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Posted By CU
A company who I am currently working for have just supplied prescription safety glass vouchers, from a leading company. When one of our employees visited their local option to have his eyes tested. they where informed by the option that the voucher, which we provided did not cover them for the type of hazards that might be encounted. We paid for an eye test and a pair of safety glasses with CR39 single vision lenses. The individuals where given the opertunity to upgrate, but they would have to meet the difference. After speaking to the option via telephone, he informed me that ultra CR39 lenses would shatter if something was to impact them.
Before we placed the order we informed them of our working enviroment, which is fabricating steel modules. So there may be a risk if someone is using a grinder 15 feet away and it shatters it could travel and hit someone who just happens to be walking passed (worst case sinario).
I suppose I had better get on with my point
How can they market this product as a safty glass if it is not up to the job. We may have to issue further vouchers to upgrade lenses. After searching tinternet CR39 will be stamped with a letter S, Which stands for increased robustness. Is this one of those long new words like reasonable practicable.
Can anyone offer any help on this one, it may effect you
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Posted By Peter Longworth
This sounds very familiar.
We had a contract with a leading manufacturer of spectacles who have branches in virtually every high street, no names no pack drill. About 2 years ago they suddenly announced that they were introducing a voucher scheme so we duly bought a dozen vouchers for prescription light eye protection, the same type that we have always used. It took 3 months for the vouchers to be delivered because although we had a contract that had been in existence for years they would not deliver the vouchers unless they were paid in advance.
The first time we tried to use the vouchers we were told they did not cover the type of LEP we required and as such we would have to buy supplementary vouchers for any extra features. Cue another 3 month wait.
After finally getting the second set of vouchers we again tried to use them and guess what? They still weren't the correct type and we would have to buy even more supplementary vouchers.
At this point we said no thanks, and now we deal with ADCO who operate through the person's own optician. It takes about a week from eye test to delivery and as yet we have had no problems.
My advice is give your present supplier the elbow and look elsewhere.
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Posted By el nino
CU
Are glasses the right thing for grinding?
My understanding ( via comments from my company optician ) was that both glass and polycarb lenses in spectacle frames were only low impact. For medium impact you need to go up to goggles or face visor.
Not sure if I am correct and would like others to comment also.
As a side comment we refused the voucher scheme, said that we would pay against an invoice or go somewhere else. The local branch manager went along with this "request". Voucher schemes just seem to be a lot of hassle.
El Nino
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Posted By IanD
I can see where the optician is coming from, (excuse the pun). There are other more suitable lens type such as toughened glass, (however these are heavy), or Polycarbonate with higher impact ratings
We used to specify CR39 for our operators and Polycarbonate for our fitter’s etc using hand tools etc.
However I agree with the other response should you be upgrading to goggles for that type of work
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Posted By CU
glasses are only for general duties, when grinding activities are being carried out by individuals, they will be wearing a full face visor.
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Posted By Lynne Ratcliffe
We too had a contract to supply 32 sites with a high street outlet that changed to vouchers, we too changed as it was unmanagable with the requests for additional vouchers to cover 'extras'.
We have now changed to Bolle and deal direct. Our spectacle wearers can visit their own trusted optician and then obtain the necessary protection in CR39 with stylish frames all with no additional voucher problems, for any extras a simple old fashioned phone call sorts most!
We also changed to CR39 lenses recently, ours to is an environment which is subject to small metal projectiles. As an additional precaution with the change from toughened glass lenses to CR39 had the specifications checked with Occ Health providers, BSI's, opticians etc and was given the OK to change.
Now we replace safety spectacles more often than previous! the reason for this is that they are being worn daily and not just on the day Health and Safety Chap is doing his inspections!
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Posted By Martin Mulholland
..there's nothing new about the term "reasonably practicable"
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