The 8 Best Safety Glasses For The Construction Site

The No Cry clear safety glasses are one of the most popular models for sale on Amazon and it’s easy to see why. These glasses with their light weight, adjustable frames and wrap around lense make them a great fit for a construction site.

The lenses on these glasses are unique in that they are frameless which provides you with a unobstructed view. They are coated in a UV coating and NoCry claims that they are protect your eyes from 95-100% of UV rays. Further, the coating, which they call their Vanguard coating protects the glasses from fog and scratching.

The nose piece is made of rubber, which, similar to the 3M glasses above provides protection to your nose. The tip is reliably fastened and there are indications that customers feel as though it is falling off.

The frames are actually great. They are made of hard plastic and metal. The nice thing about them is that they have adjustable arms, so if you’re like me and have a big head the arms wont be chewing into the backs of your ears.

Two notable other features for these glasses – the first being that they are ANSIZ87 certified, basically this means that they are quality checked and safe to use. The second great benefit is that they have a lifetime warranty. Obviously, if you run them over with a truck that’s not okay but if you notice the coating wearing off that will be covered.

Bollé is a household name when it comes to safety in industrial industries. They design some of the best safety gear out there, so when they put their name on a pair of safety glasses you know they have to be good.

These safety glasses are one of the more expensive sets we have on this list and it’s easy to see why. The lenses themselves are made of a lightweight hardened plastic and feature all of the strengths previous pairs had such as anti-fog, anti-scratch and impact resistant. One of the downsides to the lenses is that they only come in a tinted or smoke version, if you work indoors I’d go with the tinted (CSP) lenses. These

The nose piece is made of a rubber and, unlike some of the other pairs on this list it’s adjustable, which means that it fits your nose better (great news for you if you have an odd shaped nose). The nose piece on these glasses is direct attached to the frame which makes it much more secure than some of the cheaper pairs.

The frames also stand out with these safety glasses for construction. The frames (specifically the temple area) is padded and adjustable. Other pairs don’t always fit faces that are slightly odd, because of the adjustability but

So why do I love these safety glasses above others?

The stand out feature is the arms. One of the biggest frustrations I have with other glasses is that the arms break or don’t hold the glasses on your head. The arms of these glasses are made of a flexible rubber / plastic which keeps them tight to your face. This unique design also prevents the arms from snapping off. Further, because they are made from thin material the glasses themselves are lighter than other pairs.

If you work in the construction industry, and haven’t heard of Dewalt, you may have been living under a rock. Dewalt is a household name and they are famous for providing quality tools for tradespeople throughout the world.

These safety glasses stand up to the name and are some of the highest rated. My favourite part of these glasses are the frames themselves. Unlike others on this list that have partial frames, these have a full frame around the lense that provides extra protection and security for your eyes.

The lenses themselves are solid, and as an added benefit provide 99.9% UV protection to the wearer. In my time with these I did not experience any major scratches or wear on the lenses.

The nose pieces are integrated onto the framed (unlike other models on this list) which means they will stay in place. The downside to this is you can’t replace the nose piece, but for $22 you can easily replace these.

The one drawback that I’ve found is that they do fog up from time to time. I wore them for five days, and in that time I found them fogging up fairly frequently. That may just be the profile of my face

Overall these glasses are a great pair, if you love the fit of oakleys and want a good solid pair of glasses on your construction site.

Another De Walt pair of safety glasses hitting our list, and this one is slightly more refined than the last pair. These safety glasses are extremely high rated for construction sites, so if you prefer the frameless look these may be your best choice.

The glasses and lenses are made from a single piece of polycarbonate which fully covers your eyes. The profile means that they will fit tightly to your face.

I've personally worn other safety glasses with this profile, and one of the issues I've found is that they start to fog up. With this pair of glasses, I didn't have this issue. The glasses stay clean and clear all day.

As with the previous pair, the Protector safety glasses provide full UV protection to the wearer, they also come in smoke, and an indoor / outdoor tinted version so unlike the Dominators that come in clear only, the UV protection actually makes sense.

The nose piece on these glasses is hard plastic, personally I prefer this over the rubber nose type, but if you're someone who get's bothered by this, it could be a deal breaker for you. The ear wraps are rubber which helps hold them on your face when doing work.

These glasses are lightweight, secure and can take a beating, I personally love them for my work (I'm a superintendent so will admit I'm probably not putting them through the most gruelling testing.

Overall these glasses are a great pair if you love a clear field of vision and want a light weight pair of glasses.

3M is no stranger to the safety world, so when they develop a pair of affordable safety glasses, you have to stop and look at them and these have all of the bells and whistles on them.

To start, similar to other pairs on this list the lenses are made of polycarbonate which means they stay strong, and provide protection for your eyes, and in my time wearing these they avoided scratches. Like the others, the lenses provide near 100% UV protection.

The arms are made of the same materials as the lenses with a rubber tip to help with comfort. I prefer the full rubber lining found in the dewalt glasses above, but this is just purely preference.

What makes these glasses stand out are two features, the first of which is the foam gasket or lining. Each pair of glasses is shipped with a removable foam gasket / lining that attaches to the frame, the gasket in theory is supposed to prevent material from squeaking up between your eye and the glasses and helps prevent fogging. I personally just found it to be annoying and removed it, but, if you work in a job where this is a risk, this is a good solution.

The second feature that these glasses have is the ear plugs loop. At the ends of the arms there is a small clip. If you find yourself using ear plugs frequently, these will ensure they are always where you need them. Personally we just use those cheap throw away foam ear plugs but if you’re using something more than this is a useful feature.

Overall these are a great pair of glasses, the build quality is great and they do the job with a few extra features that might push these to the top for you.

The epic battle between Dewalt and Milwaukee doesn’t just take place on the tools, but also the safety glasses.

With these full frame safety glasses, Milwaukee takes the game to a whole new level. I must confess, I wore these glasses for 2+ years and am a big fan. They are extremely comfortable and reliable.

Unlike some of the others on this list, these glasses are full frame, which makes them stiffer. They stay on your head easier than some of the other glasses on this list. Milwaukee claims that the lenses provide military grade protection. In other pairs of full frame glasses your vision can be obstructed, however, in my time wearing these glasses I did not find that to be the case.

The lenses provide UV protection and the tips of the arms provide a soft rubber to keep them from digging into your head.

Overall these are one of my top choices on this list, I wear these glasses regularly and rely on them for my day to day.

When researching this article, I have to admit I hadn’t heard of Nemesis glasses before, but, after spending some time wearing them on the construction site, I must admit, their glowing reviews are well deserved. They are manufactured by Kimberley-Clark who is a big name in the safety equipment game.

The Kleenguard Nemesis glasses feature a half frame design which gives the user better vision in the periphery and still provides added rigidity with the top frame. The lenses on this version are clear, however, they also come in a tinted version for those work outside most of the day. You can find them here.

The lense is coated in an anti fog coating, that stood up pretty well. I tested them with a mask, and they did fog a bit, however less than some of the other options on this list. The lenses provide full UVA / UVB protection.

The nose padding does stand out on these glasses. Their patented “Flex-Dry” technology keeps the nose piece solid on your face which keeps the glasses from falling off or slipped down when providing more laborious tasks.

These glasses have alot of five star reviews on Amazon and other retail sites which speaks to how many people love these. If you don’t want the full frame and hate the flexibility of a frameless glasses these are for you.