Best Safety Glasses?

[joesregalproject]

I am no stranger to getting debris in my eyes. I've been to the ER more times than I care to admit as a result of getting metal and rust in my eyes, and it just happened again this past week. Corneal abrasions are not fun and anyone who has experienced it can attest to that.

I always wear safety glasses but it seems to almost not matter. Stuff goes around them and gets in my eyes anyways. I'm looking for a recommendation on some really good safety glasses. I don't care what the price is. I want ones that fit tight, don't fall off, and preferably don't fog up easily. I've got a good bit of metal work ahead of me and I don't want another ER trip.

 

[Bonnewagon]

Yup, me too. Goggles are best, but do fog up. I use simple plastic safety glasses for small jobs. I have a pair from the Army that have vented wrap around sides that are very good and don't fog up. I have never seen them commercially available. Lately for big dirty jobs I have been using the full face shield they sell at Harbor Break. A bit clumsy to use, but it does protect the eyes pretty good. You can still wear safety glasses under the shield for super protection.

 

[Gearheadwilly]

A previous employer who had a big dealership with plenty of rookies who refused to use any safety gear at all, until they had to get rusty metal drilled out of their eyeballs etc got tired of the medical bills and lost work so they pushed for us to use these. Not too bad really. A little fog on a hot day, but not as cumbersome as a full shield. Very well sealed around my big (empty) dome.

 

[69hurstolds]

A previous employer who had a big dealership with plenty of rookies who refused to use any safety gear at all, until they had to get rusty metal drilled out of their eyeballs etc got tired of the medical bills and lost work so they pushed for us to use these. Not too bad really. A little fog on a hot day, but not as cumbersome as a full shield. Very well sealed around my big (empty) dome.

SECOND ON THESE!! I was just going to post about the DeWalt goggles.

Not very expensive either, but they work well. If you're sweatin' heavy, they still will fog some, but not as bad as others I've worn. Got a feeling they all will fog to some degree if you're the sweaty type. I didn't personally buy them, but we used them where I used to work (Work? What's that? I forgot).

Are there better ones for more money? I dunno. But we used them in the metal shop areas and nobody I was aware of ever had an eye injury when using them. We did have two people get crap in their eyes needing medical attention, but the morons were wiping their faces with their work gloves on AFTER they removed their saftey goggles. I know, I had to write up the incident report for one of the guys. Luckily, it wasn't reportable to OSHA because there was no removal of embedded debris from the eye itself nor required any hospitalization in either case.

 

[Rktpwrd]

As someone who absolutely despises wearing safety eyewear, and has had to undergo several trips to the ophthalmologist for corneal ulcers for over wearing his contact lenses, I highly recommend these Uvex ones:

They’re not true goggles so they don’t fog up, but the curvature fits my face quite tightly so grindings don’t get in behind them. That’s more than I can say about many others I’ve tried. The yellow color enhances the ambient light making everything brighter and easier to see which, until you’ve tried them, is unbelievably helpful.

If I absolutely have to wear safety glasses, these are my go-to. They’re good for everything but direct into-your-face grinding, at which point you’d be wanting a full face shield anyways.

I do A LOT of metal work, so I like to think I have some real world experience in this.

 

[565bbchevy]

I used to just use an old welding helmet with a clear lens for grinding until recently getting a piece of rust in my eye that ricochet off the frame behind me and got stuck in my eye, so after that I bought 2 different styles of Dewalt goggles and they work great without fogging, now I wear a pair under my welding helmet so I don't have to go through the extraction process again.

 

[joesregalproject]

Appreciate the suggestions. The Dewalt ones definitely look nice, the Uvex ones as well. I've been to the ER an embarrassing number of times to get metal and rust removed from my eyes and it would be great if I never had to do it again. Plus going to work with the terminator eye is always a fun day of explaining what happened.

 

[carnutjw]

My employer provides prescription safety glasses to those of us with vision issues (old guys) and the tech does a gap check before approving a particular frame. 3/16" or less is the standard, I think. A face shield over the glasses definitely helps. Then you can have a gap for anti-fogging and still be protected.

 

[Bonnewagon]

Check these out. I don't think you can do much better! https://www.peosoldier.army.mil/Por...ter_31052022.pdf?trk=public_post_comment-text My son-in-law gave me a set of Wiley's with interchangeable lenses from his Iraq deployment.

 

[Sweet_Johnny]

As someone who absolutely despises wearing safety eyewear, and has had to undergo several trips to the ophthalmologist for corneal ulcers for over wearing his contact lenses, I highly recommend these Uvex ones:

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They’re not true goggles so they don’t fog up, but the curvature fits my face quite tightly so grindings don’t get in behind them. That’s more than I can say about many others I’ve tried. The yellow color enhances the ambient light making everything brighter and easier to see which, until you’ve tried them, is unbelievably helpful.

If I absolutely have to wear safety glasses, these are my go-to. They’re good for everything but direct into-your-face grinding, at which point you’d be wanting a full face shield anyways.

I do A LOT of metal work, so I like to think I have some real world experience in this.

I also hate wearing safety glasses, and also chose Honeywell/ Uvex and am quite happy with them- they don't slide down my face at all and you can choose options like anti-scratch, anti-glare, etc.. They don't cause headaches due to fitting too tightly but if I squint just a little they fit snugly against my cheekbone and block everything. Mine have bounced off the floor numerous times and are still going strong.



Another option is ANSI approved motorcycle riding glasses with foam around the eye areas. I used those when I worked deburr at a foundry and they were phenomenal aside from fogging up. If you go that route maybe choose some that'll allow a bit of airflow.