Your eyes are one of the most important parts of your body, which is why wearing safety goggles or safety glasses is so important. This seems pretty obvious, so the question has to be asked - why do so many people avoid wearing them, or take them off too soon, exposing their eyes to a range of dangers?
It is undoubtedly a fact that every year a worryingly large number of people are admitted to hospital with eye injuries caused through work related accidents, and in many cases the result is either partial or total blindness in one or both eyes.
Damage to the eye is in many cases irreversible - you get one chance to look after them, and then your sight is gone for life. It seems to make so much sense to wear eye protection, yet in a huge number of work places people are deliberately choosing not to wear safety goggles or safety glasses.
Clearly there have to be some major problems in terms of design, functionality and comfort, since it could only be a significant problem that would be likely to cause people to risk their eyesight. In this article we'll look at most of the common problems associated with eye protection and safety goggles, identifying the issues and considering possible solutions which could help encourage workers to wear eye protection, helping to lower the number of eye injuries seen each year in this country.
One of the biggest complaints people have about eye protection and safety goggles is comfort. Clearly when you're having to wear eye protection for long periods of time it is important that they are comfortable.
But when you also realise that you're not just having to wear safety goggles, but carry out work in them, it is even more important that they don't cause interference, discomfort, cause a distraction or inconvenience. But so many people claim that safety goggles are too tight, too bulky, too heavy, or that the frames are too visually distracting, and admit to removing the safety goggles for as much of the time as possible, even though they're aware of the inherent dangers.
The trouble is that often businesses take the easy option when it comes to providing eye protection, obtaining a large supply of low cost solutions which are designed as a one size fits all solution. But clearly one size never will fit all, without comprising comfort.
So it stands to reason that safety goggles need to be constructed of a lightweight yet resilient and durable material, and are ergonomically designed to conform to various shaped heads and faces. Not only that but safety goggles need to be fully adjustable, allowing people to adjust them to fit more comfortably.
This really shouldn't be too hard, because if you consider a different type of goggle, these issues have already been considered. Ski goggles are worn by all manner of sizes of people, from lightly built girls to heavily built men, and everyone in between. Often these ski goggles are worn for many hours at a time, and yet they don't become uncomfortable. Few people would remove their ski goggles for this reason.
You might therefore ask the question, why aren't safety goggles built along the same lines as ski goggles? It's a good question, and one already answered by some of the leading manufacturers and suppliers of eye protection. If you click the link at the bottom of this article you'll see a range of safety goggles available which have been built from an extremely tough material known as polycarbonate, and have been designed along the same lines as ski goggles, offering unrivalled comfort.
By sourcing eye protection from this kind of supplier you'll be far more likely to reduce eye injuries because workers will be less inclined to remove the goggles due to discomfort.
The second biggest issue people have with eye protection tends to be with fogging. This is when condensation forms on the inner or outer surface of the safety glasses, usually caused through changes in humidity or temperature, such as moving from a cold area to a warmer one - often the case if moving from an exterior to an interior environment.
In such cases fogging can build up within seconds, reducing vision by a significant amount forcing removal of the safety glasses. Have a look at the link below and you'll find a range of safety glasses which have been cleverly designed to resist fogging, meaning that not only are they comfortable and tough, but won't interfere with vision, helping to lower the risk of eye injuries even further.
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