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News Release from: Infield Safety UK | Subject: Safety eyewear
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 October 2005
Safety eyewear has never looked so good
Specialist optical company, Infield, explain why safety eyewear is one of the most important items of personal protective equipment.
Safety Today's modern workplaces demand increased productivity and efficiency to ensure that we deliver products and services to our customers with minimum delay Ensuring that your workers have the necessary personal protective equipment is a key factor in helping to maximise a workforces daily output, as happy, protected workers equals a productive workforce
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 13 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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Safety eyewear is one of the most important items of personal protective equipment, and it is widely utilised throughout many industrial environments, including chemical, construction, food and drink manufacturing, engineering, medical and agriculture.
In today's industry, continual advancements to Health and Safety standards are implemented within the workplace, and it is of course vital that employers insist that correctly prescribed, well fitted eye protection, is worn at all times where eyesight is at risk.
It is fair to say that today's superbly designed, modern safety eyewear ranges are a complete transformation from those of previous years.
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Significant investment and consideration has been given by manufacturers to ensure that they design eyewear styles that are lightweight, modern in styling and provide excellent day long comfort, whilst still retaining all of the expected levels of safety protection for the eye.
Hazards which are commonplace within the workplace can range from hot metal sparks, chemicals, dust, UV radiation and glare to name just a few.
As a large variety of different options of eye and face protection are available, including spectacles, goggles and face shields, it is easy to provide the perfect protection.
Significant technical advancements have been made to the eyewear components, all of which combine to ensure that wearers can now experience excellent comfort from their safety eyewear, no matter what environment they are working within.
There are a variety of lens materials utilised for the production of safety eyewear.
Frequently utilised is polycarbonate lenses as they are extremely tough and the wearer is ensured high impact resistance.
In contrast to glass lenses, polycarbonate (PC) lenses are not susceptible to burn marks from hot metal sparks.
Acetate (AC) lenses and visors are very flexible thus making them ideal for use in wraparound goggles, resulting in a comfortable, snug fit.
Toughened glass (TG) lenses are highly resistant to scratching and to damage from chemical splashes, but they do provide a lower impact resistance than polycarbonate.
It is essential that the lens type of your chosen safety eyewear fulfils the needs of your environment.
Lens types are available in Anti-scratch (AS), Combined Anti-fog/Anti-scratch (AF/AS), Dual-coat Anti-fog and Anti-scratch (AF/ASD), Welding Protection (WE), Sun Protection (SP) and Ultraviolet protection (UV).
With both prescription and plano options, precise safety eyewear has been made available to everyone.
Many styles are now available with curved lenses providing total wrap-around coverage, which offers the wearer exceptional peripheral vision along with complete protection.
Uncomfortable safety eyewear will not fulfil its purpose, nor justify its cost.
Safety eyewear must provide the best possible protection and be attractive, lightweight and comfortable to wear.
When purchasing safety eyewear ensure that you have the option of adjusting various frame-fitting parameters which enable the user to obtain the optimum individual fit.
Painful pressure points behind the ears are the most frequent reason for safety glasses not to be worn.
With a wealth of stylish designs, superb fit, and high performance protection, the wearing of eyewear and face protection while at work has never been so appealing!.
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