Many people wear prescription glasses. There are those who use them throughout the day and those who use them on time, to read for example.
If you are at home and forget your glasses to see up close in the kitchen, it will not be a great waste of time to look for them from another room. But if you are at your workplace, that time has an economic cost. The minutes have a great value for the companies where you work or for you if you are self-employed.
Does an element of individual protection or PPE help a company to be more productive?
When we talk about productivity, we almost always think of the latest machinery and powerful tools. It is true that these elements are necessary. But for a company to be productive, the prevention of occupational risks is the same or more important.
By working protected, accidents are avoided that would cause the loss of qualified workers. And that maintains a stable level of productivity.
Safety glasses are an essential PPE in certain sectors of the industry. Let’s see examples.
Imagine an electrician who works doing installations at height. To see up close, wear magnifying glasses without any protection and they fall from 3 meters. They will possibly break, as they are not designed to withstand impacts. In order to finish the day, the operator will spend part of his working hours trying to get other glasses. This would reduce your productivity that day.
Imagine an electrician who works doing installations at height. To see up close, wear magnifying glasses without any protection and they fall from 3 meters. They will possibly break, as they are not designed to withstand impacts. In order to finish the day, the operator will spend part of his working hours trying to get other glasses. This would reduce your productivity that day.
Differences between standard glasses and work protection glasses
The prescription glasses for labor protection differ from other standards in their design and materials.
Something that makes them different is that they are impact resistant. Both frame and lenses are made from drop and impact proof materials.
The other big difference is that you can find glasses with specific characteristics for different work situations.
They come with UV-filtering crystals, hermetic splash-proof, with anti-scratch, spark-proof, polarized crystals …
Wearing prescription goggles at work produces more and better
Throughout our years of experience in the world of eye protection we have realized something:
“Both in the short and long term the use of prescription safety glasses improves labor production”
We want to share with you the 3 main reasons why we make this statement.
1. They keep the vision in good condition in the long term
Some people remove their glasses at work so that they are not damaged. Unless you replace them with prescription glasses, your vision will deteriorate further.
Performing tasks without the necessary lenses causes continuous strain on your eyes. This causes eyestrain even after the workday. Not to mention the danger of not protecting the eyes if the type of work is risky.
2. Work in detail without wasting time for changing glasses
A worker may need to wear glasses to see up close and protect his eyes at the same time. One option is to use your normal glasses with cover glasses protector on and remove both when you have to look at things from afar. This is entertaining and a waste of time.
If you have to make these changes frequently, the best choice is to wear safety glasses with progressive lenses throughout the day and say goodbye to cumbersome exchanges of glasses and glasses covers.
3. Avoid eye damage and sick leave
A large number of casualties are caused by eye damage. Sparks, splinters of metal, and chemicals cause eye injuries.
At best they are injuries that with time and treatment heal. But there are times when eye damage is irreversible.
All this is avoided by wearing prescription safety glasses suitable for each type of work.
Work glasses that don’t look like it
Maybe you think that all the protective glasses are too showy and it shows a lot that they are for work. Do you know that there are safety glasses that don’t look like it? An example of this is the ACERO 164.02 by Pegaso.
It is a very discreet metal rod safety glasses. They are suitable for workshop and office work. Its crystals are anti impact, have anti-fog and anti-scratch treatment. And the best thing is that they have an out-of-the-standard design in a work protection glasses, being able to wear it even outside of your workday.
Remember the wise saying: “Prevention is better than cure”, especially in your eyes.
