Safety googles vs full face shield

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Hi All,

My question stems from the fact that my safety googles always fog up. I wear glasses so its a particularly vexing problem for me. Would a face shield fix the problem? Would it protect my eyes as well as full googles? Is there a better brand of safety googles that doesn't fog up as much or is there something I can do to make my googles not fog up? I would appreciate any input. Thanks


Steve
 
It's tough to wear safety specs with prescription eye-ware too.

when you say "goggles" I think this type
I agree they are bad for fogging up
They are also so soft, they scratch easily
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shields are good, but I find they get in the way too.

Every layer you look though, you see a little less clearly.

I believe in seeing your optician and getting dedicated safety prescription glasses.
and then also using a shield when appropriate.
 
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I have pastic (safety) lenes in my prescription glasses. I too have worn a face shield, dust mask or safety glasses with dust mask. I also weld with a full face helmet. In ALL these cases, my prescription glasses fog up. WATT I did, was to buy a bolltle of anti-fog liquid to wipe/wash the lens of my glasses, face shield,safety slasses, welding helmet face plate. I find that the problem is much reduced and I can do the job I need too. I forget the brand name, but I got the product through Grainger Industrial Supply.
 
For fogging , try 2 or 3 pea sized dobs of shaveing cream wiped into the inside of your mask / goggles ect . Its an old biker trick I have been doing for years . It works like soap on a mirror in a steamy bathroom , cleans it up also with no loss of vision .
 
I used to have the same problem at work. I used the soap method that wack described, except I used the detergent we used for cleaning equipment. I did this to both my prescription safety glasses and goggles that we had to wear when handling biologically active compounds.

At home, I use safety glasses, but have a face mask available if a lot of stuff is getting thrown around by the tools I am using.

Ric
 
Or you could go all out and buy an Airshield by Trend:

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The last time I had a drill bit break, I was glad I was wearing a full shield. It left a nice mark on the shield where it would have hit my cheek instead. Also, it seems that a full shield fits better with a respirator than googles(darn it, I meant to type goggles!)

I also always wear a hat to keep grinding dust from getting in my hair.
 
What about using a full face respirator? I'm willing to bet using anti-fog wipes or solution along with a full face respirator would give you a workable solution in one compact piece of equipment rather than trying to get the goggles/face shield to fit well around the respirator.
 
Eye pro comes in different styles for different reasons. Goggles are often designed for "splash" protection when working with caustic liquids. The close/tight fit is why they fog. Safety glasses with side shield are a good bet as they offer protection from larger particles entering the eyes from the side. Regular safety glasses lack the shields and are good for object coming directly towards you BUT......I've had to remove a lot of pieces of metal from peoples eyes who were grinding with regular safety glasses. You don't want an iron containing foreign body in your cornea because it actually starts to rust and the surrounding tissue has to be removed with a device similar to a Dremel Tool.
 
You should see the look on their face when I turn on the Alger brush (sounds like a dental drill) and say "you need to hold perfectly still while I do this"
 
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This is what a TINY piece of metal loos like after a day or two. The spot you see is the rust spreading into the surrounding tissue.
 
I needed an MRI a couple years ago. They ask some questions something along the line of:

"in the last year, have you done any welding"
"yes"
"grinding"
"yes"
"machining"
"yes"
"had to get any metal removed from your eye"
"yes"

Then they get a little nervous about sticking you into the big super conducting magnet because there can be crud in your eyes than can be affected by the magnet, scrambling your vision.
 
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Then they get a little nervous about sticking you into the big super conducting magnet because there can be crud in your eyes than can be affected by the magnet, scrambling your vision.
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That's funny... I went through the same thing when I had an MRI done. I worked in a mchine shop for 14yrs. They almost didn't do it because I have a bit of metal "shrapnel" in my legs and back from childhood mischief and one of my tattoos was giving off metalic readings. It got hot and irritated during the scan.
 
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