ABSTRACT
The majority of commercially available corrective spectacles used by workers do not provide effective eye protection against mechanical hazards in the workplace. One of the risks commonly occurring during work is hitting the head on some protruding elements, such as components of machines, buildings or tree branches in a forest. Because of the considerable weight of the human head and the speed of movement during impact, this type of accident may be very serious. This article presents a method of testing the mechanical strength of corrective lenses, simulating the results of an impact of the head on elements of workplaces. The results of tests of commercially available materials used for the construction of corrective and protective spectacles are also presented and discussed.
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Equipment Design/instrumentation , Equipment Failure Analysis , Eye Protective Devices/standards , Eyeglasses , Equipment Failure , Eye Injuries/prevention & control , Humans , Occupational Injuries/prevention & control , Polycarboxylate Cement/standardsABSTRACT
The main purpose of this study was to select an appropriate photochromic dye and to develop a series of photochromic indicators showing ultraviolet (UV) degradation of selected background materials made from different polymers. The photochemistry of a series of photochromic compounds of oxazine and diarylethenes in thin polystyrene films were studied with spectroscopic methods. This paper also discusses the design and results of tests of UV photochromic indicators for high-visibility clothing.
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Coloring Agents/radiation effects , Photolysis , Protective Clothing/standards , Sunlight , Ultraviolet Rays , Color , Cyclopentanes/radiation effects , Oxazines/radiation effects , Photobleaching , Photometry , Polystyrenes/radiation effects , Spectrophotometry, AtomicABSTRACT
The main purposes of this study were to select a photochromic dye and to develop an active welding filter with a photochromic layer. A series of functionalized spirobenzopyranoindolins were synthesized and their photophysical and photochemical properties were investigated in a solution using absorption and emission spectroscopy. Time-resolved fluorescence spectroscopy measurements were used to characterize the decays and rate constants of fluorescence emission. One dye was selected as a suitable photoactive compound in automatic welding filters. A model of an active welding filter with a photochromic layer based on 1',3',3'-trimethyl-6-nitrospiro[2H-1-benzopyran-2,2'-indole] (6-nitroBIPS) was developed. The paper presents the results of tests of the filter conducted according to EN standards.
