KleenGuard Maverick Safety Glasses

The KleenGuard Maverick is a focused wraparound safety glass built around two coatings that matter most in industrial environments: anti-fog and anti-glare. Unlike the wider KleenGuard V30 Nemesis with its 18-variant range, the Maverick offers exactly four variants — two anti-fog (clear and gray) and one anti-glare option, plus a clear-frame clear-AF variant — making procurement and reordering straightforward for facilities that have standardized on a single jobsite condition. At $12.39–$14.29, it sits at a mid-range price point that reflects the permanent bonded anti-fog coating rather than a budget standard lens. For prescription eyewear wearers who need over-the-glasses compliance, the MCR Law OG1 OTG remains the purpose-built alternative.

Key Features

• Permanent Anti-Fog Coating — The Clear AF and Gray AF variants use a bonded inner-surface anti-fog treatment that reduces condensation when workers move between temperature-controlled interiors and humid or cold outdoor environments. Unlike spray-on anti-fog treatments that wash off, the bonded coating is durable across the full service life of the lens.
• Anti-Glare Option for Screen and LED Environments — The Clear Anti-Glare/Black+Orange variant (49312) uses a coating that reduces reflective glare from overhead lighting, computer screens, and LED arrays. This makes the Maverick an appropriate choice for workers in control rooms, inspection stations, and manufacturing environments with bright overhead fluorescent or LED lighting.
• ANSI/ISEA Z87.1+ High-Impact Rating — All four variants meet the high-velocity impact test (1/4-inch steel ball at 150 fps), satisfying OSHA 1910.133 and 1926.102 requirements for eye protection in flying-particle hazard environments.
• Wraparound Frame Geometry — The sport-wrap design reduces the side gap between the lens edge and the face compared to standard rectangular frames, providing better debris protection from lateral directions — relevant for grinding, chipping, and high-wind tasks where side-entry particles are a risk.
• Clear-Frame Variant for Low-Profile Appearance — The clear-frame / clear-lens AF variant (49301) reduces the visible presence of the safety eyewear on the face — a practical choice for customer-facing roles (retail, healthcare, hospitality) where a heavy tactical-looking frame would be inappropriate but Z87.1+ compliance is still required.
• Simplified SKU Set for Facility Procurement — Four variants covering clear/gray and two coatings means a safety manager can stock the Maverick line with two SKUs for standard use and understand the full range at a glance — reducing over-ordering, mis-ordering, and inventory confusion that comes with wide-variant models.

Available Variants & Coatings

Applications

• Manufacturing and Assembly Lines — Clear AF (49309) is the standard choice for indoor production floors: anti-fog prevents condensation when workers pass near cooling equipment, steam lines, or move between climate zones in a large facility.
• Warehousing and Distribution Centers — The clear-frame clear AF variant (49301) suits roles where workers interact directly with customers or vendors and need safety eyewear that does not project a high-visibility industrial appearance.
• Outdoor Construction and Maintenance — Gray AF (49311) is appropriate for outdoor daylight work where glare is a factor and the worker may transition indoors or to shaded areas; the anti-fog coating prevents the lens from fogging when re-entering an air-conditioned building or stepping into a cool morning shade.
• Control Rooms and Inspection Stations — Anti-Glare (49312) reduces reflection from computer monitors, LED instrument panels, and overhead LED arrays, reducing eye strain during extended visual inspection tasks in brightly lit or mixed-lighting environments.
• Healthcare and Food Processing — Any Z87.1+ clear lens with anti-fog (49301, 49309) meets the eye protection requirements for chemical splash and flying particle hazards in lab, food processing, and healthcare environments where a low-profile, unobtrusive frame is preferred.

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ANSI Z87.1+ Compliance

The KleenGuard Maverick carries the ANSI/ISEA Z87.1+ high-impact rating across all four variants. The "+" marking indicates the lens and frame system passed high-velocity impact testing: a 1/4-inch (6.35 mm) steel ball fired at 150 feet per second. This is the impact threshold required for most OSHA-regulated environments where flying particles are a hazard — including grinding, drilling, nailing, cutting, and compressed-air operations. OSHA 29 CFR 1910.133 (general industry) requires that employers provide appropriate eye and face protection when hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, or radiation exist; OSHA 1926.102 applies the equivalent standard to construction sites.

Polycarbonate lenses meet Z87.1+ requirements by material property rather than surface coating — polycarbonate is inherently far more impact-resistant than glass or CR-39 plastic. All Maverick variants also provide UV400 protection (99%+ UV-A and UV-B blockage) across both the clear and gray lens tints, including the anti-glare option.

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