Uvex Safety Glasses

Uvex safety glasses offer a very wide range of safety glasses, goggles and sunglasses. In fact, the range of options of Uvex safety glasses includes the world's first ever safety goggles with reading magnifiers in a choice of five diopter strengths. This remarkable pair of safety goggles is part of the 'Uvex Stealth' family of Uvex safety glasses and goggles.

Uvex Safety Glasses

It is an easy and so very common mistake to make, to think that all safety glasses are the same. You see that they are made of, say, polycarbonate and so you think that polycarbonate lenses are polycarbonate lenses are polycarbonate lenses.

That is true as far as it goes, but what about things like the strength of the frame, the options for coatings, UV protection, bifocal strength and style?

The reading power of these Uvex safety glasses ranges in diopter strength from plus one to plus five. All of the Uvex safety glasses meet the latest Z87.1-2010 ANSI eyewear safety requirements.

If the lenses are strong but the frame is week, then the eye protection is not really much good. Likewise, if the you cannot see because the lenses do not offer protection from UV rays and the glare of the sunlight. But style, you might be wondering?

Well, it is a fact that people will wear their safety glasses more readily, if they fit well, are comfortable and have a famous name. Uvex safety glasses fit all these criteria and also offer amber lens safety glasses, mirror lens safety glasses and clear lens safety glasses to name but a few.

It may seem a costly exercise for employers to provide effective, stylish eye safety equipment like Uvex safety glasses, but this is not the case. When employees are given glasses that they can be proud of, they look after them, do not lose them and wear them more often, which reduces the effects of accidents.

According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) eye injuries cost US businesses $467 million every year, so a few dozen pairs of Uvex safety glasses should easily recoup their cost. However, it is also important to use safety glasses that were designed to protect the eyes of wearers in their professions.

Therefore, it is important to understand the various safety features of the different styles of Uvex safety glasses, because although several pairs may look alike, they may not be. Some of the types of injury that you should consider protection against, depending on your profession, are: chemical splash, dust, glare, heat, impact and optical radiation.

UV radiation is a significant risk in some occupations including welding, although for most of us, the sun is our prime source of UVA, UVB and UVC rays. Uvex safety glasses cut out 99.9% of UV rays and they can be tinted, mirrored or polarized for protection against glare as well.

The majority of Uvex safety glasses are made from polycarbonate which is highly resistant to impact and will not weaken significantly if scratched. The lenses, once selected are mounted in a suitable frame.

The frames of Uvex safety glasses can be of two types: plano or goggles. Plano frames are the normal frames for regular, everyday glasses, although they may be fitted with sideguards. Goggles are for more all-round protection. To prevent fogging, goggles have to be ventilated in an area that will not increase risk to the wearer.

The lenses used in Uvex safety glasses can also be made to suit the wearer's prescription, which is an increased safety factor as the wearer does not have to remove them to read instructions or printouts. The glasses should be supplied with lens cleaning solution.