Re: UV eye safety
Tom Ferguson ( tomf2468@pipeline.com)
Mon, 13 January 1997 10:44 AM
I found that "eye glasses" provided very little protection from "headaches"
or "eye strain" produced by my UV bank. I found it much easier to enclose
the light bank, rather than try and shield my eyes. This would also seem a
much easier way to handle "multiple students working with UV", I can't
imagine trying to have that many special eyeglasses worn. cleaned, etc. I
used an old large format dark cloth to block the UV light, although I'm
quite sure any cloth that blocks visible light would be fine. Don't get
too paranoid, if you can avoid 95 percent of the exposure, you should be
just fine.
tomf2468@pipeline.com
>I would appreciate suggestions on eye safety using UV light sources. My
>present method is a 175-watt mercury-vapor exterior light. I've perused
>the archives index (115+ pages from my printer!) but didn't find the
>subject. Maybe the UV is ~already~ taking its' revenge :) I wear
>eyeglasses and would hope for UV-safe protection I could wear "over" the
>bifocals. How do you equip multiple students working with UV? An
>off-list response might be appropriate to avoid list overload.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>Bill Clark
>
>Scottsbluff Nebraska, USA
>
>wmjclark@ricochet.net
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