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Wednesday 6 August 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.

The use of protective glasses could have saved thousand of people from experiencing eye injuries. These glasses were developed to protect and protect the worker from harmful incidents. Workers who come into contact with different types of airborne particles in their workplace should always take this safety measure.

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.

Small particles of cement or dust can result in scratched lenses, punctures in the eyes, corneal erosion (deterioration of the outer layer of the eye) and so on. All of these can lead to temporary or permanent sight loss. Working in a lab means close interaction with different hazardous chemicals and it only takes one bad move to say goodbye to your vision.

It is equally important to use the right kind of protection. A considerable amount of workplace injuries occurred solely because wrong or inadequate eye protection was used. Approximately 20% of eye injuries result in temporary or permanent blindness. This means that by simply putting on a spectacle with extra safety features you can save your sight.

The risks aren't new to workers, who are always educated on the dangers of their job and the necessary use of protective gears. Still, there are way too many cases where protection was taken lightly. If you are lucky you will never have an accident, but you don't have to take chances. It is better to take those safety measures from the start of your day until the end of it.

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.

Then there are special protective spectacles for highly dangerous jobs, like welding. In these cases the glasses are incorporated in a full shield to minimize the risks of accidents. In addition, if you are also using prescription ones in your daily life, special protective glass can be made that incorporate both lenses.

This article illustrated only a few areas where a spectacle with extra safety features can probably save you from a horrible accident and the effects it has on your life. There are far more instances where these protective items can prevent a misfortune from happening. Since your sight is too valuable to you, why not go for additional safety measures to keep it functioning as long as you can.




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