Trend Safety Glasses
Trend safety glasses keep your eyes safe when the dust and chips start flying on site.
When you're routing MDF, cutting block, or grinding fixings, it only takes one bit of swarf to ruin your day. Trend glasses are made for proper trade use with clear vision, impact protection, and fits that sit right under ear defenders.
What Are Trend Safety Glasses Used For?
- Routing, sawing, and sanding timber and sheet material where fine dust and chips kick back straight at face height.
- Cutting and drilling masonry, especially overhead or in tight spots, when grit and debris drop straight towards your eyes.
- Grinding, cutting, and wire brushing metal fixings where hot sparks and swarf are the real risk, not just dust.
- General site snagging and second fix when you are trimming, drilling, and fixing all day and want eye protection you will actually keep on.
Who Uses Trend Safety Glasses?
- Chippies and kitchen fitters who are routing worktops, cutting panels, and drilling hinges and want clear lenses that do not distort the line.
- Sparks and plumbers drilling fixings and running services, especially overhead, where falling dust and bits of brick are a constant.
- Groundworkers and steel fixers doing cutting and grinding who need impact-rated eyewear that sits comfortably for long shifts.
- Site managers and handover teams who keep a spare pair in the van for quick walk rounds and last-minute drilling without taking chances.
Choosing the Right Trend Safety Glasses
Pick them for the job you are actually doing and the PPE you wear with them, because the wrong fit ends up on your forehead, not on your face.
1. Lens Type and Light Conditions
If you are indoors, in cupboards, or doing first fix, go clear so you are not squinting in low light. If you are outside cutting all day, tinted lenses cut glare and stop you lifting them up every five minutes.
2. Fit with Ear Defenders and Masks
If you are on saws, grinders, or breakers, make sure the arms sit flat under ear defenders without creating a gap at the temples. If you are wearing a dust mask or respirator, choose a shape that does not fog up the moment you start breathing hard.
3. Wraparound Coverage vs Slim Frames
If you are grinding or drilling overhead, wraparound coverage is worth it because side entry is what catches you out. If you are doing lighter snagging and need all-day comfort, a slimmer frame is easier to live with.
The Basics: Understanding Safety Glasses Ratings
Not all "safety specs" are the same. The markings tell you what impact they can take and what they are suitable for on site. Here is what to look for when you are buying.
1. Impact Protection (The Bit That Matters)
Check the product spec for an impact rating that matches cutting, drilling, and grinding work. If you are using grinders or cutting discs, do not rely on basic glasses alone when a full face shield is the sensible option.
2. Coverage and Seal
Safety glasses protect best when they sit close and cover the sides, because dust and swarf rarely come straight on. If you are in heavy dust, consider a more sealed goggle style so you are not blinking grit out all afternoon.
3. Fogging and Scratching in Real Use
Fogging usually comes from poor airflow or clashing with masks, and scratches come from chucking them loose in a tool bag. If you want lenses to last, keep them in a case and clean them properly, not with a dusty hoodie sleeve.
Safety Glasses Accessories That Keep Them Wearable
A couple of small add-ons stop your specs fogging up, getting scratched, or going missing halfway through the job.
1. Glasses Case or Pouch
This stops lenses getting chewed up by screws, drill bits, and keys in the van, so you are not staring through a scratched-up blur on day two.
2. Lens Cleaning Wipes or Spray
Proper lens cleaner keeps vision clear without smearing, which matters when you are lining up cuts or drilling close to finished surfaces.
3. Retainer Strap
If you are up ladders or moving room to room, a strap stops them dropping off your head and getting stood on, and it keeps them to hand when you are swapping between tasks.
Why Shop for Trend Safety Glasses at ITS?
Whether you need clear specs for indoor first fix, tinted lenses for outdoor graft, or a few pairs to keep the lads compliant, we stock a proper range of Trend safety glasses and related eye protection. It is all held in our own warehouse, in stock and ready for next day delivery.
Trend Safety Glasses FAQs
Are Trend safety glasses enough for grinding and cutting discs?
They are fine for general impact and flying debris, but for heavy grinding and cutting discs you should be looking at full coverage and, in many cases, a face shield over the top. Glasses protect your eyes, not your whole face.
Do they fog up when you are wearing a dust mask?
They can if your mask is leaking warm air upwards, which is usually a fit issue rather than the glasses. Get the mask sealed on the nose and cheeks and you will cut fogging right down, and storing the glasses clean and dry helps as well.
Will they sit properly with ear defenders?
Most trade safety glasses are designed for it, but the key is slim, straight arms that do not break the seal on your defenders. If the arms are chunky, you will feel it after an hour and you will lose noise protection where it matters.
How do I stop the lenses getting scratched in the tool bag?
Do not throw them in loose with fixings and drill bits. Keep them in a case or pouch and clean them with proper wipes, because wiping grit off with a t shirt is what ruins lenses fast.
Are tinted safety glasses OK for indoor work?
They work, but they are a pain in low light and make it harder to see layout lines, fixings, and cable colours. If you are mainly indoors, stick with clear and keep tinted for bright outdoor days.
