Face Shield or Safety Glasses?

[RedMF40]

A friend who's moving recently gave me a few of his tools, including a nice face shield. I've always put on safety glasses when grinding or cutting or doing anything where pieces might fly into my eyes. Seems like the face shield is much easier to take on and off, so that's what I've been using. I also wear regular eyeglasses, so that's another reason the face shield is easier to deal with. Any obvious safety concerns I'm missing? Thanks for any thoughts.
Gerrit

 

[old]

A friend who's moving recently gave me a few of his tools, including a nice face shield. I've always put on safety glasses when grinding or cutting or doing anything where pieces might fly into my eyes. Seems like the face shield is much easier to take on and off, so that's what I've been using. I also wear regular eyeglasses, so that's another reason the face shield is easier to deal with. Any obvious safety concerns I'm missing? Thanks for any thoughts.
Gerrit

Face shield is better since it protects the entire face

 

[PJH]

A friend who's moving recently gave me a few of his tools, including a nice face shield. I've always put on safety glasses when grinding or cutting or doing anything where pieces might fly into my eyes. Seems like the face shield is much easier to take on and off, so that's what I've been using. I also wear regular eyeglasses, so that's another reason the face shield is easier to deal with. Any obvious safety concerns I'm missing? Thanks for any thoughts.
Gerrit

There are times when I wear both.

I used to work with a one-eyed iron worker. In the mornings, when he opened his truck door, he had his safety glasses on.

 

[redtom]

Where I worked it was safety glasses all day EVERYWHERE and shield when using power tools.

 

[timcasbolt]

I've always liked a face shield when I'm making sparks.

 

[jniolon]

belt and suspenders...glasses in the shop... unless I'm only sitting there ruminating with a cup of coffee
face shield over glasses when any rotating tool is nearby and running

j

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

My cousin lost an eye back in high school splitting wood. A chip came off the wedge. He always wore safety glasses, told me with one eye you automatically turn your head a bit which increases the risk to the other eye due to loss of the protection the bridge of your nose gives. Tiny but important when you only have one left.

 

[tractornate]

I got a metal sliver embedded in my eye while grinding above my head with glasses on. Ended up without any significant long term damage to my eye but it’s a full shield for me now when grinding.

 

[Red Dave]

A friend who's moving recently gave me a few of his tools, including a nice face shield. I've always put on safety glasses when grinding or cutting or doing anything where pieces might fly into my eyes. Seems like the face shield is much easier to take on and off, so that's what I've been using. I also wear regular eyeglasses, so that's another reason the face shield is easier to deal with. Any obvious safety concerns I'm missing? Thanks for any thoughts.
Gerrit

Both. Face shields are great, but they leave a lot of openings at the sides and bottom. Properly fitted safety glasses (including side shields) provide a better seal around your most precious possession; your eyes. I often wear both when I grind or use a needle gun.

If you are interested (and I know some of you aren't) OSHA does not consider a face shield alone to be eye protection.

Also, the ANSI standard for eye protection REQUIRES side shields on safety glasses in order to considered as safety glasses. OSHA enforces the ANSI standard, so you need side shields for OSHA compliance too.

Safety lenses without side shields are not sufficient eye protection.

 

[oldproudvet]

A friend who's moving recently gave me a few of his tools, including a nice face shield. I've always put on safety glasses when grinding or cutting or doing anything where pieces might fly into my eyes. Seems like the face shield is much easier to take on and off, so that's what I've been using. I also wear regular eyeglasses, so that's another reason the face shield is easier to deal with. Any obvious safety concerns I'm missing? Thanks for any thoughts.
Gerrit

Face shield period. Years ago I had a carbide tooth break off my table saw blade and imbed in my forehead. I had to have it surgically removed. I had safety glasses on, but that scared me big time. Larry

 

[RedMF40]

Both. Face shields are great, but they leave a lot of openings at the sides and bottom. Properly fitted safety glasses (including side shields) provide a better seal around your most precious possession; your eyes. I often wear both when I grind or use a needle gun.

If you are interested (and I know some of you aren't) OSHA does not consider a face shield alone to be eye protection.

Also, the ANSI standard for eye protection REQUIRES side shields on safety glasses in order to considered as safety glasses. OSHA enforces the ANSI standard, so you need side shields for OSHA compliance too.

Safety lenses without side shields are not sufficient eye protection.

I used to think that just having my eyeglasses on was enough protection. I need them to see, so they're always there. I quickly learned they offer almost no protection because bits and pieces get by them and can go right in your eyes. So I put on safety glasses, the kind that wrap around the side and fit snug to your face. I'm especially wary around the wire wheel on my bench grinder--pieces of it can fly off and they seem especially attracted to eyeballs.
Gerrit

 

[SkipperII]

On our jobsites it was safety glasses at all times, face shields over them when drilling, grinding etc.. They were serious enough that they would pay for prescription safety glasses once a year.

 

[Turkeyfoot]

A friend who's moving recently gave me a few of his tools, including a nice face shield. I've always put on safety glasses when grinding or cutting or doing anything where pieces might fly into my eyes. Seems like the face shield is much easier to take on and off, so that's what I've been using. I also wear regular eyeglasses, so that's another reason the face shield is easier to deal with. Any obvious safety concerns I'm missing? Thanks for any thoughts.
Gerrit

I have prescription safety glasses that I wear but when working with certain tools, especially grinders and chainsaws, I also wear my helmet that has ear protection and wire mesh face shield.

 

[Janicholson]

Prescription safety glasses are a good investment because it prevents the street glasses from being a substitute as often, and saves the pits and abrasion caused by using street glasses for work. Plus the shield in all activity with flying material, to protect your facial expression. Jim

 

[560Dennis]

Face shield for me in summer heat ,
Also for pressure washing, descaling rust under truck