Best Safety Glasses In 2022

The leader of the pack for the best safety glasses is the awesome DEWALT Concealer Clear Anti Fog Dual Mode Safety Goggles. Sure, this is a bit of a mouthful, but while it may take your whole shift to explain what they are and where they come from, they’re guaranteed to keep you safe on the factory floor.

These safety goggles come with an elasticated head strap to keep them firmly in place, and tough coating protects the lens from scratches, ensuring clear vision. The anti-fog lens design also adds to this clarity and keeps you focused on whatever you’re doing regardless of steam, smoke, or debris.

The NoCry Safety Glasses are a durable and reliable protective option designed to cover as much of your eye-region as possible. The lenses boast a polycarbonate wraparound construction that keeps your eyes safe from both direct and peripheral threats. Along with this, the lenses block out between 90% – 100% of UV radiation, which doesn’t mean you should wear these as sunglasses, but is useful if you’re working outside.

While they don’t have the moldable rubber of the DEWALT, you can still customize them to suit your face shape. The side and nose pieces are adjustable to give you the ideal fit and ensures a snug and secure sitting during your project.

For our Best Safety Over-Glasses, we’re recommended the ANSI Z87’s from No Cry. These wraparound style frames have been uniquely designed to protect not only your precious eyesight but also any existing prescriptive glasses you need to wear. They’re constructed from a toughened clear polycarbonate with adjustable arms and side shields. The design ensures the right level of protection from both direct as well as peripheral threats. They also benefit from being fully certified and approved to OSHA standards.

The clear lenses provide 400nm protection, blocking out 90-100% of the sun’s harmful rays without causing optical distortion, which makes them ideally suited for use outdoors. They’re also treated with a scratch-resistant coating, so they are suitable for a variety of situations, from construction to woodworking, dentistry to shooting. They should comfortably fit over most reading glasses and with soft tips and extendable arms, eliminate any uncomfortable pressure behind the ears. If you are wearing over your existing spectacles, be sure to leave adequate space between both pairs of glasses to ensure that your prescription lenses don’t come into direct contact with your protective lenses.

A commanding pair, the DEWALT Dominator Safety Glasses are a mighty set which offers excellent coverage through a full-frame lens and thick, rugged frames which ensures longevity and reliability whatever you do. The arms are also thick, while the rubber-tipped temples keep the glasses secure and eliminate the risk of injury, and its integrated rubber nosepiece allows all-day wear without abrasions or discomfort.

Depending on your needs, they’re available with a variety of different lens colors to make your project simple and straightforward. Whichever lens you choose, you’ll get the clear vision that won’t hinder your work regardless of what you’re operating. Even if you don’t work in construction, they still make excellent protective glasses for a variety of activities.

Our best value pick is the 3M Virtua CCS Protective Eyewear which comes with a comfortable, lightweight frame that may not look as sturdy as others, but is bound to surprise you. While they are not wraparound glasses, they come with a Cord Control System (if you were wondering what CCS stands for) and also allow you to attach earplugs for machine-heavy jobs and keep your ears safe along with your eyes.

The foam-lined gasket ensures comfort, which is ideal for all-day wear, and this also comes with breathable airflow vents. Unlike other glasses, these are removable and not glued directly to the glasses so you can easily replace them if needed.

With rubber-tipped and telescoping temples, the DEWALT Clear Anti-Fog Protective Safety Glasses are a tough but comfortable option for the factory or similarly hazardous environments. The arms are adjustable to suit you and will fit snugly over hoods without the risk of falling off.

The polycarbonate lens offers remarkable impact resistance from sudden and unexpected sparks or ricochets. These lenses also provide 99.9% UV protection to make your outdoor work entirely worry-free, so you can get on with the job and focus on the task at hand. The anti-fog system supplies a further layer of functionality and practicality and saves you worrying about loss of vision during your project.

The Radians Revelation Protective Shooting Glasses are a – well – revelation for ensuring protection in hazardous situations. They’re slim but sturdy, and don’t just meet but exceeds all necessary safety requirements, while the polycarbonate lens is impact resistant for whatever you may encounter. This lens protects from 99.9% of UV protection and is also designed to keep your eyes safe from threatening debris.

The black frame is bold and easy to identify and contrasts with whichever lens you select. There’s also four-position telescoping temples for adaptability, while five-position ratchet means these are perfect for fitting any-sized head and saves you swapping out for other glasses which wastes precious time and causes kit clutter.

The 3M Nuvo Reader Protective Eyewear is unlike any other safety glasses we’ve selected in that they won’t just keep your eyes safe, they’ll enhance your vision like you’d expect regular eyeglasses. This is made possible with magnifying diopters which range from +1.5 – 2.5 on most models to give you that extra edge during projects and preventing the potential for eye strain.

As for the style, they don’t immediately strike us as safety glasses but instead more like something you’d see on the trendiest dudes in town. This doesn’t detract from how effective they are, though, and the polycarbonate lens is tough and impact resistant to offer peace of mind.

A straightforward, no-nonsense product, the Carhartt Carbondale Safety Glasses get right to the point with no need for any frills. That doesn’t mean they’re too simple to be effective, though, and still, come with dual-injected rubber along the temples to ensure comfort for all-day wear. This is complemented with a flexible rubber nosepiece that’s ideal for a variety of activities and makes them perfect for workplace wear, shooting galleries, or cycling and racquetball.

The scratch-resistant lens is crafted from polycarbonate (as you’d expect by now), and also offers protection from UVA/B/C rays, which gives them the edge over other glasses which may provide as much protection. For the safety heads among you (which we expect to be everybody), they meet the standard ANSI and CAN/CSA requirements, so you know you’re purchasing a product you can trust.

These Smith & Wesson Harrier Interchangeable Shooting Glasses don’t boast the safety aspect of the DEWALT or NoCry options, but they’re still a highly trustworthy option whether you want to use them for work or play. For one, they look cool, which isn’t a necessity when operating heavy machinery but can add to your allure when paintballing or at the shooting range.

It’s not all about style though, and these glasses are practical and comfortable, designed with non-slip rubber on both the nose piece and ear stems to keep them secure in high-pressure situations. There’s also the much-loved full peripheral coverage rated to ANSI Z87+ standards, making them suitable for a variety of situations.

If you’re focused purely on protective eyewear for the potentially dangerous and often unpredictable yard, the ReadyMax SoundShield Construction Safety Glasses are a fine, popular, and almost-luxury option. They serve as an upgrade to your standard glasses and have proven highly in-demand among construction workers across the country, so much so they seem to sell out faster than you can shout Timber.

The SoundShield technology is ideal for keeping your ears as safe as your eyes, with retractable ear plugs that won’t get in the way and cause near-misses when working with heavy machinery. The anti-fog lens, which also protects from 99% of UV rays, gives you clarity even when working in dust-filled environments and keeps your vision as sharp as it can be.

Finally, our premium pick from a list of thoroughly awesome safety glasses is the Wiley X Tide Polarized Hunting Safety Glasses which, as the name suggests, offers polarized lenses to reflect glare and enhance visibility, which in hunting, working, and sporting environments is always something to strive for. Along with this visibility, there’s also protection from wind debris, which may sound cumbersome, but is, in fact, the complete opposite.

The style is also something that – while some may not think it matters – actually enhances the wearing experience. This puts them on a level higher than other glasses, which are mainly worn merely as a means to an end regardless of how they look. The strap band hinge fits comfortably against the temple and offers a secure fit which gives you the confidence they will last throughout intense exercise or labor-intensive days at work.