prescription safety glasses

[koditten]

What are some of the sites that specialize in online safety glasses?

Secondly, what are some sites for online polarized sunglasses?

Doing a quick google search and I was not really impressed, but I admit I didn't hunt around that long.

Thanks

KO

 

[Clik]

Check some motorcycle sites.

 

[Clik]

MC riders are required to wear safety glasses meeting impact specs or a face shield in most States.

 

[Dale Leeds]

Our company supplied us with AO prescription safety glasses. I think they are made by 3M. They don't get much better than that.

 

[MatBirch]

Don't know if you need, or if they carry full prescription, but I get my bifocals from

http://www.safetyglassesusa.com

 

[east_tn_emc]

I ordered some Wiley-X safety glasses from rx-safety.com.
I have been very happy with them. If you want some that are decent looking, check out the Wiley-X line.

 

[JasonTX]

ESS . I love mine, and the RX inserts can be swapped when you change prescriptions.

 

[koditten]

Thanks for the links. Good info

 

[lat905]

2nd for Wiley-X. I have a pair on non-rx that I use when riding the motorcycle, and a pair of rx ones for use at work (where I need to read prints and whatnot)

 

[Mike Miller]

I only need bi focals for up close so I go to pyramax's web site and order disposable poly carbonate safety glasses with a +2 bi focal a dozen at a time. Comes out to about $7.00 a pair,, when they get too scratchy I toss them and get another pair.

 

[LifeLongWNYer]

When i get new glasses because my prescription changed, I tell the clerk in the "eye glasses" store, downstairs from my Optometrist, that I want safety lenses, and they handle it from there. It usually takes 2 days for safety lenses to arrive, as opposed to 1 day from regular glasses.

Note that to be considered as "safety glasses" in most industrial / chemical facilities, the lenses need to have "Z87" stamped in the lenses in the uppermost edge, at the outside edge in little tiny font.



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[sammerdog]

Coastal.com

 

[JakeKohl]

Our company supplied us with AO prescription safety glasses. I think they are made by 3M. They don't get much better than that.

Same here. I got a pair and use them more at home than I do at work.

 

[mustangfan]

rxsafety.com best place I have found. Great prices and very fast turnaround

 

[volleyball]

If you are close to a graingers, they have a great selection.
Since it is related, how do you guys polish up the lenses?

 

[boiler7904]

A 3rd vote for WileyX. I (my employer) bought a pair of clear and a pair of dark tinted glasses last fall. My optometrist's office offered them and a couple of other brands. They were pricey but good quality, comfortable, and they don't interfere with a hardhat suspension system behind the ears.

I thought about and tried their changeable lenses but decided a second pair of glasses was easier to deal with than constantly swapping out when going from interior to exterior work several times a day.

 

[mytimeyet]

Tossing this out there and running for cover... ;-)

http://www.harborfreight.com/20x-bifocal-safety-glasses-67061.html

 

[shooting4life]

I just have Oakley sunglasses done with clear Rx lenses

 

[Kevin54]

Check with your local Optometrist. Most take insurance for prescription glasses. Our company paid for ours one time every two years. Also our company had a local optometrist come in to check your eyes and get your glasses. Or if you went to a different Optometrist, they would pay up to something like $250. Look into your company handbook to see what is covered.

 

[DpSyChO]

The company I work for pays $100 per year toward prescription safety glasses for employees. I go to the local Walmart Optical with my RX and get my safety glasses there. They have about a dozen prescription safety glass options and one of the styles I really like so I have stayed with them. This style ends up being $108 out the door so my out of pocket is $8 per year.
I have ordered several pairs of glasses online but for my safety glasses I feel more comfortable getting them in store in case I have any problems since I am required to wear them at work.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

When i get new glasses because my prescription changed, I tell the clerk in the "eye glasses" store, downstairs from my Optometrist, that I want safety lenses, and they handle it from there. It usually takes 2 days for safety lenses to arrive, as opposed to 1 day from regular glasses.

Note that to be considered as "safety glasses" in most industrial / chemical facilities, the lenses need to have "Z87" stamped in the lenses in the uppermost edge, at the outside edge in little tiny font.

The frames also have to have the proper ANSI markings on the temple or side bars for them to be considered safety glasses by OSHA.

I get a new prescription set every two years, paid for by the company. The company requires side shields (only required by OSHA in areas where "flying particles" are present) but the outfit the company uses (Essilor) comes to the facility twice a month to deliver orders and take orders, frame selection, measure eye width, etc.

Charles

 

[toolman1967]

We just got a pair at Wal Mart optical. We had our regular optometrist send the prescription to them and had a really good quality pair in less than 2 weeks. Less than 100 bucks for a bi focal set. Cheapest quality pair I could find.

Tim the Toolman

 

[buzz4041]

Your local optometrist can get them for you. Pick the safety frames you want they will have side shields for them and go from there. I get the transition lenses for all of my glasses both work and play. Charles is dead on about frames and lenses both.