But does it really have to be that way? We’ve teamed up with Edge Eyewear to look at a couple of new models of eyewear and see what eye protection needs to be and what it’s free to be.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
A Closer Look at Eye Protection with Edge Eyewear
But does it really have to be that way? We’ve teamed up with Edge Eyewear to look at a couple of new models of eyewear and see what eye protection needs to be and what it’s free to be.
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I didn’t realize that style was such a demand for protective eyewear… I mean all I have ever really wanted from safety glasses is to, you know, protect my eyes. And for the most part, my eyes have been totally safe these past 5 years of building things. I do understand some of these desires, especially for outdoor work and wanting sunglasses to be tinted and/or polarized. I used to work at a summer theatre and if we ran out of room in the gym, we would often build something outside in the parking lot, which was super rough to do when it was insanely bright out. I do think though, when I grow up and want to be super stylish a my permanent job, I’ll invest in some form of nicer safety glasses, but for now I’m cool with my clear frames and the occasional goggle set for when I’m sanding.
This article makes an interesting point, companies are more likely to buy ugly things so that no one walks away with them. I know the CMU shop behaves in the same way. If we get bendable socket wrenches that everyone hates using, no one will take them! I think in the glasses case that's a pretty solid plan, but when it comes to function its all gotta be the same (those wrenches are infuriating). What I really want is something that I can easily wear over my glasses without buying my own pair of prescription glasses. The goggles we have always fog up my glasses and I often feel safer using just my glasses because I am uncomfortable working without being able to see. There has to be some sort of pleasant solution to that. And it could be super ugly, I don't care about that so much as something that actually functions well.
The entire purpose of this brand on safety goggles is that they are “stylish,” however I do not think they are stylish at all to be perfectly honest. I do have pretty particular taste in eye ware so I may be a little picky, but I am just not a huge fan of them. Yeah they are better than the classic huge frame ugly things, but I would prefer some one dollar 3M clear basic clear safety glasses. What I want in terms of safety glasses is glasses that are HD or scratch resistant or something. If I am not using a tool, I always feel as though I want to remove my glasses because I cannot see as well. Either my glasses have scratches or something else on them that inhibits my sight. So keep your thick “stylish” frames and give me always-clear safety glasses. My other concern is you can’t get anything other than terribly ugly goggles for full dust protection, because no matter what I always get accumulated dust into my eyes, not shooting shards.
It's nice that these options exist. Tinted or polarized lenses seem fantastic for outdoor work. But these glasses do not need to be stylish. A scene shop is not a runway and you are not Americas next top model. What is important about tools is that they work. Safety glasses protect your eyes. These are organs that we depend on everyday and it would take a significant amount of time to learn to operate without them. Personally, when I'm looking fo safety glasses, all I want is a pair that fit over my prescription glasses. Who cares of I look like Bill Nye in a chemistry lab. They work. I really wish this article mentioned prescription lenses in safety glasses and where to find/buy those.
Yay Eyewear Time!!!! (Disclaimer: I work in Optical Retail)
So, "Stylish" safety eyewear is all well and good, but the whole point of having cheap safety glasses is because "impact resistant" glasses aren't scratch proof, and scratched up lenses present real problems from impeded vision to non-compliance because of this impeded vision. So you either hurt yourself because you can't see, or you don't wear your glasses so you can see and then get something in your eye.
If you are going to be working in a shop for your occupation, and you have a perscription (need glasses to see) you can get glasses whose lenses are ANSI rated. As the article states, this only helps with impact, but we made a lot of those for people who worked on ferries, or construction sites at the office.
**Talk to your own doctor! I am not any sort of certified on any of these things***
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