If you often do manual work or have such a profession, you should never do without protective goggles. Without them, you can suffer serious injuries in the worst case, for example, when working with certain solutions, heat or electricity. In order to protect you optimally from flying particles, the glasses should have a certain safety class, depending on your needs.
We have listed which safety goggles are perfect for your work in a checklist. Our product recommendations are intended to provide you with additional support.
- For work such as sawing, hammering and chiseling, you need safety glasses with impact-resistant lenses. The mechanical strength is indicated by the letters S, F, B and A. Class S and A lenses are very impact resistant, class B is medium impact resistant and class F is protected against lighter impacts.
- If you are working with solvents, sprays or cement, you will need chemical-resistant safety glasses.
- For welding, you need heat-resistant goggles that molten metal particles won’t stick to.
- Special safety glasses are also available for work with radiation such as laser or infrared beams> and work with electrics.
- If dirt and dust are generated during work, the lenses must be scratch-resistant.
- If you work outdoors, lenses with UV protection make sense.
- Also make sure that the lenses do not fog up.
- Tinted lenses prevent you from being dazzled while working.
- If you need to reliably recognize signals and warning colors, clear lenses are recommended.
- If the work requires precise vision, pay attention to the optical class of the safety glasses. Class 1 meets high visual performance requirements, class 2 meets normal requirements, and class 3 is suitable for rough work.
- For an optimal fit, the temples of the safety glasses should be adjustable.
- Safety glasses with a headband can be adjusted even more flexibly and are recommended if other protective equipment is worn, such as earmuffs or a hard hat.
- For long-term comfort, safety glasses should weigh less than 50 grams.
- According to DIN EN 166, safety goggles must bear a code of letters and numbers on the lenses and frame. This marking indicates the areas of use and hazards for which they are suitable.
- Read from left to right, the information on the lenses stands for: Filter type, tint level, manufacturer’s abbreviation, optical class,
- The labeling on the frame reads from left to right as follows: Manufacturer, standard, mechanical strength, CE marking, approval for certain countries.
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FAQ About Safety Glasses
Safety goggles look similar to conventional glasses. However, your eyes are much better protected because the lenses are sealed all around and thus protect you from dust, light, infrared rays, chemicals or flying metal particles. They are therefore usually worn for manual work or in the laboratory.
Safety glasses usually cost between 8 and 15 euros and are therefore very affordable. Therefore, you should definitely buy one if you frequently do manual work, so that you are adequately protected.
If you work with a hammer or chisel, for example, the lenses should be as impact-resistant as possible. When working with special solvents or chemicals, you need glasses that are resistant to such liquids. Heat-resistant goggles, on the other hand, can be an advantage for welding work. If you work a lot with electrical parts, you should buy glasses that block infrared radiation. In the latter two cases, it can be important that the lens is tinted so that you can see everything well. It’s also important that the lenses don’t scratch, so you always have a clear view.
Safety glasses should fit as tightly as possible so that flying particles cannot harm you. So that you can adjust them to your face shape, it is important that the goggles can be adjusted by the straps on the temples. There are also models with a headband, which can be worn well in combination with hearing protection.
A specific code tells you exactly what kind of work the safety goggles are suitable for. You should therefore take a closer look at this code before buying. Here you can read, for example, how the mechanical strength is designed or whether the glasses protect you from infrared radiation.
If you need the safety glasses for daily work in a company, because otherwise you can not see the materials properly, the employer must pay for such glasses. Of course, these glasses must be adapted to the specific work.
Safety glasses, as the name suggests, are for your own protection. To prevent injuries, you should always wear appropriate glasses.
You should only wear safety glasses when you are performing potentially dangerous work. In many work areas, however, it is mandatory to wear such goggles on a regular basis. However, if possible, you should not wear them continuously for several hours, because the glasses fit very tightly and quickly cause headaches.
Classes S and A are described as very impact resistant, whereas classes F and B only withstand lighter impacts. There are also three different classes for vision. Class 1 enables precise vision, while Class 3 is designed more for large-area work.
Safety glasses are characterized by their lightness and should therefore not hinder you. Therefore, they should not exceed a weight of 50 grams.
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