Welding Health and Safety: Welding Helmet Eye Care - Kevin Caron

[ArtWithRob]

whats that leather flap on the bottom of your helmet do, I see a lot of people use those.

[kevincaron]

@ArtWithRob That's to keep the sparks from going down my shirt. It also keeps my neck and chin from getting sunburn from the welding arc.

[Jerbob1]

Thanks, Rusty! Hey, that's a good bit of advice: watch out for metal debris falling from the hair. Never thought of that. Well, we just keep on learning. Sometimes the education is a bit on the expensive side.

Jerry

[Jerbob1]

Hi Kevin,

Night before last I visited the ER: while I was grinding welds, a tiny piece of steel got UNDER my full-length clear plastic face shield and my glasses and went into my cornea. From now on I wear my wraparound goggles, the ones that go over my glasses. Jerry

[kevincaron]

@Jerbob1 Damn, I hate it when that happens! My eye doc. calls me "rusty" when I stop by to see her. I normally get something in my eye from my hair. The dust will fall when I take off the glasses or face mask.

Hope you heal quickly.

[michael174]

nice info and presentation as always, cheers

[2LateIWon]

Harbor freight even has the lenses.

[kevincaron]

@2LateIWon I did not know that. I will have to check their prices and see how they stack up. Thanks for the info.

[eatmycakeshow]

Thanks Kevin! Super info like always. Had no idea you could get cheaters.

[strube1369]

As always, good info clearly presented. And thanks to the "voice of the audience"!

[kevincaron]

@strube1369 She doesn't say much but she speaks what's on her mind.