Safety Glasses Technical Advice Centre

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Safety Goggles to fit a half mask respirator

Q: I need safety goggles that will fit over prescription glasses and a respirator half mask and keep out dust. Definitely has to have high scratch and fog resistance. The customer was using a Sundstrom Sr100 half mask respirator such as the one below. It can be very tricky to find goggles/glasses that will comfortably […]

A guide for companies to buy Prescription Safety Glasses in bulk

   Q. How can my company buy Prescription Safety Glasses for my employees on a regular basis?    A. We have a process in place to help companies purchase prescription safety glasses for their employees quickly and effectively without having to spend time on our own website. Step 1. We get your company access to […]

Can I get a tear-off covering for my Safety Goggles?

      Q: Do you sell goggles that I can easily clean off if they get paint or glue stuck to the lens? The customer happened to work painting Electrical Pylons. The goggles that they were using would get covered in paint whilst they were working meaning the customer would have to keep buying further pairs […]

A 5 step guide to ordering your Prescription Safety Glasses

Safety glasses for children

We are a school and need a number of safety glasses for our science classes and also for some sports. We have tried adult safety glasses which are too large and also children’s goggles but the children don’t like them and often take them off. Can you recommend anything? Yes we have a range of […]

Sports Safety Glasses

Our Sports Safety glasses are available in a range of models and designs. Depending on your needs these could be used for sports such as Cycling, Squash, Racketball, Shooting, Badminton, Archery, Golf, Mountain Biking, Football, Basketball and Skydiving. Please have a look at the full range here. We have a few models that focus on […]

Prescription Safety Glasses

Our Prescription Safety glasses are available in 3 lens types Single Vision, Bifocal and Progressives (Varifocals). These can be used for several different purposes such as for playing sports, working in an office or in industrial environments. For more information on the process involved please have a look at the prescription glasses page. Where you […]

Does wearing blue filter glasses help you sleep?

It has been suggested that during our evolution our bodies automatically react to light as the sun sets and prepares our body for sleep before you actually fall asleep. As the sun goes down it contains less “blue light” and blue light is one of the first colours in the spectrum. Have a look at […]

Do all Safety Glasses protect against UV Light?

Q: How do I know which safety glasses protect from UV light and to what level? This is a good question and one that causes confusion. Protection from UV light is important because we can’t see it and it damages our eyes. It is the same light that burns our skin. The EN European Regulations […]

How does light interact with the eye?

Light is made up from different wavelengths. The visible spectrum of colours is the part of light we can see whilst other waves of light such as Ultraviolet we cannot. In producing effective safety glasses it is important to understand the differences and the dangers posed by the various forms of light. Wavelengths Although there […]