Kids safety Equipment- eye glasses??

[bricks]

At a mates place on the weekend,
We cut down a tree with a chainsaw, demolished busted brick garden bed with a couple of sledge hammers, and cut some sleepers for a new wall with a chainsaw again.
My mates boy (6 years old, nearly seven), was watching/ helping as best he could. We have steelcaps for him, and ear muffs; but no glasses we could find would fit his little head?????
When we were using the chainsaw and the hammers, dust got in his eyes. The result was that when power tools came out, he had to go away to the other side of the house until we were finished. (he was pretty about that).

Solution from a 6 year old, he went inside and put his swimming goggles on, and then put a clear visor on his head over that.

Worked a treat, best bit was he did'nt have to be left out of the fun, and helped us move bricks, hold the tape, set lines, carry pins, instead of watching TV all day because he wasn't allowed outside.

PS: if any one knows where to get proper, (not the kids pack rubbish) safety gear for kids, tht would be appriciated.

Hmmmm... Maybe kids arn't sposed to use power tools????

[RufflyRustic]

Hi Bricks,

Try the Shops with all the Workplace Safety gear. I'm sure they would have small safety glasses. If not, check out your local hardware shop or Bunnies even. I know I've seen kids safety glasses in bunnies.

cheers
Wendy

PS Love the 6 year old's solution

[tea lady]

Great solution from the kid. But I reckon everyone should ask for 'em next week. Bunnies will think there is a demand.

[banditiii]

Bricks...
I represent my company and these comments are obviously bias.

AS/NZS1337 as it is now, does not have provision for safety glasses that were designed for kids faces. The standard is for industrial eye protectors and can only I assume the underlying assumption by the authors of the standard was the safety eyewear is for adults. Generally adults work in the industrial field.

This standard is different to AS/NZS1067 Sunglasses Standard which does have specific dimensions for kids sunglasses and eyewear. The AS1337 industrial eyewear standard does specify the minimum size of lens so whatever you get that is certified to this 1337 standard must have to have this minimum size.

The current AS/NZS1337 standard for industrial eyewear uses adult sizing.

given your scenario, the following options available are:
1. Using an AS/NZS certified brow guard with medium or high impact visor or a helmet with a visor should suffice. This is provided the brow guard fits on the kids' head. If you see my bosses website at www.onsitesafety.com.au navigate to brow guard "Faceshields" on the left panel. To buy them, try http://www.cws.au.com/cgi/index.cgi/shopfront/view_by_category?category_id=1107144822

I can see why you would use swimming goggles under the visor is to aid in dust reduction. See my suggstion #4 below.

2. Use a smaller sized safety glasses. The websites listed previously do have smaller frames for smaller faces.

3. To help the eyewear stay on the face, i recommend an elastic strap / cord that you can tie. See designs like 543 Combat, 304 Links, 350 Gulf. These frames comes with adjustable length straps which can help tighten the frames closer into the face.

4. These same three designs + the 130 Gunblade comes with a foam padding in the glasses. The purpose of the foam padding is to help reduce dust getting into the eyes.

Of course there are many more options and solutions available in the market including full face mask with in-line air hose. this is like stuff you see the firemen wear with air tanks or using an air compressor.

Hope this helps for future works.