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Safety spectacles, why so difficult?
In article ,
writes:
I'm *much* more likely to wear prescription safety glasses than
goggles or similar eye protection. I realise that safety spectacles
aren't as good as the best goggles etc. but they are still going to be
much better than the likely alternative.
I was going to recommend talking to Bolle until I read Colin's
post. They did very good eye protection and it actually looked
quite nice. I expect the accountants found there was more profit
in outrageously expensive sunglasses. Goggles are just about
perfect for misting your lenses up, thus creating a far greater
hazard and protective glasses tend to be of the CATNAP (cheapest
available technology necessary to avoid prosecution) variety.
Polycarbonate is a must, the cheap polystyrene ones are only
saving a few quid. For my money as has already been said the face
shield is excellent. The ventilation is good, so you do not
mist up, they protect you from pate to about halfway down your
adam's apple, and the polycarbonate, thin as it is, will stop a
..22 air rifle pellet. Mostly I work in fume cupboards and with
the shutter well down so if anything comes unstuck my midriff is
going to get the fallout. Of course I take considerable
precautions to avoid any possibility of an accident, the last one
being a small piece of (presumably) glass which was never found,
I just noticed the heel of my palm was bleeding, didn't even feel
it happen.
John Schmitt
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If you have nothing to say, or rather, something extremely stupid
and obvious, say it, but in a 'plonking' tone of voice - i.e.
roundly, but hollowly and dogmatically. - Stephen Potter
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