Danger for young eyes?

[eastexan]

Another benefit I like with the face shield is that my glasses don't fog up like they do when wearing goggles.

 

[Soundguy]

i wear large glasses, and most goggles don't fit well.. thus I loved it when I found the face shield.

 

[dstig1]

Check out the Thermadyne Hoods, EN379 Specification for Welding Filters with Switchable Luminous Transmittance.

Yomax, I'm really not sure what you are getting at. It is hard to find EN standards without paying for them, and searching on your topic didn't tell me much other than EN379 is the standard for auto darkening welding lenses in the Europe. I don't know if there is one in the US, though I suspect there must be.

Miller notes the ANSI impact standard here:
Miller - Selecting the Right Welding Helmet For You

And Wikipedia:
Welding helmet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Soundguy]

perhaps an email to hobart (miller) or lincoln asking directly might yeild us some answers?

 

[skylarkguy]

Back to the original intent of the post. I think that training your kids early in the proper use of safety gear is very important. Start em young as possible I'd say. Teach them respect for their eyes, and therefore respect for their gear and they will be better off for a life time. Hopefully in welding but in all other things as well.

 

[seymojo536]

Back to the original intent of the post. I think that training your kids early in the proper use of safety gear is very important. Start em young as possible I'd say. Teach them respect for their eyes, and therefore respect for their gear and they will be better off for a life time. Hopefully in welding but in all other things as well.

Agree, I have always told my kids if you drop something, let it go. Don't try to snatch it out of the air or keep it from hitting the floor.
As a chemist, I learned it's easier to clean up the spill than it is to stop the blood squirting.

 

[Soundguy]

Back to the original intent of the post. I think that training your kids early in the proper use of safety gear is very important. Start em young as possible I'd say. Teach them respect for their eyes, and therefore respect for their gear and they will be better off for a life time. Hopefully in welding but in all other things as well.

yep.. respect for the gear is a big one.

take care of it and it will last..

 

[ametcalf]

Agree, I have always told my kids if you drop something, let it go. Don't try to snatch it out of the air or keep it from hitting the floor.
As a chemist, I learned it's easier to clean up the spill than it is to stop the blood squirting.

I think this is something we all should be reminded of frequently. A good friend of mine is a quadriplegic because he reached for something that was sliding, fell off a roof and landed on his head. Even knowing that, I still find myself reaching for things I should let go.
A. Metcalf

 

[Iplayfarmer]

I think this is something we all should be reminded of frequently. A good friend of mine is a quadriplegic because he reached for something that was sliding, fell off a roof and landed on his head. Even knowing that, I still find myself reaching for things I should let go.
A. Metcalf

I don't know if anyone ever taught me this, but I always instinctively freeze when something drops and watch where it lands. I've found it easier to watch where it lands and then get is vs. trying to catch it. Of course, I never could catch a football or a baseball either. Maybe it's my total lack of athletic ability finally paying off.

 

[Soundguy]

Of course, I never could catch a football or a baseball either. .

same here..

no athlete.. at least not sports anyway..

soundguy