Thursday, July 31, 2014

The Several Benefits Of Safety Glasses

By Annabelle Holman


Every type of work requires processes that can prove to be harmful. Safety glasses are important, whether you are working on a construction site or in the office. What this means is that at all cost, some kind of protection is needed so that at the end of the day you can go home and not rush to the hospital.

Different types of eye related accidents could be prevented by wearing protective gear. Thousand cases of injuries happen yearly because of negligence. In case you are working at a construction site where the air is full of risky particles, it is more than advised to use this personal protective equipment.

Possible harmful factors are, but not limited to: bits of metals, wood or any other kind of material, radiation, sparks, chemicals and different flying objects. Not one injury occurred by a badly thrown light equipment. It is important to wear protective equipment from the first minute to the last of your workday.

These airborne particles, like concrete can cause scratching at the level of lenses or in worst case weakening of the outer layer of the eye and even cause punctures. These can lead to temporary or permanent blindness. Not only airborne elements can lead to lost eyesight, chemicals will always result in severe outcomes.

Improper or poor protection causes the accidents in many cases. So it is not only important to use protection, but to know which is the right one. The right protective spectacles can save your sight since it is estimated that 20% of work accidents lead to vision impairments, meaning you can lose your sight temporarily or permanently.

Every construction or lab worker knows the risks of the job, but this doesn't mean that it should be taken lightly. You shouldn't put down your glasses just because you finished a particularly dangerous task. You can get hurt in case someone else makes a mistake and so there is absolutely no reason to risk.

With the development of computers, everyday usage of them at the office is a must. Even though there have been quite a few studies showing the negative effects of staring at the computer screen all day long. For this reason there are even personal protective equipment that feature a filter that reduces the intensity of the light coming from the screen.

Since every job comes a different kind of risk, there are unique protective gears that prevents all kinds of accident. Welding is a hard and very dangerous job where a simple glass is not enough, so these glasses have been integrated in a shield to make those who wear it even safer. For somebody that wears prescription glasses, special protective gear was created which combines both the prescription and protective ones.

As you can see, a spectacle with extra safety features has a wide range of applicability and this was just the tip of the iceberg. There are several more ways and even more jobs, where these glasses can prevent serious accidents from happening both saving you and the quality of life you are leading. It is better to be safe than sorry.




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