Safety Glasses

Essential Eye Protection: High-Performance Safety Glasses from Engweld

When you are working in industrial environments such as welding, fabrication, and general metalworking, your eyes face constant threats from flying particles, dust, and light radiation. In this environment, safety glasses are the frontline defence for many tasks. They provide robust protection without impeding vision or comfort. We stock a wide range of professional-grade safety glasses, selected from global manufacturers to ensure superior protection, optical clarity, and durability for all users.

Designed to protect against impact hazards, safety glasses are designed with high-strength lenses and durable frames that meet rigorous safety standards. They are an indispensable component of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), crucial for daily tasks where primary eye protection is needed.

Why Safety Glasses are Vital for Metalworking Professionals?

Working with metals inevitably generates hazards. Common risks that you may encounter during metal working processes and that will necessitate safety glasses include:

• Impact from Projectiles: When you are using your angle grinder with a grinding disc, cutting disc or when you are drilling, and chipping, high-speed fragments of metal or abrasive materials can be sent towards the eyes.
• Airborne Dust and Debris: During the fabrication process, some particles and larger debris can be generated and cause irritation or damage.
• UV and Glare: While not for direct arc viewing, certain tasks involve ambient UV light or significant sun glare that requires specific tinted lenses.

Safety glasses address these risks by providing:

• Impact Resistance: Lenses are specifically engineered to withstand significant force without shattering, protecting your eyes from flying debris.
• Lightweight Comfort: Their design often allows for extended wear without discomfort, encouraging consistent compliance.
• Optical Clarity: High-quality lenses ensure distortion-free vision, critical for precision work.

Our Range of Professional Safety Glasses at Engweld

Engweld stocks a variety of safety glasses to suit different operational needs and preferences, from trusted brands like 3M safety glasses and ESAB and Parweld:

• Clear Safety Glasses: These are the most versatile and widely used type, offering excellent optical clarity for general industrial applications. They are essential in general workshop activities where maximum light transmission and a true colour view are required. Our clear safety glasses feature impact-resistant and scratch resistant polycarbonate lenses, often with anti-fog coating for sustained performance and durability. The Esab Warrior Clear Safety Spectacles and the Parweld Clear Safety Spectacles are two good examples of clear safety spectacles.
• Tinted Safety Glasses: They are designed to reduce glare and eye strain in bright outdoor conditions or environments with strong ambient light. Available in various tints such as grey, smoke, yellow, they offer comfort and enhanced visibility without compromising impact protection. Our selection includes Esab Warrior Shade 5 Spectacles and the Parweld Amber Tinted Safety Spectacles.
• Over-Specs Safety Glasses (Visitor Safety Glasses): They are designed to comfortably fit over prescription eyewear, providing robust impact protection for those who wear corrective lenses. These are also ideal as visitor safety glasses in industrial settings, ensuring temporary protection for individuals without their own safety eyewear. You can find in our selection of over-specs glasses, the 3M Visitor Overspecs 71448-00001C and the 3M 2800 Comfort Clear Over Spectacles.

Adhering to Safety Standards: EN 166

All safety glasses supplied by Engweld adhere to the European standard EN 166: Personal Eye Protection. This standard dictates crucial requirements for protective eyewear, including:

• Optical Class: Defines the optical quality of the lens (Class 1 is suitable for continuous, distortion-free use).
• Mechanical Strength: Indicates the lens's resistance to impact (e.g., 'F' for low-energy impact, suitable for general industrial use).
• Fields of Use Symbols: Specific markings (e.g., '2' for UV filters, '5' for solar glare filters without infrared specification) denote protection against particular hazards and light conditions.

Always verify that your safety glasses carry the appropriate EN 166 markings for the specific hazards present in your working environment.

Choose Engweld for Your Eye Protection Needs

When you are buying safety glasses from Engweld, you are sure of the quality of the products you are buying. Thanks to years of experience in the welding industry, we understand the needs of welders and in metalworking, and we also know how crucial safety is in this environment.

Our selection has been crafted thanks to our close relationship with global manufacturers in the industry such as 3M, ESAB and Parweld. Since everyone's needs are different, our selection of eye protection solutions also include Safety goggles and Face shields.

But your eyes are not the only area that need to be protected during your work, this is why we also stock a wide range of ear protection equipment with ear defenders and ear plugs and all other types of PPE such as dust masks and respiratory protection or welding gloves.