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Ooops forgot, for the paint ball ones, we usually have to cut off the
chunk of plastic covering the mouth.

-Mike
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a researcher wants to work with one of the nastier acute toxins and
> is pushing back against wearing safety goggles (our requirement when
> working with acute toxins, among others) because "within 5 minutes of
> wearing them, they fog up".  We are currently using the "Revolution"
> goggle with Visiclear antifog coating (from Jackson Safety)...I haven't
> heard anyone else complain, but maybe this researcher has a really high
> body temperature normally, or just sweats a lot, who knows?
>
> If you can recommend a different goggle--and I'd be willing to pay $25-40
> for a pair if they WOULD NOT FOG--I would be very interested.  I am
> thinking that facilities handling Select Agents and/or manufacturing
> facilities handling acute toxins have people in these for a good couple of
> hours at a time.  I don't need to know what your 'nasty' is--but I am very
> interested in hearing from anyone at commercial facilities as well as
> academic.
>
> Many thanks to all-
> Margaret
>