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title: "Safety eyewear: Application recommendations"
url: "https://www.uvex-safety.co.id/en/product-assistants/safety-eyewear-application-recommendations"
date: 2018-06-08
modified: 2018-06-08
locale: en_GB
---

# Safety eyewear: Application recommendations

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 When it comes to safety eyewear there is no single perfect 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's a overview of typical fields of application along with our recommendations – and if you want to dig deeper into lens tints, we recommend checking out our [interactive lens tinting advisor](https://www.uvex-safety.com/uvex_app/uvex-toenung/?lang=en).

 ### Mechanical risks

| Working conditions | Eyewear model | lens material | lens tint | lens coating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light and precision engineering | spectacles | PC | clear | [uvex supravision AR (anti-reflet)](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1339) [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) |
| Assembly, maintenance | spectacles | PC | clear | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) |
| Grinding, angle grinding | spectacles goggles | PC | clear | [uvex supravision excellence ](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=601) |
| Turning, milling | spectacles | PC | clear | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) |
| Dusty environments | goggles | PC | clear | [uvex supravision excellence ](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=601) |
| Foundry cleaning | goggles | PC | clear | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=601) |
| Forestry and agriculture | spectacles | PC | clear amber grey 23 % | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=601) |

 ### Chemical risks

| Working conditions | Eyewear model | lens material | lens tint | lens coating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laboratory | spectacles goggles | PC CA | clear | [uvex supravision sapphire](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1337) [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) |
| Working with acids and galvanic media | goggles | PC CA | clear | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=601) |

 ### Optical risks

| Working conditions | Eyewear model | lens material | lens tint | lens coating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spot welding Soldering Oxygene cutting Gas welding, braze welding Welders assistant Foundries Furnaces | spectacles goggles | PC | welding shade | [uvex infradur](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1868) [uvex infradur plus](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1863) |
| Outdoors – sunglare | spectacles | PC | grey brown silver mirror | [uvex supravision excellence](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=601) |
| Offshoring/maritime | spectacles | PC | variomatic polavision | [uvex supravision variomatic ](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1338) uvex polavision |
| Strong lighting, glare | spectacles | PC | CBR 65 silver mirror 53 % | [uvex supravision excellence ](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) [uvex supravision extreme](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=601) |
| Mixed lighting | spectacles | PC | clear | [uvex supravision AR (anti-reflet)](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1339) |

 ### Other risks

| Working conditions | Eyewear model | lens material | lens tint | lens coating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sterile working conditions | spectacles overspecs | PC | clear | [uvex supravision CR](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1341) |
| Oil and gas | spectacles overspecs goggles | PC | clear | [uvex supravision plus](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1340) |
| Plant visitors | spectacles overspecs | PC | clear | [uvex supravision excellence ](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1336) [uvex supravision sapphire](https://www.uvex-safety.com/en/products/safety-glasses/?f=1337) uncoated |