Safety glasses are one of the basic pieces of health and safety equipment in many different industries. The need to adequately protect such a sensitive part of the body is much more obvious in some occupations, such as welding or metalworking, than in warehouse or construction work. Nevertheless, safety glasses of varying degrees of safety appear in the legal health and safety requirements of many workplaces. 
In which occupations is their use absolutely necessary? Here are 5 of the most common types of work that require adequate eye protection.
Welding
Work requiring the use of various types of welding machines is by far one of the most popular industries using specialized safety glasses, goggles and even entire face shields and welding visors. The risk of splinters entering the eyes here is extremely high, which is why the goggles used in welding absolutely must have side shields to protect this part of the eye from possible injury as well.
A good example of this category of goggles are the UVEX 9115.146 and UVEX FUTURA 9180.041-046 models, which are equipped with tinted lenses and guarantee adequate eye protection during hard welding. When using gas welding machines and brazing, specialized welding goggles, such as the GOG-CIRSMA B and GOG-RECTANGLE ZB models, will demonstrate a much better level of protection.
Material processing
Grinding machines, lathes, jigsaws - although many of these machines are nowadays operated by computer, the presence of a human on the production line is still essential and requires adequate protection under health and safety regulations. One of the basic elements of clothing for people working with these types of machines are precisely protective goggles, whose main task here will be to protect against splinters and filings coming out from under the cut surface. Goggles such as GOG-AIR-BLUE N PROTECTIVE anti-splintering goggles will prove useful in metalworking, as well as in the woodworking industry or in places where plastics and ceramic materials are processed.
Construction
Renovation work and construction sites of all kinds are full of dust circulating in the air, pollution and harmful fumes. The use of safety goggles during drywall, tile cutting and even painting is necessary to properly protect the eyes and prevent unauthorized substances from entering them.
Just as importantly, however, construction sites are most often open places where it is advisable to protect oneself from the sun's harmful rays as well. Workers, most often equipped with helmets, must also protect their eyes from the sun by using appropriate UV filters in their glasses. Good painter's goggles that will work well as eye protection against dust and artificial and natural lighting, for example, are the VERY DURABLE RACERS MSA PROTECTIVE GOGGLES, or, if working exclusively indoors, the LIPARI2 SINGLE-PART POLYGLATE PROTECTIVE GOGGLES.
Working with chemicals
Whether in the pharmacological industry, physical and chemical laboratories of all kinds, or plants producing agents based on harmful inorganic substances, the use of specialized safety glasses is the only chance to protect the eyes from exposure to irritating fumes, accidental hand rubbing of the eyes and the general negative impact of the presence of chemicals in the environment.
The eye, as one of the most sensitive organs, reacts to such substances almost immediately, so it is difficult to imagine that an employer would allow an employee who does not have such goggles to enter the hall. However, eye protection is necessary here not only because of the fumes, but also various types of splashes and spills of chemicals. If you want to get goggles suitable for use in this type of workplace, it is essential to check whether they are resistant to chemicals.
A good example of solidly made goggles for use in hazardous conditions is, for example, UVEX ULTRASONIC PROTECTIVE GOGGLES 9302.247 - a non-fogging version with an additional feature that protects the glasses from fogging, which is very common in sub-room temperature conditions. A slightly simpler, but equally effective protection will be the 3M-GOG-2890 Peltor PROTECTIVE GOGGLES suitable for universal purposes, including work with chemicals and corrosive substances.
Production lines
Working with machinery on a production line, no matter what industry it operates in, is definitely a high-risk job requiring robust face protection. Multipurpose goggles that protect against injury from metal splinters will also work well in this type of environment. An excellent example of glasses for the production line would be the lightweight and ergonomic EGON POLYcarbonate PROT ECTIVE GLASSES and BB-COM PROTECTIVE GLASSES WITH COMMUNICATION FUNCTION allowing wireless communication with other line workers.
