How do you chose the best Safety Glasses – Reading Glasses – Sun Glasses for you?

There are 70 million Americans age 40 to 70 most of who need to wear reading glasses – Like me at age 51. These same people will need reading safety glasses while doing things that require the protection of safety glasses. If you own a company then many of your people who must wear safety glasses will also need Safety Reading Glasses for close work and occasional reading and paperwork while on the job.

Work related hazard types include: Laser Face Shields and laser work, Welding, torch cutting, Heat – Hot sparks, splash from molten metal and high-temperature exposure. Furnace operations, pouring, casting, hot dipping, fabrication such as running saws etc

Impact – Flying objects, particles, fragments, sand and dirt. Chipping, grinding, machining, masonry work, riveting and sanding.

Chemicals—Splash, fumes, vapors and irritating mists. Chemical handling, degreasing
and plating.

Dust—Nuisance. Woodworking, buffing and general dusty conditions.

Optical Radiation – intense light Radiant energy, glare and . Welding, torch cutting, brazing energy, glare and intense light. soldering.

Safety Reading Glasses Lens Coatings

• Anti-Fog Coatings – fog prevention for high humidity environments.
• Anti-Scratch Coating – extend lens life in abrasive environments.
• Anti-Static Coating – reduce dust and particulate attraction to all lenses.
• Hard Coatings – permanently bonded to lens to extend lens life.
• Anti-UV Coatings – absorb more than 99.9% of harmful ultraviolet radiation.

Safety Reading Glasses Lens Color Guide

• Clear Lens – general indoor applications.
• Gray Lens – outdoor applications where light and glare cause eye strain.
• Gold, Blue, Silver/Mirror Lens – outdoors where sunlight and glare cause eye strain.
• Dark Green – general protection for glare and UV radiation.
• Brown Lens – outdoor applications where sunlight and glare cause eye strain.
• Vermilion Lens – enhances contrast for optimum color recognition.
• Amber Lens – blocks the blue portion of the visible light spectrum for maximum contrast contrast enhancement in low light.

Always choose safety reading glasses that comply with the ANSI Z87.1-2003. There are two levels of impact resistance available Basic and High. High impact resistance are considered Z87+. Lower or Basic levels require an attached tag or label stating the safety reading glasses meets only the basic level of protection. The ANSI safety rating info will be available to you when you purchase – look for it and chose the right protection for your needs.

I always chose the high impact rating Z87+ rating for my safety reading glasses. This way I never have to worry when using them ether while out fishing or when doing something dangerous like running my chop saw when building a project where I need to see the markings on my measuring tape and need that extra protection from flying bits of metal.