous stuff - plenty of dust, and dirt from under cars, but that usually washes out or comes out with a cotton bud and care - although I've not needed to do that for a long time due to taking care - trying to do it wearing prescription glasses might be interesting - I keep thinking some of those magnifying glasses with fold down lenses sold for makeup application might be useful.

Having someone you never met before inject anaesthetic into your eye and then poke around with a hyperdermic needle to dig the metal bit out is an interesting experience! The last time I went in in the early hours, but started to feel nauseous while she was doing it - and then they brought a young girl in who had taken an overdose of painkillers - I felt a bit of a time waster at that point and left to allow all staff to attend to the young lass. I had the last bit dug out a week or so later during a routine check for glaucoma.

So safety specs, fitted well, if I'm grinding and can direct the crap away - googles over the top if not - and if under a car, or using a wire cup brush, a face shield over the top of both.

I've had that experience twice, both times over 40 years ago. I'm much more careful these days and always use a full face shield when the angry grinder comes out.

 

[Munkul]

I’ve worked so many places this has been the rule that it feels weird for me to be doing anything without them on. Even round the house. It’s just second nature after a while. They’re usually on all day. First thing I do when I get out the truck to start the first job.

I went into a fabrication shop the other day as a visitor, they made me wear safety boots and high vis (even though it was a relatively small shop) but no safety glasses. It was very strange indeed, and when I start working there, I suppose it might be one of the first battles I face... I can't have that, not at all. Even without the projectile dangers, what about secondary arc flashes? Glasses reduce arc-eye down to practically zero. I found it oddly disturbing that a company which gets everything else right, somehow overlooked this.

 

[James1979]

I went into a fabrication shop the other day as a visitor, they made me wear safety boots and high vis (even though it was a relatively small shop) but no safety glasses. It was very strange indeed, and when I start working there, I suppose it might be one of the first battles I face... I can't have that, not at all. Even without the projectile dangers, what about secondary arc flashes? Glasses reduce arc-eye down to practically zero. I found it oddly disturbing that a company which gets everything else right, somehow overlooked this.

It just feels odd not having them on. Like you say its not often about what you're doing, its when some clown picks up a grinder and doesn't think where the sparks are going to go etc. Even under a welding screen I have them on. I've currently a burn on my face where splatter got inside the screen and ran off my glasses onto my cheek. Not going to die from it but would've been worse if there were no glasses for it to bounce off!

 

[addjunkie]

I went into a fabrication shop the other day as a visitor, they made me wear safety boots and high vis (even though it was a relatively small shop) but no safety glasses. It was very strange indeed, and when I start working there, I suppose it might be one of the first battles I face... I can't have that, not at all. Even without the projectile dangers, what about secondary arc flashes? Glasses reduce arc-eye down to practically zero. I found it oddly disturbing that a company which gets everything else right, somehow overlooked this.

“And when you start working there” does that mean uourchanging jobs or something else.

As for glasses, glad I had my tinted strimmer ones on…..hit a bit of missed dog poo in the long grass, wasnt nice Ill say!

 

[morssdn]

All the lens material in all my everyday specs is some sort of plastic or polycarbonate; it’s not glass.

 

[addjunkie]

Perscription safety glasses are readily available! Worth every penny if you need them

 

[anto44]

As for glasses, glad I had my tinted strimmer ones on…..hit a bit of missed dog poo in the long grass, wasnt nice Ill say!

I switched to a full face mask when strimming for this reason

 

[bricol]

Perscription safety glasses are readily available! Worth every penny if you need them

Yep - that was what the first pair given to me by UMIST/Manchester Uni depts back in 1988.

In the last few years I've tried varifocals and two different specifications of bi-focals. If I get it right to see drawings and the computer screen, I can't see to walk, so I look over the top - defeating the object of them.

I might have to retry the varifocals, specifing distance, computer screen and reading drawing distances. For my own personal spectacles, I went for my eye test with sizes of text and carrying a tape measure, so I could set his test text at the right distance for my use. He looked a bit surprised, but went with it - and it's worked well.

 

[premmington]

Perscription safety glasses are readily available! Worth every penny if you need them

I have/use prescription safety glasses myself.

I am against a "100% wear policy" - we spend lots of our time doing very low risk tasks - it would be a bit silly to be wearing safety glasses all the while.

 

[addjunkie]

I am against a "100% wear policy" - we spend lots of our time doing very low risk tasks - it would be a bit silly to be wearing safety glasses all the while.

In some circumstances Id agree, and when I first went offshore Id have agreed. But once you have to manage large groups of people in an environment with risk, some folk dont have the common sense to-tie their own shoe laces. So by making things mandatory you manage their lack of sense.

 

[Munkul]

In some circumstances Id agree, and when I first went offshore Id have agreed. But once you have to manage large groups of people in an environment with risk, some folk dont have the common sense to-tie their own shoe laces. So by making things mandatory you manage their lack of sense.

We found the same in our company. Optional until management realised half the guys didn't bother, then made mandatory. Same with hard hats/bump caps.

 

[Munkul]

“And when you start working there” does that mean uourchanging jobs or something else.

Yeah i handed in my notice 2 days ago. The new place is a small highly technical company in the nuclear supply chain, seems like good management and they're expanding like i say, i will make glasses one of my battles, because i believe in them. Got a few approaches worked out in my head already.