SAFETY GOGGLES: TYPES & USES
Safety Glasses are also known as Safety Goggles. These
glasses are primarily meant to serve the purpose of the safety of the eyes.
However, these days these glasses also come in a variety of sizes, shapes, and
frames. This variation is to ensure the versatility to the user and enhance the
purpose and usage of such glasses.
To ensure maximum as well as optimum utilization of
safety glasses, it is essential to realize their types and the goals each of
them serve.
The
classification of the safety goggles is done based on their way of making.
The design of the frame and the lens play a
significant role in the sort. The placement of the shields and its length, etc.
is essential aspects to determine the purpose of the safety goggles.
There
are three different types of safety goggles based on the placement of vent in
them. The three types are as follows:
1.
DIRECT
VENTED GOGGLES
The direct vented goggles allow the natural flow of
air into the inner portion of the goggles. There is a vented portion in the
goggles that will enable the opening of which exclude any spherical object that
has a diameter of 0.06 inches, i.e. 1.5 millimetres or more significant.
If there is not much risk of slash or entry of
hazardous particles, these goggles can serve the purpose well.
2. INDIRECT VENTED GOGGLES:
This is designed to protect the eyes from any splash
entry. The presence of a hooded or covered vent prevents the access of splash
into the eyes.
The vent is designed in such a way that it doesn't
allow the transmission of straight-line particles present on the outer side to
move to the inner side of the glasses. Wherever there are percentages of splash
entry, such industries must promote the use of indirectly vented goggles.
3. NON-VENTED GOGGLES:
There are no vents present in these types of goggles.
They provide compete for protection to the eyes from dust, dirt, mist,
electricity, light, liquids, etc. In many of the chemical industries, the
vapours released are incredibly hazardous to health. In such conditions, only
non-vented safety goggles can serve the purpose best.
USES:
Safety goggles are used for various activities. Some
of the actions which must be done in the presence of safety goggles are:
- Chipping
- Chiselling
- Drilling
- Grinding
- Machining
- Masonry
- Pouring/ Casting
- Powder fastening
- Riveting
- Sanding
- Sawing
The safety goggles are mostly used by:
- Carpenters
- Plumbers and pipefitters
- Machinists
- Millwrights
- Labourers
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