SAFETY EYEWEAR LENS OPTIONS

All of our Armor Optics safety eyewear (glasses and goggles) have shatter-resistant, polycarbonate lenses which filter 99.9% of UVA and UVB light and provide high impact protection. Our safety eyewear is ANSI Z87 certified, and some eyewear has also been certified to meet Canadian (CSA Z94) and European (CE) safety standards as well. Always on the leading edge of the most rigorous safety and quality standards, every style of glasses we carry was manufactured to exceed the optional high impact standards of ANSI Z87-2 years before those new guideliness came into effect. Different lenses / coatings provide additional protection.

LENS OPTIONS AVAILABLE INCLUDE:

  • Clear - For indoor and outdoor environments. Normal lighting conditions.

  • Grey - Generally for use outdoors in the sun to reduce glare, eyestrain and fatigue. Bright lighting conditions.

  • Smoke - Bluish-grey tint. Generally for use outdoors in the sun to reduce glare, eyestrain and fatigue. Bright lighting conditions.

  • Dark grey - Darker shade of grey. Generally for use outdoors in the sun to reduce glare, eyestrain and fatigue. Bright lighting conditions.

  • Mocha - Dark brown tint, Generally for use outdoors in the sun to reduce glare, eyestrain and fatigue. Bright lighting conditions. Also helps to filter blue light.

  • Amber - Yellow lens. Helps enhance visual contrast in low lighting conditions. Good for conditions where only ambient light is present such as early morning, late day, overcast, foggy, and inclement weather conditions (rain, snow, etc.).

  • Indoor-outdoor - Clear silver mirror coating over a very light grey tinted lens. Great for changing lighting conditions, and also for driving at night (because they can reflect glare from oncoming headlights). This lens provide a "middle ground" solution for workers who wear safety glasses and frequently move from indoors to outdoors, such as warehouse workers. The lenses will reflect the sun's glare, but not to the same degree a darker shaded or full-mirrored lens will.

  • Blue tint indoor-outdoor - Clear blue mirror coating over a very light grey tinted lens. Can be worn indoors or outdoors. Great for changing lighting conditions, and also for driving at night.

  • Silver mirror - Silver mirror coating over a dark grey lens. Helps reduce glare in bright lighting conditions. Generally for use outdoors in the sun to reduce eyestrain and fatigue.

  • Color mirror - Gold, green and blue spectrum mirror coating over a dark grey lens. Helps reduce glare in bright lighting conditions. Generally for use outdoors in the sun to reduce eyestrain and fatigue.

  • Blue mirror - Blue mirror coating over a dark grey lens. Helps reduce glare in bright lighting conditions. Generally for use outdoors in the sun to reduce eyestrain and fatigue.

  • Red mirror - Red mirror coating over a dark grey lens. Helps reduce glare in bright lighting conditions. Generally for use outdoors in the sun to reduce eyestrain and fatigue.

  • Gold mirror - Gold mirror coating over a dark grey lens. Helps reduce glare in bright lighting conditions. Generally for use outdoors in the sun to reduce eyestrain and fatigue.

  • Vermilion - Reddish/pinkish lens. Helps enhance visual contrast. Reduces glare from fluorescent and halogen lighting. Generally for indoor work environments, however, they can also be used outdoors in low lighting conditions, similar to conditions ideal for amber lenses.

  • Light blue - Helps enhance visual contrast. For environments with high levels of yellow light, such as sodium vapor lighting. These lenses are generally intended for indoor use.

  • IR1.7 - Extremely light green tinted lens that provides infrared radiation (IR) protection for light duty welding applications. Often used for soldering and cutting/grinding. (See below.)

  • IR3 - Light green tinted lens that provides infrared radiation (IR) protection for light duty welding applications. Often used for brazing, oxygen cutting, glass blowing and kiln work. (See below.)

  • IR5 - Green tinted lens that provides infrared radiation (IR) protection for light duty welding applications. Often used for gas welding, glass blowing and kiln work. (See below.)

  • IR9 - Dark green tinted lens that provides infrared radiation (IR) protection for heavy duty welding applications. Often used for arc welding. (See below.)

  • IR11 - Dark green tinted lens that provides infrared radiation (IR) protection for heavy duty welding applications. Often used for arc welding. (See below.)

  • Bifocal - Lens with no magnifying power in the top portion (for distance vision), and a magnifying diopter for reading in the lower portion. Available lens powers are +1.0, +1.5, +2.0, +2.5 and +3.0.

  • Anti-fog coating - Helps reduce condensation from building up on the lens in extreme temperature conditions. The effects of the coating can last up to 6 months, depending on usage.

  • Hard coated / uncoated lenses - Most lenses are hard coated/scratch resistant. The hard coating is applied to most safety glasses to extend their longevity. Visitors spectacles and one model of traditional style safety glasses we carry are available without this coating (generally for visitors' casual use).

Please refer to OSHA guidelines and your equipment reference manual for the appropriate IR shade of lens to use for your specific welding application. http://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=9778