Inside or Out – New Safety Specs

A new type of safety eyewear has been unveiled by safety equipment specialist uvex. The super fit variomatic, an addition to uvex’s super fit range of safety eyewear, entirely eliminates the need to swap or remove safety spectacles when moving between changing light conditions.

The lightweight ultra-thin lens of the super fit variomatic darkens within seconds of exposure to UV light, while quickly reverting to its former state as UV light is reduced. This allows the wearer to move safely from indoors to outdoors and back again wearing the same pair of specs, making the super fit variomatic ideally suited for use in diverse industries such as construction, utilities and agriculture. Those working in oil and gas and forklift truck drivers and architects will also find the specs very handy, since their eyes will be continuously protected from harm without them having to think about it.

The uvex super fit feature all the aspects of design and wearability that users of uvex eyewear products have come to expect, such as superb comfort, clear vision, double-sided scratch-resistant lens coating, secure fit and sporty, lightweight design, ensuring employees are happy to wear them all the time. Excellent value for money, the hard-wearing specs are available in a choice of frame colours and lens options that allow differing levels of light transmission, depending on whether the majority of work takes place indoors or outdoors.

Graham Abbott, sales director of uvex UK, commented: “At uvex we pride ourselves on technological innovation. The simple idea of safety specs with light-sensitive lenses takes the hassle out of moving between different environments, while at the same time protecting your staff from potential hazards to the health of their eyes.”