Posts Tagged ‘safety glasses’

Safety glasses are important in plenty of daily hobbies, activities and jobs. Prescription safety glasses often more so, as they achieve all the same benefits of keeping up with eye safety, while helping to fix our impaired vision. But with such a marvellous bit of equipment one can’t often help but think – just What […]

When something is extremely useful and convenient, we often find ourselves wondering just how that something that protects us so well in our every day hobbies or workplace was made in the first place. Though the process is somewhat complicated, we set out here to answer the question – How are safety glasses made? The […]

Safety glasses are meant to protect your eyes – as such, they’re often used in professions where dangers to the eyes are expected. It’s not uncommon for them to eventually become damage-worn, or scratched up. It’s not always convenient to buy new safety glasses just because of a few minor scratches, so in such cases, […]

Prescription safety glasses are an essential piece of PPE that should be provided by your employer if you are doing a job which is deemed to pose a risk to your eyes. You may never have to ask how much do prescription safety glasses cost. However there might be a time that you are looking […]

We are often contacted by customers seeking night driving glasses. They might be people who drive for a living, and need to help improve their vision during long driving periods at night or when the light conditions are low or simply struggling with night time conditions as they increase in age. People can often be […]

In this article we will look at Anti Fog Coatings on Glasses, the Science and the Myths behind it. We are all aware of the common problem of fogging – sometimes it used to happen to us when we went from rain outside to inside, now it happens every day because we are all wearing […]

What is UV light and how does it damage your eyes? Ultraviolet (UV) light is a part of the electromagnetic spectrum, between visible light and x-rays, which is naturally produced by the sun, it can also be artificially created by some devices like sunbeds. We all know strong sunlight can cause sunburn, it can also […]

Safety glasses for airsoft has become a hot topic in recent times due to the soaring popularity of airsoft across the world. In the US, the number of hospital admissions from air guns has increased by a staggering 600% since 2010. With many of these injuries leading to long lasting vision loss, many experts have […]

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 20,000 eye injuries occur in the workplace each year. Injuries on the job often require one or more missed workdays for recovery. In fact, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reports that workplace eye injuries cost an estimated $300 million a year in lost productivity, medical treatment and […]

Any glasses that are deemed to be safety glasses must be able to withstand specific measures to be classed as such. Hazards for employees can vary greatly across industry and job type and many jobs often present a combination of hazards at one site.  Each pair of safety glasses must be approved via individual testing […]

We are often asked what are bifocal safety glasses?  Bifocal safety glasses are used when a person requires safety glasses but also the addition of a reading magnification. Many job roles require the use of safety glasses to carry out their functions but if you also require reading glasses while doing these jobs then our […]

We are often asked ‘What Does EN166 Mean?’ so thought we would put this article together to help you understand. Safety Glasses differ from standard eyewear, as they are developed to provide significantly more protection for your eyes. For this reason, ALL SAFETY GLASSES are EN166 certified – European certification for eye protection. All glasses […]

Bifocal safety glasses are used when a person requires reading glasses but also the protection of having safety glasses which adequately protect the eye. If you have a job where you are required to carry out work which needs the use of safety glasses, but you also have to read while doing it, then our […]

Yellow tinted safety glasses, that is, safety glasses with yellow or amber tinted lenses are often used in low light conditions and can help to enhance depth and contrast, so therefore are great on foggy or overcast days that often make up our UK weather. Yellow tinted lenses block blue light, which has a shorter […]

For those of us living in the rainy UK, a warm sunny day often means taking a day off work to enjoy sunshine which never seems to stick around for long.  However, with so many of us out enjoying the good weather, not many think of the dangers that come with this exposure to the […]