Engineering Safety Glasses Survey

[torihoelscher]

Hey everyone!

Could you guys please fill out this survey for me? This is for my senior Engineering Class at my high school. It would be very appreciated. Thank you!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/X52KT9R

Survey done! My safety glass always impair my vision, either by condensation or scratches.

[Taylor]

#5 - do you need to wear prescription glasses as well as safety glasses

I marked Yes, but this is really more of a Sometimes. Depends on whether I'm wearing contacts or not.

[EricLeifermann]

Originally Posted by Taylor

#5 - do you need to wear prescription glasses as well as safety glasses

I marked Yes, but this is really more of a Sometimes. Depends on whether I'm wearing contacts or not.

I did the same thing

[Andrew Schreiber]

Answered yes to the headaches but that is unrelated to safety glasses and more related to teams screaming "ROBOT!!!" in the pits and the overly loud music.

- Grumpy Old Man

[thefro526]

Done, interesting survey. Oddly enough, I've caught myself wearing safety glasses even when I don't need them a bunch of times. Never remember having a headache.

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

- Grumpy Old Man

You need a hug there, Champ?

(Also, aren't you like 23? Since when is that old? )

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by SuperNerd256

Survey done! My safety glass always impair my vision, either by condensation or scratches.

Originally Posted by thefro526

Oddly enough, I've caught myself wearing safety glasses even when I don't need them a bunch of times. Never remember having a headache.

Makes me think that we should put a little bit more effort into finding the right glasses that are comfortable to wear, and taking care of them?

I've found some comfortable glasses that I take care of so they don't get scratched (I never leave them where students have access to them). They also have "cheater" bifocal lenses so I can see stuff close up, in my old age.

[Phyrxes]

Done,

I suspect that most people responding to this thread probably bought and care for their own personal pair of safety glasses and would give different results that are different than the average team member that simply pulls a pair out of the bin that I suspect most teams have inside the door to their work area.

I know we populate that bin with CHEAP safety glasses that we ordered for around $1 a pair and they probably don't fit most people comfortably.

[Ninja_Bait]

Was that last one a trick question?

I hope everyone knows that dropping your safety glasses while doing something requires safety glasses instantly makes you less safe, whether it is because you're distracted for a moment or just plain unprotected.

By the way, it is possible to polish scratches out of safety glasses (and other plastic products like it, like airplane windscreens), so don't write off a nice comfy pair just because you can't see through them yet.

[DonRotolo]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

Answered yes to the headaches but that is unrelated to safety glasses and more related to teams screaming "ROBOT!!!" in the pits and the overly loud music.

Seconded.

Originally Posted by Phyrxes

I suspect that most people responding to this thread probably bought and care for their own personal pair of safety glasses and would give different results that are different than the average team member that simply pulls a pair out of the bin that I suspect most teams have inside the door to their work area.

I agree. Cheap safety glasses are junk. Spend a whole $10 on your own good pair, keep them clean and unscratched, and replace them when necessary. No headaches, you'll forget you are even wearing them-the best kind of safety.

My prescription safety glasses cost $300, and I trust my eyesight to them. Worth every penny. Do you have any idea how much a braille newspaper costs?

[EricH]

Originally Posted by DonRotolo

I agree. Cheap safety glasses are junk. Spend a whole $10 on your own good pair, keep them clean and unscratched, and replace them when necessary. No headaches, you'll forget you are even wearing them-the best kind of safety.

I carry my pair in a belt pouch if they aren't on my head (in the proper orientation). The pouch protects them and can serve as a light cleaning cloth; then I can just whip them out on the way into the lab, and put them back in when I leave for more than a minute. They're quite comfy, and it beats the cheap ones in comfort. I only use those in an emergency--haven't used a pair regularly in my life. I've broken a pair; I replaced it right away.

[Peter Matteson]

Originally Posted by Taylor

#5 - do you need to wear prescription glasses as well as safety glasses

I marked Yes, but this is really more of a Sometimes. Depends on whether I'm wearing contacts or not.

I wanted to mark this I used to wear perscription safety glasses, then I got LASEK.

For those that wear prescription safeties you should add a question about visual distortion. The lenses are so thick up close I had distortion issues while wearing them. Other than that actual perscription safety glasses are way more comfortable.

[Brandon Holley]

The importance of comfortable, easy to wear safety glasses cannot be overstated. A nice comfortable pair of them will pay for themselves in the first hour of use. I have about a dozen pairs of various styles in my toolboxes. All of them are comfortable and make a full day of use trivial.

I want to direct everyone to one of my favorite websites: http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/
(Here's an example of a type we may buy, $3.90/pair when ordering over 36 pairs: http://www.safetyglassesusa.com/16505.html)

This site literally has hundreds of varieties of safety glasses. They have anything from the highest of high ends, to the lowest of low ends, and a huge selection in the middle. The reason I like them so much? Comfortable safety glasses can be had for CHEAP, probably around ~$2/pair. There's also volume pricing so if you order a bunch, you get a discount.

We've ordered our glasses for the past couple seasons from there. I've never had any issues with shipping, quality, etc. Highly recommended. Also, free shipping on orders >$100.


-Brando

[s_forbes]

Safety glasses are required for my job at all times on the factory floor. I have had good experience with Patriot brand over-the-glasses style safety glasses; I can wear them for 12+ hour shifts without discomfort. They do scratch, but if you take close care of them that isn't an issue. I usually don't realize that I'm wearing them at all.

I've used side-shields with my normal glasses, but only on occasions where safety glasses were obligatory but I didn't feel were necessary. Whenever there is the potential for flying bits of metal in the air, I will always put on a beefy pair of safety glasses that fully protect my eyes.