How To Deal With Fogged Safety Glasses
It is obligatory in most Western countries for employers to supply safety glasses or safety goggles and it is compulsory for employees to wear them when instructed to.
It has been proven that wearing safety glasses at work considerably reduces the number of accidents and accidents are costly.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported that eye injuries cost US businesses about $467 million each and every year, so a couple of dozen pairs of safety glasses would easily recoup their cost.
However, it is also important to use safety glasses that were intended to protect the eyes of wearers in precise professions.
One of the concerns with safety goggles is that they fog up.
This means that employees frequently have to remove their glasses to de-mist them, which reduces the efficiency of the goggles.
Stopping fogging or misting is a major problem for manufacturers of safety goggles.
The reason for of fogging is a shortage of air flow.
This is usually just a problem with goggles, because they tend to have a tighter fit so they get warmer, which vaporizes any moisture created by the eyes or by perspiration.
It can also be caused by a low background temperature.
Therefore the first step towards solving the difficulty of fogging or misting in safety goggles is to find out where and why it occurs.
Fogging will by and large occur when the worker moves from a hot area to a cold one, in hot humid areas or where the worker's body temperature is higher than the room temperature.
The first line of attack ought to be to choose lenses that will cope with those environments or conditions.
Lenses can be coated with anti-fogging and anti-misting coatings.
These coatings are applied at the time of manufacture and ought to last the lifetime of the safety glasses.
These coatings will inhibit the build up of water droplets on the lenses allowing clear vision.
There are other coatings that can be applied as well, so it is a question of seeing what sorts of coatings are available from your dealer.
It is worth bearing in mind that not all anti-fog coatings are effective under all the conditions where fogging can occur, so you should be specific when explaining to your supplier why you need anti-fog lenses.
If someone has to enter an zone where fogging frequently occurs, supplying an anti-fog cloth to rub over their lenses is a short term help.
These cloths are alright to use on most lenses, so it is wise to ask.
The effects ought to continue for several hours.
If personnel move from one zone to another and have to change their safety glasses from zone to zone, they should be shown how to identify safety glasses with the different coatings.
Lenses that have been treated at the factory with an anti fog coating are frequently stamped with the letters 'AF'.
It is worth learning how to deal with fogged safety glasses, because it can save a lot of frustration, misery and money, if you simply spend a little time procuring the right safety equipment.
It has been proven that wearing safety glasses at work considerably reduces the number of accidents and accidents are costly.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) reported that eye injuries cost US businesses about $467 million each and every year, so a couple of dozen pairs of safety glasses would easily recoup their cost.
However, it is also important to use safety glasses that were intended to protect the eyes of wearers in precise professions.
One of the concerns with safety goggles is that they fog up.
This means that employees frequently have to remove their glasses to de-mist them, which reduces the efficiency of the goggles.
Stopping fogging or misting is a major problem for manufacturers of safety goggles.
The reason for of fogging is a shortage of air flow.
This is usually just a problem with goggles, because they tend to have a tighter fit so they get warmer, which vaporizes any moisture created by the eyes or by perspiration.
It can also be caused by a low background temperature.
Therefore the first step towards solving the difficulty of fogging or misting in safety goggles is to find out where and why it occurs.
Fogging will by and large occur when the worker moves from a hot area to a cold one, in hot humid areas or where the worker's body temperature is higher than the room temperature.
The first line of attack ought to be to choose lenses that will cope with those environments or conditions.
Lenses can be coated with anti-fogging and anti-misting coatings.
These coatings are applied at the time of manufacture and ought to last the lifetime of the safety glasses.
These coatings will inhibit the build up of water droplets on the lenses allowing clear vision.
There are other coatings that can be applied as well, so it is a question of seeing what sorts of coatings are available from your dealer.
It is worth bearing in mind that not all anti-fog coatings are effective under all the conditions where fogging can occur, so you should be specific when explaining to your supplier why you need anti-fog lenses.
If someone has to enter an zone where fogging frequently occurs, supplying an anti-fog cloth to rub over their lenses is a short term help.
These cloths are alright to use on most lenses, so it is wise to ask.
The effects ought to continue for several hours.
If personnel move from one zone to another and have to change their safety glasses from zone to zone, they should be shown how to identify safety glasses with the different coatings.
Lenses that have been treated at the factory with an anti fog coating are frequently stamped with the letters 'AF'.
It is worth learning how to deal with fogged safety glasses, because it can save a lot of frustration, misery and money, if you simply spend a little time procuring the right safety equipment.