Cheap Safety Glasses

Our eye sight is one of the most precious things we own, so it's no wonder we want to protect it. However, many people choose to neglect their eyes when in potentially harmful situations - and there are over 2000 work-related eye injuries in the USA every single day. The majority of the injuries are sustained by construction workers. A large proportion of eye injuries could have been prevented if they had been wearing safety glasses. Experts say that over 90 per cent of eye injuries could have been prevented by safety glasses.

One of the best things about safety glasses are that they are incredibly cheap and come in a huge range of sizes, styles, colors and shapes - so there is no excuse not to own a pair! Even if you are just doing work at home, for example mowing the lawn, you can still sustain eye injuries. In fact, over 125,000 Americans report eye injuries in the home each year, as well as over 40,000 occurring during sports.

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Safety glasses differ from normal glasses as they provide much higher protection from potentially hazardous situations, such as flying debris, chemical splashes and harmful UV rays. They must pass strict safety tests and meet certain standards to be able to be sold as safety glasses. Both the frames and lenses must conform to high impact resistance standards to provide ultimate safety to the wearer.

 

 

The ANSI (American National Standards Institute) states various factors for safety glasses to reach to be able to qualify. For basic impact safety glasses the lenses and frames are tested separately, whereas for high impact safety glasses the frames and lenses are tested as one unit. For basic impact glasses the lenses are tested by dropping a one-inch diameter steel ball onto the lenses from a 50 inch height. If the lens does not crack, break or chip then it will pass the test. For high impact safety glasses the lenses are tested by shooting a quarter-inch diameter steel ball at the lens at a speed of 150 feet per second. If the lens does not chip, break, crack, or come loose from the frame then it will pass the test.

AO also produce great quality cheap safety glasses. Their basic wraparound style SafetyVirtua Safety Glasses with a clear lens cost $1.99 a pair with the minimum purchase of 100 pairs and have a hard lens coating to prevent against scratching, static and chemical attack. They are frameless with clear temples that help protect eyes from all sides. They are made from polycarbonate and block up to 99.9% of harmful UV rays. They also meet all of the ANSI safety standards for high impact safety glasses.

For just $1.48 you can purchase Gateway StarLite Safety Glasses clear lens or $3.25 blue mirror lenses with the minimum purchase of 60 pairs. These are incredibly good value for money and offer the highest safety rating. They are made of very light material and the style is very popular as they resemble fashionable sunglasses. They provide full protection from both sides and from the brow, as well as being hard coated and scratch resistant.