Protect your workers with the right equipment


Eye protection

Goggles and safety glasses are forms ofchunks of metal, wood, plastic,
protective eyewear that usually encloseconcrete, and so on from hitting or
or protect the eye area in order topiercing the eye. Usually has some sort
prevent particulates or chemicals fromof ventilation to prevent sweat from
striking the eyes. They are used inbuilding up inside the goggles and
chemistry laboratories and infogging the surface.
woodworking. They are often used in snowMotorcycle riding and other open-air
sports as well, and in swimming. Gogglesactivities: Prevents insects, dust, and
are often worn when using power toolsso on from hitting the eyes.
such as drills or chainsaws to preventLaboratory: Combines impact resistance
flying particles from damaging the eyes.with side shields to prevent chemical
Many types of goggles are available assplashes reaching the eyes. May also
prescription goggles for those withinclude laser protection.
vision problems.Goggles can also be wornRacquetball: Protect the eyes from
as an accessorie or as a fashionracquets swinging in an enclosed area
statement. Willy Wonka goggles are areand from impact from hard rubber ball.
good example. They have very largeSnow sports: Protect the eyes from glare
cirular lenses and are painted withand from icy particles flying up from
different patterns and designs.the ground.
The Inuit carved goggles from caribouMeteorology: dark adaptor goggles are
antler to help prevent snowblindness.used before going outside at night, in
The goggles were curved to fit theorder to help the eyes adapt to the
user's face and had a large groove cutdark.
in the back to allow for the nose. ABasketball: Several NBA players have
long thin slit was cut through theworn goggles during play, including
goggles to allow in a small amount ofKareem Abdul-Jabbar, James Worthy,
light. The goggles were held to the headHorace Grant and Kurt Rambis; they
by a cord made of caribou sinew.prevent a fellow player from scratching
Most modern cold-weather goggles haveor hitting the eyes when trying to grab
two layers of lens to prevent thethe basketball.
interior from becoming "foggy." WithA visor is a surface that protects the
only a single lens, the interior watereyes, such as shading them from the sun
vapor condenses onto the lens becauseor other bright light or protecting them
the lens is colder than the vapor. Thefrom objects. Types of visors include:-
reasoning behind dual layer lens is thatA type of hat consisting only of a visor
the inner lens will be warm while theand a way to fasten it to the head.
outer lens will be cold. As long as theThe transparent or semi-transparent
temperature of the inner lens is closefront part of a motorcycle crash helmet
to that of the interior water vapor, theAny such vertical surface on any hat or
vapor should not condense. However, ifhelmet.
water vapor gets between the layers ofAny such horizontal surface on any hat
the lens, condensation can occur betweenor helmet (called a peak in British
the lenses and is almost impossible toEnglish).
get rid of; thus, properly constructedThe part of a helmet in a suit of armor
and maintained dual-layer lenses shouldthat protects the eyes.
be air-tight to prevent water vapor fromA device in an automobile that the
getting in between the lenses.driver or front passenger can lower over
The requirements for goggles variespart of the windshield to block the sun.
depending on the use. Some examples:
Swimming: Must be watertight to preventA shield to protect the eyes from
water, such as salt water when swimmingsunlight on a flight helmet, or an
in the ocean, from irritating the eyesAmerican football helmet.
or blurring vision. Allows swimmers toGreen eyeshades, formerly worn by
see clearly underwater.accountants and others engaged in
Power tools: Must be made of anvision-intensive, detail-oriented
unbreakable material that preventsoccupations



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