Polarised Safety Glasses: Everything You Need To Know

If you're a tradie, working in the blazing sun is often just part of the job, and so safety glasses with UV protection is a must.

But how about polarised safety glasses?

Do you actually know what polarised lenses do and when you should wear polarised safety glasses?

Let's dive into what polarised safety glasses are and when you need to wear them. We'll also help you find the right polarised safety glasses for you.

Understanding Polarised Safety Glasses

Polarised safety glasses reduce glare and enhance clarity of vision. They have a unique filter that blocks horizontal light and stops you seeing reflections from surfaces like water, glass or metal.

This improves visibility when you're out in the sun, and reduces eye strain.

Benefits of Polarised Safety Glasses:

• Glare Reduction: Blocks the horizontal light from reflective surfaces that cause glare in the sun.

• Enhanced Clarity: Provides sharper, clearer vision and makes outlines more distinguishable.

• UV Protection: Shields your eyes from harmful UV rays.

• Less Eye Strain: Extra eye protection makes a hard days' work easier on your eyes.

Polarised lenses give you benefits that no other lens tech can.

This is why polarised lenses are considered an elite lens technology.

When do I need Polarised Safety Glasses?

Polarised safety glasses have a reputation as the best lenses available.

It's the best lens in some scenarios.

For tradies working in the harsh Aussie sun day in day out, polarised safety glasses are essential.

But, when else are polarised lenses the best option?

Working Outdoors:

For those who work on construction sites, mines, on the roads or in other outdoor environments, chances are that polarised safety glasses are perfect.

Polarised safety glasses offer superior protection against glare and reflected light and can reduce eyestrain when you're exposed to the sun for long periods.

This covers most Aussie Tradies! So for many people, polarised safety sunglasses are awesome!

Driving:

If you're a truck driver, delivery driver or anyone else who's driving a lot of the time polarised safety glasses reduce glare from reflections on the road.

Glare can come from anywhere when you're driving, like standing water, other cars, windows or headlights.

When you're on the road, less glare makes a big difference.

You also get greater clarity and sharper outlines of shapes, which is a huge benefit when driving.

And if you can also reduce eye strain, this makes it much easier to concentrate  behind the wheel all day.

There's also the added benefit of wearing safety glasses when you're driving, this makes you much safer from other surprise hazards.

At SafeStyle, we know our safety glasses have saved at least one person's life in a car crash, protecting them from the wreckage!

So, there's heaps of reasons to wear safety eyewear while you're driving.

Weekend Activities

Polarised lenses come into their element at the weekend.

They're famously good for fishing, letting you spot fish in the water, cutting through glare and reflections.

For the same reason, if you're out on the boat or at the beach, polarised lenses are awesome at protecting you from the sun's rays reflecting off the water.

If your weekends involve playing golf, tennis, cycling or running, polarised lenses can often give you an advantage.

Or if you just love exploring the great outdoors, the clarity of vision and glare reduction is epic.

Wherever your weekend takes you, with a pair of polarised lenses, you know you've got ultimate eye protection against the Australian sun.

When not wear polarised lenses

Polarised safety glasses aren't the best choice for every scenario.

Let's just highlight a few.

If you look at a lot of screens out on the job - maybe you're looking at building plans or using software to run diagnostics - polarised safety glasses will distort the screen and can be distracting.

Have a go looking at a screen through polarised lenses. You'll see the interference.

A tinted lens won't interfere with screens and would be a good alternative, whilst still providing UV protection.

Polarised lenses are great when you're out and about, but if you normally work indoors or in low-light, they'll be too dark.

For sparkies, plumbers or chippies in the workshop - a clear lens will probably be your best bet.

Or, maybe consider a photochromic lens. They change from clear to a tinted state as you step from inside to out. This would give you the best of both worlds.

Also, if you operate heavy machinery, the dark tint of a polarised lens may impair your depth perception and won't be the safest option.

To summarise, polarised safety sunglasses are great for many reasons, but don't just go for them because you may think they're 'the best' lens. Go for the right lens for your needs.

Which Polarised Safety Glasses are best for you?

Polarised safety glasses are a necessity for most Aussie tradies.

In the past, you may have had a functional (but ugly!) pair of polarised safety sunglasses to wear at work.

Then you might switch to your designer polarised sunnies when you're off to the footy or the beach.

A pair of SafeStyles can do both.

All SafeStyle pairs are AS/NZS 1337.1 certified to protect your eyes at work, and look good enough to wear at the weekend!

With SafeStyle, your eyes are protected from worksite hazards and are tough enough to stand up to whatever your weekend throws at them (whilst looking epic!).

SafeStyle have heaps of different styles to choose from.

Check out the full range of stylish polarised safety glasses and pick the style that suits you best.