Klein Tools 60479 Safety Goggles, Clear Lens

Yes. The 60479 goggle uses an OTG (Over-The-Glasses) design, so prescription frames go on first and the goggle seals over them. That is the reason to pick a goggle like this over a spectacle-style safety glass when a crew member wears Rx daily and you do not want to buy prescription safety eyewear for every hand on site.

The 60479 is tested to ANSI Z87.1+ (2020), CSA Z94.3-20 and MIL-PRF-32432A (Class 2 ballistics fragmentation). The plus on Z87.1+ is the high impact designation, which is what most facility and contractor PPE programs specify for grinding, drilling and fastener-driving work. The CSA listing matters if you run crews on both sides of the Canadian border and need one goggle that satisfies both programs.

Both. The 60479 carries the ANSI Z87.1 D4 dust rating (Clause 7.4) and the D3 droplet and splash rating (Clause 7.3.1), so it covers drywall sanding, demo dust and chemical splash work as well as impact. The four vents open and close independently: close them down when you are in dust, open them for cross ventilation when you are not.

Yes, the lens is a replaceable part. Klein lists a clear replacement lens as Cat. No. 60481 and a gray replacement lens as Cat. No. 60482. That gray option is worth knowing about: it lets one goggle frame move from indoor work to outdoor glare without buying a second unit, which is how most MRO stockrooms keep the count down.

The anti-fog treatment on the 60479 is a coating that will not wear off, and Klein states it works even with dust masks, which is the usual fog trigger since exhaled air rides up under the seal. Pair that with the four independently adjustable vents: you can crack them for airflow when the dust level allows and close them when it does not.

Rated service range is -30 to 120 degrees F (-34 to 49 degrees C), which covers unheated warehouse and freezer-adjacent work at the low end and summer rooftop or attic work at the high end. The frame is TPV, a flexible material that stays pliable rather than stiffening in the cold.

The clear lens blocks 99.9 percent of UV-A, UV-B and UV-C and is tested to the ANSI Z87.1 U6 standard, which is the highest UV filter scale rating. Tint is about visible glare, not UV, so a clear 60479 gives you full UV coverage while keeping color recognition for wire identification and indoor work.

The 60479 is a sealed goggle: it wraps the eye socket and carries dust (D4) and splash (D3) ratings, which open-sided safety glasses do not. Pick the goggle for overhead demo, drywall sanding, blowing insulation, chemical handling and anything where debris arrives from the side or above. Safety glasses are the lighter everyday choice for general walk-around work. The OTG cut also means the goggle goes over prescription frames, so it doubles as the Rx solution for the crew.

Light enough for a full shift at 0.5 lbs, with an overall size of 7.1 inches long, 3.6 inches high and 3.4 inches wide (18 x 9.1 x 8.6 cm). The frame is padded TPV with a polycarbonate lens and nylon in the build, which is what keeps the weight down while still leaving room to seat over prescription frames.

The lens is Optical Class 1, the grade tested for minimal distortion, so it is rated for continuous wear rather than short-duration use. It is also treated for scratch resistance, which is what usually kills a goggle first on a jobsite: a scuffed lens distorts long before it fails an impact test.