Eye safety
Bollé Safety targets ‘smaller’ market with latest range AS EYE SAFETY IN THE WORKPLACE BECOMES AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT ISSUE, BOLLÉ SAFETY’S SILEX+ SMALL ALLOWS FOR MAXIMUM PROTECTION WITH A FOCUS ON COMFORT AND FASHION.
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afety glasses have traditionally come in one size fits all. However, with so many different face shapes, it can be difficult to find a perfect pair. If the safety eyewear does not fit your face correctly, leaving larger gaps between your face and the glasses, it may allow debris to enter the eye or distort the vision which can lead to an injury. In fact, according to Prevent
Developed for smaller and narrower faces, this model adopts all the feature of the Silex+, just in a smaller fit.
Smoked lenses are preferred for outdoor use.
Blindness, 90 per cent of eye injuries could be avoided by wearing the correct eye protection. That’s why Bollé Safety has produced the Silex+ Small range. Specifically developed for smaller and narrower faces, this model adopts all the features of the Silex+ model, just in a smaller fit. Suitable for all industries, this model combines superior protection with style. Bollé Safety Australia national business development manager Craig Yuile says Silex+ Small is designed to fit those with smaller-sized heads and faces. “People’s heads can come in a million different sizes, so we have added the Small version to the range to fit a number of different face shapes and sizes, particularly for ladies and even for kids,” Yuile says. “Silex+ has been around now for a few years and the Small is an extension to that range.” Yuile says the Small range will
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provide additional eye safety to those in the industry with smaller or leaner face sizes. “If the glasses are too big for a face you will get exposed across the top of the frame, underneath and around the side. With the smaller frame it will give a better fit to smaller or narrower face sizes,” he says. “Therefore, people won’t have to remove the eyewear exposing themselves to a risk.” Yuile says the importance of protecting our eyes is paramount and emphasises that if you lose your eyesight, you don’t get it back. “With the likes of your hearing you can get aids to assist you as you get older, but with eyes you only get two and if you do any damage to them in any way, shape or form, you can effectively lose your sight for life,” Yuile says. “But over the years we, as a dedicated manufacturer of eyewear, have seen the importance of having a
