Safeway Eye-ware

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Originally Posted by ttldomination

I ordered from Amazon because I just needed a quick set, but you can probably order from an actual provider and get a nice bulk deal (example)

Just from experience:
- My old team's mentor just purchased roughly 30 and hands them out to people with glasses at the beginning of competition and collects them at the end. It was the best thing ever.

- If you're purchasing them for your team, I'd recommend purchasing the rubber-ish ones over the hard plastic ones. The rubber-ish ones can handle thicker frames a little bit nicer, and I suppose that's a trend now a days.

- Sunny G.

Side shields on regular glasses are not safety glasses, and do not conform to FIRST's safety rules.

To whit, from the safety manual:

Wear non-shaded, ANSI-approved, UL-Listed, or CSA rated eye protection in the following
areas:
• When doing any work on the robot including, grinding, drilling, soldering, cutting,
welding, etc.
• At FIRST events:
• Anywhere in the pit area, including walk ways and pit stations
• On the Playing Field
• On the Practice Field
• Any area posted with signs requiring the use of eye protection

Unless your everyday spectacles are ANSI-approved, UL-Listed, or CSA rated eye protection, you're not wearing safety glasses, you're wearing glasses.