Eye and Ear protection for woodworking for people who wear glasses?
Question:With RX glasses, I haven't seen any eye protection I like other than field shields. Has anyone seen a face shield that also has ear protection? I've seen combination helmets/ear/face shields but I have no need for a helmet.
Answers:
Just get the foam ear plugs, either with the hard 'headphone' looking thing or the ones with a string between them. Either way, you can still wear a regular face shield or get RX safety glasses and use them with that. Really, every ear protection device will work with a face shield or safety glasses. Most safety glasses can be worn over RX glasses, too. They suck to wear, but they can be worn.
Personally, I wear safety glasses provided by a factory I worked at. Those side shields that slide onto regular glasses doesn't make them safe. The lenses must be 4 mm thick (at the thinnest part) and cover a certain percentage of the eye (like 4 or 5 times larger) to meet OSHA regulations. While I don't generally wear hearing protection, I probably should. Glad that your thinking of it.
dont know how to solve your eye glass question but for the ears spend the money and get good hearing protection made for you. they are called dB blocker. phone number
1-800-520-0220 www.protectear.com
these are great i will never be with out a pair of them, even after i do not need them for work.
Disposable ear plugs, properly installed.
Plain plastic 'goggles' work fine over my glasses. They get kind of nasty after a while, but they are also fairly cheap.
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