| Eye protection is increasingly important in today's | | | | polycarbonate provides the most. However none |
| industrial environment. Airborne debris, fumes, or | | | | of these provide adequate fog protection. Even |
| even excess moisture can expose your | | | | so called anti fog lenses will eventually lose their |
| employees to debilitating eye injuries. Those | | | | effectiveness over a period of time as the anti |
| injuries can result in lost vision, reduced work | | | | fog coating is removed. |
| time, increased costs from workman's comp or | | | | The use of anti fog solutions such as sprays, |
| even loss of your insurance coverage. | | | | pastes or liquids can aid in keeping your |
| Best practices dictate that employees exposed to | | | | employees protective eyewear fog free and their |
| such eye hazards must wear goggles, shields or | | | | visibility clear. Finding an anti fog solution that |
| safety glasses. Unfortunately, these eye safety | | | | performs well on polycarbonate lenses and other |
| systems are often plagued with fogging. That | | | | plastic lenses like those found in high end safety |
| fogging often causes the frustrated employee to | | | | eyewear can be difficult. |
| stop wearing their eye protection thus opening | | | | Many anti fog solutions are not formulated for |
| themselves up to injury and your company to a | | | | these types of plastics or they may contain |
| lawsuit or workers compensation claim. | | | | abrasive elements in their ingredients that could |
| Obstructed vision or poor visibility has led to an | | | | damage expensive eyewear. Another problem |
| estimated 1,000 eye injuries occurring in the | | | | with many of these products is that their |
| American workplace each day. The cost of eye | | | | effectiveness does not last for any more than a |
| injuries in the workplace is astounding with more | | | | few hours without having to re-apply. Some also |
| than $300 million per year in medical expenses, | | | | require a time consuming process of applying, |
| workers compensation claims and lost production | | | | drying then rubbing the excess product of the |
| time. | | | | lenses, often times this process needs to be |
| As mentioned above inadequate eye protection | | | | repeated several times daily in order for the |
| can result in decreased productivity from your | | | | solution to remain effective. |
| workers. When goggles, shields or safety glasses | | | | However, there are extremely effective anti fog |
| do not provide adequate fog and condensation | | | | solutions available that offer several days of fog |
| protection your employees may spend valuable | | | | free protection without the hassle of a |
| production time constantly clearing the fog from | | | | complicated application process. Although more |
| these lenses. Lost production time means less | | | | expensive you get what you pay for and when |
| revenue. | | | | eye protection is of the utmost concern, which it |
| You can find protective eyewear available with | | | | should be; the extra protection and increased |
| glass, plastic and polycarbonate lenses. Glass | | | | production time is well worth it. |
| provides the least amount of protection while | | | | |