5 Activities & Hobbies Requiring Safety Glasses 

Your eyes are perhaps the most sensitive of all your body’s organs, and as such, it makes sense that you would strive to do everything you can to protect them both at work and at home.

There are many practical professions that require workers to wear mandatory PPE equipment and items, with safety glasses being one of the staples, but there is also a plethora of hobbies and activities that also require such protection.

Here are five activities and hobbies requiring safety glasses.

Firstly, if you were to think of an exceedingly potentially dangerous pastime, riding a motorcycle (especially off-road riding) would definitely be one nearer the top of the list, and, as such, wearing a pair of high-quality safety glasses is a must. 

Alongside safety glasses, as a motorcycle rider, you should also always wear a correctly fitting motorcycle helmet, heavy leather boots, and protective clothing from head to toe. 

You would hopefully naturally reach for safety glasses when engaging in more dangerous yard work, such as sandblasting or welding, but when gardening, you may think they are not needed.

High-quality prescription safety glasses, however, are advisable, especially if the weather is windy, as they will protect your eyes from dust, dirt, and debris. Furthermore, when mowing the lawn or strimming the edges of your flower beds, loose pebbles, stones, and other harder objects may sometimes fly out from underneath the machine, so safety glasses are necessary. 

As you might expect, the sporting world is one of the biggest areas of modern life whereby safety glasses, either individual sets or else as part of a helmet or mask, are essential, and in particular, you should be protecting your eyes and the surrounding area while enjoying projectile sports.

Tennis and baseball players are in particular danger of not only damaging their eyes but also suffering injuries to the face and neck, which is why a strong and high-quality pair of glasses is a must. 

Imagine, for a second, if you were someone who was always working with and handling chemicals in a professional capacity; there is no way you would not do everything you can to protect your hands and eyes.

When engaging in heavy-duty cleaning, then, whether outdoors in the backyard or inside the home, if you are using any cleaning solutions or even something as simple as bleach, it is incredibly important to wear protective glasses.

For buddying DIY enthusiasts who love nothing more than spending the weekend renovating an area of the house, safety glasses are also of optimum priority. 

From putting together a set of flat-pack chairs and tables to excitedly building your very own outdoor bar, if you are working with any kind of tool that may give off debris and dust, a high-quality pair of safety glasses or goggles will prevent any eye-related injuries.