[quote bloodyknees]The battery thing happened way back in the early sixties. Hardly anyone used safety glasses then. Later in life I lost almost all the vision in my right eye due to gluacoma. So for many years now I do very little without safely glasses. I do a lot of wood working so don't want to damage the only eye I have left. I'm trying to convince my wife to use them when she mows and "weedeats". Not having much luck. "Off the rack" sunglasses is about all she will wear.
Al[/quote]Good to hear you wear your safety glasses. Cheap insurance if you ask me. Now days they make real nice safety glass's that are shaded and stylish. Any large home improvement or welding supply store sells them. Maybe if you got her a pair she would wear them. See that they have Z87.1 stamped on them. This is the ANSI code telling you they are up to OSHA standards.
Sunglasses will deflect some items and save your eyes. If they are made of glass and hit hard enough, then you will wind up with an eye full of glass. Just as bad (or worse) as getting hit with the original object.
Just a thought from a site safety person.
Al[/quote]Good to hear you wear your safety glasses. Cheap insurance if you ask me. Now days they make real nice safety glass's that are shaded and stylish. Any large home improvement or welding supply store sells them. Maybe if you got her a pair she would wear them. See that they have Z87.1 stamped on them. This is the ANSI code telling you they are up to OSHA standards.
Sunglasses will deflect some items and save your eyes. If they are made of glass and hit hard enough, then you will wind up with an eye full of glass. Just as bad (or worse) as getting hit with the original object.
Just a thought from a site safety person.