8/06/2014

Why You Should Always Wear 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.

Approximately 20% of eye related accidents result in vision lost. If you are lucky it will be only temporary, but if not you won't be able to see ever again. So wear the protective equipment. Additionally, always make sure you are wearing the right gear for the right task, many times, the wrong personal protective equipment cause the accidents.

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.

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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