By Max Johnson

Industrial safety equipment is used to reduce the risk of injury, loss and danger to persons, property or the environment in any facility or place involving the manufacturing, producing and processing of goods or merchandise. All around the clock safety of the workers and the industrial safety equipment should be ensured by the employer and the employee.

Not all glasses are designed solely for vision correction, but rather for protection, viewing visual information (such as stereoscopy) or simply just for aesthetic or fashion values. Safety glasses are a kind of eye protection against flying debris or against visible and near visible light or radiation. Sunglasses allow better vision in bright daylight, and may protect against damage from high levels of ultraviolet light. Industrial Safety glasses are a kind of eye protection against flying debris or against visible and near visible light or radiation.

Eyeglass frames are commonly made from metal, horn or plastic. Lenses were originally made from glass, but many are now made from various types of plastic, including CR-39 or polycarbonate. These materials reduce the danger of breakage and weigh less than glass lenses. Some plastics also have more advantageous optical properties than glass, such as better transmission of visible light and greater absorption of ultraviolet light. Some plastics have a greater index of refraction than most types of glass; this is useful in the making of corrective lenses shaped to correct various vision abnormalities such as myopia, allowing thinner lenses for a given prescription. Nowadays safety glasses can be combined with sun glasses, allowing for eye protection in outside activities from flying debris and ultraviolet light.

Scratch-resistant coatings can be applied to most plastic lenses giving them similar scratch resistance to glass. Hydrophobic coatings designed to ease cleaning are also available, as are anti-reflective coatings intended to improve night vision and make the wearer’s eyes more visible.

Earmuffs are foam filled cushions and pivoting ear cups provide a snug, comfortable fit. Earmuffs are objects designed to cover a person’s ears for protection resembling the headphone. They consist of a thermoplastic or metal headband that fits over the top of the head, and a pad at each end, to cover the external ears. They come in two basic kinds: Thermal earmuffs: the original type, worn in winter to keep a person’s ears warm.

Acoustic earmuffs, also known as ear defenders: cups lined with sound-deadening material, like thermal earmuffs and headphones in appearance, which are worn as hearing protection. These may be carried on a head-band or clipped onto the sides of a hard hat, for easy use on construction sites. Some manufacturers combine headphones with ear defenders, allowing the wearer to listen to music, communication or other audio source and also enjoy protection or isolation from ambient noise. Acoustic earmuffs were created in Italy in 1982. The advantages of earmuffs over earplugs are: Less attenuation variability among users, designed so that one size fits most head sizes, not easily misplaced or lost, may be worn with minor ear infections and can be quickly placed over and removed from your ears.

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