Safety Glasses

[Eman85]

One of the great things I found was safety glasses with bifocal lenses at the bottom. They also come in tinted sunglasses. Nothing worse than being out working and need to see something up close and your readers are back in the truck or shop.

 

[dahlin]

I wear safety glasses but after 20 30 minutes they fog up grr and i have to use just screen shield. I am 76 and have logged and run chain saws since i was 9 or 10 and have had more than few close calls. Randy

 

[Wdj]

Had a rock shot out of a disc mower. Dead center right eye. Saw it coming must have got it closed before contact. For a few minutes thought I had lost an eye. Lot of pain but no apparent damage. Much fear. Prayer of thanks and now wear protection mowing hay.

 

[GChief]

Why are you yelling at us @Dave BN ?

I do eye and ear all the time. Since switching to battery for the chain saw I often skip the hearing protection for short uses. If using for a few hrs I eventually put them in.

 

[ss55]

Am I crazy or am I the only one who wears safety glasses or googles when cutting with a chain saw? I watch shows like Homestead Rescue or those Mountain Man shows and no one wears any eye protection when using a chain saw. I was watching one today with Marty Rainey using a chain saw on a massive tree in Hawaii and in a close up view, I could actually see him squinting his eyes to avoid the flying chips. Even on those logging shows I've never seen any of them wearing eye protection.

Please tell me I'm not the only crazy one for wearing eye protection.

Wow, every shop I have worked in since 1978 required safety glasses be on when you enter the shop.

 

[Caryc]

Someone is talking about the odds from a grinder or a chainsaw. Who cares about the odds? As I said, it only takes one little chip to hit your eye. You worry about the odds, I'll keep my eyes protected. You want to be the fool, be my guest.

 

[farmersamm]

Got a piece of crap in my eye from a grinder. I was just wearing regular sunglasses without a side panel. Hurt like Hell all the way to the ophthalmologist. Instant relief when he got it out.

Lesson learned...............always wear those safety glasses around just about any kind of work you do. I even wear them when cutting/baling. They keep the dust out of my eyes on the tractor, and especially when I have to dig out a plugged baler.

I never work around a grinder without an N95, and have started doing the same in the hay field.

 

[farmersamm]

But I gotta say...........................I never wear "googles"

 

[JOCCO]

Yes for chainsaw but I wear a logging helmet with face screen and earmuffs. I to have gotten stuff in the eyes. The helmet system has saved me half dozen times.

 

[Caryc]

But I gotta say...........................I never wear "googles"View attachment 101917View attachment 101918

WOW ! I had to go back and find out where "googles" occurred. How shocked I was to see that it was me. Even more shocked that it took post #28 for someone to notice it.

 

[Brown David]

WOW ! I had to go back and find out where "googles" occurred. How shocked I was to see that it was me. Even more shocked that it took post #28 for someone to notice it.

I noticed it too but I just kinda snickered and went on.

 

[Pete in Holland MI]

I used to work in industry. The problem with folks who don't wear glasses normally is that the cheap safety glasses that are provided are generally not cared for, thus get scratched & skuffed up, and, they are made for one size fits all, which means they are not comfortable for some folks. I encouraged folks who struggled wearing the company provided glasses to use their "vison" insurance and buy a pair of "real" safety glasses with clear lenses, fitted to their head, along with a case. They all came back after a while that it was a game changer for them.

In my shop here at home, I have several pair for guests that work in my shop (I wear perscription safety glasses). They are in a special wood case on the wall with felt lined pigeon holes, and a Plexi-glas hinged door to keep them protected when not in use.

 

[MarkB_MI]

Most of those reality and DIY shows do a huge disservice to the folks who watch them. My personal beef is with the remodeling shows that inevitably start out by handing the homeowners huge sledgehammers, which they then use to knock holes in their walls and bust up cabinets. What remodeler does that? They're just making a huge mess that somebody else has to come in and clean up.

The exception to this seems to be This Old House, where experienced professionals explain exactly what they're doing and why they're doing it. But that's too boring for most folks.

I don't wear actual safety glasses that often, but my regular prescription glasses have Trivex lenses. Trivex has the impact resistance of polycarbonate but is much more scratch-resistant.

 

[dcarp]

I used to work in industry. The problem with folks who don't wear glasses normally is that the cheap safety glasses that are provided are generally not cared for, thus get scratched & skuffed up, and, they are made for one size fits all, which means they are not comfortable for some folks. I encouraged folks who struggled wearing the company provided glasses to use their "vison" insurance and buy a pair of "real" safety glasses with clear lenses, fitted to their head, along with a case. They all came back after a while that it was a game changer for them.

In my shop here at home, I have several pair for guests that work in my shop (I wear perscription safety glasses). They are in a special wood case on the wall with felt lined pigeon holes, and a Plexi-glas hinged door to keep them protected when not in use.

I bought a box of 12 pair. Anyone in the shop working has to wear them. I always have to remind the wife.

 

[300jk]

Am I crazy or am I the only one who wears safety glasses or googles when cutting with a chain saw? I watch shows like Homestead Rescue or those Mountain Man shows and no one wears any eye protection when using a chain saw. I was watching one today with Marty Rainey using a chain saw on a massive tree in Hawaii and in a close up view, I could actually see him squinting his eyes to avoid the flying chips. Even on those logging shows I've never seen any of them wearing eye protection.

Please tell me I'm not the only crazy one for wearing eye protection.

The brand I wear are called Nemesis. I wear them as my sunglasses year round. Whether I need safety glasses or not. They are good quality, lightweight, comfortable, and affordable. I do have a clear pair also when I don’t need something tinted. 4 or 5 years ago I was more or less blind in left eye due to an ulcerated cornea. Caused by dust getting under my contact. A rare and strange occurrence I was told. It healed fine. That was a scary ordeal. Put a patch over one eye for a week or 2 and see how enjoyable it is ! Now imagine that for the rest of your life ! No thanks !

 

[BarnyardEngineering]

The "why" is really quite simple: They haven't had enough close calls, or a close-enough call, to convince them that wearing safety glasses is a good idea. It will take the right "Come to Jesus" moment to change their minds, and then they'll become the worst kind of safety nanny.

Some people have to experience things for themselves to believe they can actually happen.

 

[Caryc]

The "why" is really quite simple: They haven't had enough close calls, or a close-enough call, to convince them that wearing safety glasses is a good idea. It will take the right "Come to Jesus" moment to change their minds, and then they'll become the worst kind of safety nanny.

Some people have to experience things for themselves to believe they can actually happen.

Sadly enough, that's true. Too many people go through life thinking "that will never happen to me".

 

[cjunrau]

this song says it best.

 

[bweb]

Am I crazy or am I the only one who wears safety glasses or googles when cutting with a chain saw? I watch shows like Homestead Rescue or those Mountain Man shows and no one wears any eye protection when using a chain saw. I was watching one today with Marty Rainey using a chain saw on a massive tree in Hawaii and in a close up view, I could actually see him squinting his eyes to avoid the flying chips. Even on those logging shows I've never seen any of them wearing eye protection.

Please tell me I'm not the only crazy one for wearing eye protection.

My Dad was blind in one eye from a workplace accident. I worked in autobody repair and painting for all of my career. I always used safety glasses/face shields. I also wore leather gloves when using panel cutters or grinders. I watch a lot of car repair shows where the guys grind or chisel off panels with nothing for protection. Also see them sanding fillers with no masks.

 

[wp6529]

Every professional that uses a chain saw will tell you chaps are a must.

Pro tip: When operating a chain saw while wearing shorts, do not kneel in the fire ant mound...