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With a plethora of lens tinting and coating options available in the world of safety eyewear, it can often be difficult to pinpoint the correct model for your specific application. If you're confused about the term "Indoor/Outdoor Safety Glasses", or you'd like more information about this type of lens, you'll find a discussion of its specific benefits in this blog.

Here at SafetyGoggles.co.uk, we know that safety must come first in the workplace, and we only sell products from brands we know you can trust. One such brand is Portwest, a leading name in protective workwear. They provide a quality range of safety glasses, goggles, and visors, ensuring you can receive reliable eye protection. Read on to find out how the Portwest range of eyewear can provide you with versatile protection outside and indoors, all year round.

Picking out the right pair of safety glasses seems complicated enough, and we realise that paying attention to one more marking on an already endless list of requirements sounds like a nightmare. But bear with us, as protection from ultraviolet (UV) rays is more important than you might think. This short article is here to explain the Benefits of UV Filters, and how you can find the right pair of safety glasses or goggles with UV filters without having to compromise any of their essential features.

When dealing with something as dangerous as firearms, even if it's only for clay pigeon shooting, the answer to the question why, or even if, you should be wearing protective shooting glasses is pretty obvious. We're not here to convince you that wearing shooting glasses can one day save not only your eyes, but perhaps even your life. We're here to help you pick out the right pair of shooting glasses for your needs.

The eyewear that we sell here at SafetyGoggles.co.uk come in many shapes, sizes, tints and colours. You might be forgiven for presuming that the darker the glasses the better they are at protecting against UV light, but that isn't always the case. This short guide explains How to Choose Your Lens Colour, showing you each of the popular lenses in detail and describing what they are best suited for. 

Providing the correct safety goggles for your eyes is crucial, which is why any product that offers eye protection adheres to a number of different EN standards. The tough procedures that safety glasses undergo before making it to the shop floor are done in your interest, however the different numbers and letters on the glasses can easily be misunderstood. We've decided to create a short guide called EN 166 Explained, to ensure that when it comes to buying your pair of safety goggles you know exactly what you're looking at.

Protecting Your Eyes Against Harmful Light is imperative. Light, whether visible, UV or infrared, can cause long-lasting damage to the eyes. Many jobs can leave workers exposed to both visible sunglare and UV light, which means that without the correct protection they are at a far higher risk of developing serious, lifelong eye conditions. To ensure you know which goggles to pick, we've created this guide to help you understand which goggles protect against which type of light, making sure your eyes are protected.

Welding helmets come in all sorts of styles and designs, and while the look of a helmet might be what draws you in, the protection it provides to your eyes and face should be your top priority. While some helmets will list their shade level from 9 - 13, others will provide a wider range like 5 - 13, but what does this mean, and what shade do you need for the welding applications you'll be doing? Read on to find out.

Welding helmets come in all sorts of enticing styles, colours and designs, but if your helmet doesn't conform to the proper standards and specifications, you could be leaving yourself at risk of injury from radiation, sparks, splatters and other workplace hazards. These standards can sometimes be unclear and hard to follow, so to make things easier we've compiled a Guide to Welding Helmet Safety Standards to lay out the basics you should look out for, as well as some other important considerations and tips.