Safety glasses and goggles protect eyes from water, chemicals, and particles. They are worn by professionals in sawmills, welding shops, factories, and sports. They are also used in chemical research, power tools, and manual work. Prescription-strength goggles are available.
Safety glasses are a type of protective eyewear that usually enclose the eye area, preventing water, chemicals, or particles from entering the eyes. These glasses are often worn by professionals who perform physical work in sawmills, welding shops or factories. Goggles are also worn during sports, such as competitive swimming, to help keep the chlorine from irritating the eyes; football goggles protect athletes from stray balls; and snow sports goggles help prevent snow-related injuries. Those who do chemical research also use goggles to protect their eyes in the laboratory, and people who work with power tools, such as chainsaws, use goggles to prevent eye injury from flying debris. These glasses are also available in prescription strength for those who need prescription glasses.
In manual work, safety goggles are routinely worn to protect the eyes, especially in professions such as welding, where fiery sparks fly from the workpiece. For loggers, goggles are often required due to the fact that almost any type of woodworking can cause the chips to fly and get into the eyes. Factory workers are also often required to wear safety glasses, depending on the material being manufactured, to protect their eyes from burns, dust or any other kind of irritation.
For laboratory workers and students who work with chemicals, safety goggles are generally required as chemical reactions are often unpredictable and explosions occur. In a laboratory, the fumes can also irritate the eyes, which is why special protective goggles are worn. In this type of situation where good eyesight can mean the difference between a successful experiment and a disaster, prescription-strength goggles are often used, replacing regular eyeglasses.
Athletes also use safety glasses to protect their eyes from game injuries caused by hockey balls, sticks, or pucks. In scuba diving, goggles also prevent eye irritation by keeping them out of the water, which reduces eye redness from salt water or heavily chlorinated pool water. Goggles are also worn for winter sports, to protect the eyes from sunburn, snow and ice particles.
Safety glasses can be worn for almost any activity that can put your eyes at risk, including mowing the lawn, weeding, or chopping wood, as these jobs can cause flying particles, which can be hazardous to eyes. For those who use chainsaws, goggles are generally recommended as a way to protect the eyes from shrapnel that may enter the eye area. Even everyday chores like pruning trees or bushes can cause particles or dust to irritate the delicate eye tissue, so wearing eye protection may be a good idea.
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