Sellstrom Safety glasses

Pick the lens for the light, the frame for your face

Safety glasses stop the chips, dust and flying particles that cause most eye injuries at work. NIOSH counts about 2,000 U.S. workers hurting an eye on the job every day, most of them from small particles striking or scraping the eye.

The lens tint follows the light you work in. Clear lenses are for indoor work and low light, smoke for bright sun, indoor/outdoor for people who walk in and out of a building all shift. Anti-fog coated lenses help when you move between cold and warm air or work hard enough to sweat. The bifocal readers put a magnifying segment at the bottom of the lens for close work, and over-the-glass frames go on over your own prescription glasses.

NIOSH explains the marking you look for: Z87 for normal safety wear, Z87+ for high impact. Where our data for a Sellstrom part names its standard, the product page shows it as a chip.

These 14 products are part of the Sellstrom protection range, from $5.37 to $39.99 in our last catalog update.

Which Sellstrom lens tint suits your work?

Clear for indoor work and low light, smoke for bright sun, indoor/outdoor for walking in and out of a building through the shift. Anti-fog coated lenses help when you move between cold and warm air.

Can you wear Sellstrom safety glasses over your prescription glasses?

Our over-the-glass safety glasses are made to go over your own frames. OSHA asks for eye protection that has the prescription built in or fits over prescription glasses without disturbing either pair.

When do you need Sellstrom bifocal safety glasses?

Close work. A magnifying segment at the bottom of the safety lens lets you read a gauge or a label without swapping glasses. Ours come in +1.5, +2.0 and +2.5, plus the XM340RX.

This is general information about choosing protective equipment, not a hazard assessment of your workplace and not medical advice. Your employer's assessment, the markings on the product and its instructions come first; after any injury to the eye, get medical help right away.

What the safety sources say

NIOSH: Eye Safety (CDC archived topic page). Each day about 2000 U.S. workers sustain a job-related eye injury that needs medical treatment, most from small particles such as dust, metal slivers and wood chips, with chemical burns from industrial chemicals or cleaning products and thermal burns often among welders. It advises goggles, face shields, safety glasses or full face respirators. Read October 2, 2026.
NIOSH Science Blog: The Manufacture and Selection of Eye Protection at Work. In 2019 approximately 118,000 occupational injuries in and around the eye were seen in emergency rooms. Industrial safety eyewear and face shields are marked Z87 for normal safety wear and Z87+ for high impact, and Z87.1 requires wrap-around coverage or side shields on safety glasses for impact protection. Read October 2, 2026.
American Academy of Ophthalmology: Safety Glasses, How to Prevent Blinding Eye Injuries. Choose protective eyewear with ANSI Z87.1 marked on the lens or frame, made of polycarbonate, which resists shattering. Safety glasses cannot promise 100% protection, and welding requires more eye and face protection. Read October 2, 2026.

Each of these sources is linked in our eye and face protection guide.

Before the next shift

Pick the hazard, then the part

Every shield, window, lens, goggle and station in the Sellstrom protection range is one click from here, and you pick the exact part number on the next page.

Start with what can reach your eyes, your face or your ears, then pick the part for the gear you already own.

Sellstrom safety glasses

Pick the lens for the light, the frame for your face

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About Sellstrom safety glasses

Which Sellstrom lens tint suits your work?

Can you wear Sellstrom safety glasses over your prescription glasses?

When do you need Sellstrom bifocal safety glasses?

Pick the hazard, then the part