The Goggles, they need to do something!

December 21, 2009 7:25 AM

The plant I work in is going to soon require (OSHA approved) safety glasses at all times if you are on the floor. I am back and forth on the floor quite a bit, but I HATE safety glasses (I wear regular glasses, and will still be required to wear them). So I would need something I can leave on my head, or has some function so I don't lose them. On top of this, I enjoy doing things a bit differently, so I would like suggestions for safety glasses that are a bit different. Ideally they should go over my current glasses, but I would entertain the thought of getting prescription ones, if they were awesome enough. Bonus points for goggles that meet these requirements!
posted by JonnyRotten to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (13 answers total)

Response by poster: I'm going to assume that they will need to be in Compliance with ANSI Z87.1-2003 High Impact.
posted by JonnyRotten at 7:29 AM on December 21, 2009

Here you go.
posted by Faint of Butt at 7:40 AM on December 21, 2009

You could go the whole hog

http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=2&p=56669&cat=1,42207
posted by zeoslap at 7:54 AM on December 21, 2009

My workplace supplies prescription safety glasses for those people who wear glasses. if yours does not, they will run you around $80 for basic ones, more for bifocals or fancier frames.

If I had to choose from the selection of fit-over goggles, I would choose these.
posted by Danf at 8:02 AM on December 21, 2009

I have glasses with polycarbonate lenses, and fitted side shields. The side shields are easily removable, so you don't have to walk around town with them on.
posted by ArgentCorvid at 8:04 AM on December 21, 2009

Zenni Optical has some other options.
posted by TooFewShoes at 8:18 AM on December 21, 2009

most labs have a van that comes around a couple times a year and they will put safety lenses in nearly any frame. Even if you don't have a prescription lens you should still be able to put clear safety lenses in just about anything.
posted by Gungho at 8:29 AM on December 21, 2009

There are a lot of really comfortable and not too bad looking safety glasses out there. The good part is they are generally pretty cheap compared to your standard name brand sunglasses. Prescription ones are obviously cost quite a bit more, but if you are being required to wear them I think they are required to supply them. My company will pay for a pair every year for example.

If the hold up is "they aren't comfortable" or "they look stupid" you need to remember that they are there to save your vision from a possible hazard.
posted by Big_B at 8:36 AM on December 21, 2009

I wear these at work, and they're pretty comfortable. I asked for blue, but my boss ordered me the Patriot frames, which is pretty sweet because I can now accuse people of not loving the USA as much as I do. Cords like this one are handy if you're putting them on and off all day, but I've found that between my regular glasses, the safety eyewear, the occasional dust mask or respirator, and the cord there was just too much stuff going on on my head. So now I just hook the safety glasses onto my shirt or back pocket. I'm looking to get prescription safety eye wear as soon as my flex spending account builds up again.
posted by hydrophonic at 8:59 AM on December 21, 2009

Also, my coworker rocks a couple of pairs of vintage safety glasses he got from his dad. Probably not OSHA compliant, but you could look for a pair on ebay and replace the lenses with prescription ones.
posted by hydrophonic at 9:02 AM on December 21, 2009

I wear glassed normally and need to wear safety glasses when welding. I highly recommend either getting Rx safety glasses or wearing contacts under regular safety glasses, to avaoid that feeling of having too much stuff on your head (cranial accessories).
posted by WeekendJen at 9:21 AM on December 21, 2009

Get thee to an optical shop and get a set of safety glasses (poly lenses + strong enough frame + sidesheilds). These are now your safety glasses you wear when in the plant. That's it. Millions do it already, we all seem to cope.
posted by defcom1 at 2:52 PM on December 21, 2009

Oh, and contacts under regular glasses may or may not be in compliance your workplace regulations, since a piece of grit can get stuck under the contact. (Ouch)
posted by defcom1 at 2:53 PM on December 21, 2009