--- title: "Eyewear application recommendations | Product assistants | uvex safety" url: "https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/product-assistants/safety-eyewear-application-recommendations" description: Depending on your task at hand, you need the right eyewear model, suitable lens material as well as matching lens tinting and coating. date: 2024-01-30 modified: 2024-05-15 locale: en_IE --- # Eyewear application recommendations | Product assistants | uvex safety Safety eyewear: application recommendations ============================================= When it comes to safety eyewear there is no single solution. Depending on your task at hand, several properties come into play: you need the right eyewear model, suitable lens material as well as matching lens tinting and coating. Here is an overview of typical fields of application along with our recommendations – and if you want to dig deeper into lens tints, we recommend taking a look at our [interactive lens tinting advisor](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/product-assistants/safety-eyewear-lens-tinting-advisor). ![Safety eyewear: Application recommendations](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/gO5IuScXdl7TO1Ry8gQ6yEhOlRYSkXInL_6ZbnhUggI/w:345/h:145/fn:Y3NtX2V5ZXdlYXItYXBwbGljYXRpb24tcmVjb21tZW5kYXRpb25zXzYyNmMyODNhZTE:t/cb:f82f199a4a02e7100fa8740c69d288087651cd4d/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvLnVrL01lZGlhL3Byb2R1Y3QtYXNzaXN0YW50cy9leWV3ZWFyLWFwcGxpY2F0aW9uLXJlY29tbWVuZGF0aW9ucy5qcGc_MTUzNzQ0OTE1MQ "Safety eyewear: Application recommendations") Mechanical risks ------------------ | **Working conditions** | **Eyewear model** | **Lens material** | **Lens tint** | **Lens coating** | |---|---|---|---|---| | Light and precision engineering | Spectacles | PC | Clear | [uvex supravision AR (anti-reflect)](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ed97250b9afc5dab3ba7ff3) [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) | | Assembly, maintenance | Spectacles | PC | Clear | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) | | Grinding, angle grinding | Goggles | PC | Clear | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ec673d8aaf57ea4f97458c8) | | Turning, milling | Spectacles | PC | Clear | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) | | Dusty environments | Goggles Sealed spectacles | PC | Clear | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ec673d8aaf57ea4f97458c8) | | Foundry cleaning | Goggles Full face shield | PC | Clear | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ec673d8aaf57ea4f97458c8) | | Forestry and agriculture | Spectacles Goggles Full face shield | PC | Clear Amber Grey 23 % | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ec673d8aaf57ea4f97458c8) | Liquid splash / chemical risks -------------------------------- | **Working conditions** | **Eyewear model** | **Lens material** | **Lens tint** | **Lens coating** | |---|---|---|---|---| | Laboratory | Sealed spectacles Goggles | PC CA | Clear | [uvex supravision sapphire](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ed170a08c6507f5731bb88f) [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) | | Factories: working with acids and galvanic media | Goggles | PC CA | Clear | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ec673d8aaf57ea4f97458c8) | Optical risks --------------- | **Working conditions** | **Eyewear model** | **Lens material** | **Lens tint** | **Lens coating** | |---|---|---|---|---| | Spot welding Soldering Oxygen cutting Gas welding, braze welding Welders assistant Foundries Furnaces | Spectacles Goggles | PC | Welding shade | [uvex infradur](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919f31717690e52fe2d8000da7) [uvex infradur plus](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919f2e7380a6dd7fd8e2922fb1) | | Outdoors – sunglare | Spectacles | PC | Grey Brown Silver mirror | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ec673d8aaf57ea4f97458c8) | | Offshore/maritime | Spectacles | PC | Variomatic Polavision | [uvex supravision variomatic](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ed47146bdcd65b5c4658a4a) [uvex polavision](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b93302773db90cf603a484182a0) | | Strong lighting, glare | Spectacles | PC | CBR65 Silver mirror 53% | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ec673d8aaf57ea4f97458c8) | | Artificial / natural light | Goggles Sealed spectacles | PC | Clear | [uvex supravision AR (anti-reflect)](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ed97250b9afc5dab3ba7ff3) | Other risks ------------- | **Working conditions** | **Eyewear model** | **Lens material** | **Lens tint** | **Lens coating** | |---|---|---|---|---| | Sterile working conditions | Spectacles Goggles | PC | Clear | [uvex supravision CR](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ee173e9b0b3a809cc0e6a23) | | Oil and gas | Spectacles Goggles | PC | Clear | [uvex supravision plus](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919edd70b585bb125604ee01d0) | | Site visitors | Spectacles Overspecs | PC | Clear | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ecd731dada328519370a95f) [uvex supravision sapphire](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/products/safety-eyewear?properties=01973b919ed170a08c6507f5731bb88f) | [ ![Contact us](https://d3rbxgeqn1ye9j.cloudfront.net/images/4I69u9k-Vhq4cfOZxFlXiEYDbtOpDEVNnAW5k_IfGsI/w:350/h:263/fn:Y3NtX2dvdC1hLXF1ZXN0aW9uLTM1MF8zODUzYmYwODFh:t/cb:d755217c971628ed706c57295de96dbb39815df3/el:1/fq:jpeg:85:avif:70:webp:80/aHR0cHM6Ly9kM3JieGdlcW4xeWU5ai5jbG91ZGZyb250Lm5ldC9maWxlYWRtaW4vd3d3LnV2ZXgtc2FmZXR5LmNvLnVrL01lZGlhL3RlYXNlci9nb3QtYS1xdWVzdGlvbi0zNTAuanBnPzE2MjEyNjAyMjE "Got a question?") ](https://www.uvex-safety.ie/en/about-uvex/how-to-contact-us/contact-form) Got a question about one of 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