MELASA side shields and safety goggles (2)

Ordinary glasses are open at the sides, and on a windy ride or a dusty afternoon in the yard that is where grit comes in. Our slip-on side shields add a clear wing to each arm of the glasses you already own. They are soft TPU, they push on by hand, and the right and left shields are marked so you never swap them. Before you order, put a ruler across the temple arm near the hinge. The standard shields need it under 12 mm wide, the slim pair under 10 mm. The standard ones come in 12 pack sizes, from 2 pairs to 60.

Side shields on everyday glasses are not safety eyewear. OSHA accepts clip-on or slide-on side shields only on glasses that already meet ANSI Z87.1. A worker with a prescription needs safety glasses with the prescription built in, or protection that goes over the glasses without moving them. Our Anti-Fog Safety Goggles are the second kind: a wrap-around PVC frame, a polycarbonate lens, four vents, an elastic strap, and room for most glasses underneath, one or two to a pack.

We sell the goggles as meeting ANSI Z87.1. Before you count on them at work, find the Z87 mark on the frame itself, since the standard asks for the maker's marking on every device. Anti-fog is an optional rating in Z87.1, not something every goggle has to pass. ISEA counts roughly 20,000 US workers a year treated for eye injuries, and the eye protection guide walks through which kind of cover a job calls for.

Only the goggles are sold as safety eyewear. The side shields add cover at the sides of everyday glasses.

These 2 products are part of the MELASA catalog, from $6.79 to $42.99 in our last catalog update.