Safety Glasses Pricing and Costs

Prepare your budget to absorb the cost of safety glasses for your employees

Safety glasses are required for employees who work under certain conditions. Ensuring that your employees have safety glasses that meet OSHA standards is one way to minimize the risk of eye injury and Workman's Comp claims.

In order to prepare your budget for safety glasses pricing and costs, you should consider the following suggestions:

1. Consider purchasing industrial safety glasses.

2. Upgrade your purchase to medical grade safety glasses if your company uses radiation or deals with bodily fluids.

3. Decide how you will handle safety glasses for employees that need prescription lenses.

4. Increase the level of protection for the safety glasses by purchasing side shields.

 

Buy industrial safety glasses

Industrial safety glasses are available in a varied selection of styles, each of which serves a specific purpose. Clear safety glasses are used in many industrial settings where light and/or fog aren't problems. However, there are also glasses for low light and foggy conditions.
Try: SafetyGlassesUSA.com sells a varied selection of industrial safety glasses. Most glasses, including anti-fog and fuel safety glasses starting at under $20 per pair. SafetyGlassesInc.com offers a variety of safety glasses starting at under $10 per pair.

Purchase medical safety glasses

If you own or work in a medical facility, special safety glasses may be needed. Some safety glasses provide protection from radiation. Others protect a care giver from bodily fluids entering the eyes.
Try: MedicalSafetyGlasses.com provides radiation safety glasses for $150 to $400. AllHeart sells disposable eye shields for around $10 per pair.

Price RX safety glasses

For employees that wear prescription glasses, wearing regular safety glasses probably isn't an option. In this case, purchasing RX safety glasses is usually the safest course of action. Because these can only be used by only one employee and they are fairly expensive, consider splitting the cost of the glasses with the employee. Another option is to purchase the frames and have the employee purchase the lenses.
Try: Prescription Safety Glasses offers OSHA compliant frame and lens sets for under $100. In order to purchase a pair, you must fax a valid prescription to the company. DiscountSafetyGear.com sells frames, lenses and complete sets of prescription safety glasses. The lenses will cost around $35 per pair, while the frames cost from $4 for bifocal safety glasses to around $20 for lens inserts. This company offers safety glasses and safety goggles info on its blog.

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