When I saw the headline I thought it was stupid,but now I am not sure.First,that is not goggles.Second,you can't have glass around a pool.At last Nats you had to sign saying you wouldn't bring glass on the pool deck.I am not sure where shatterproof glass fits in this,but a facemask with out shatterproof glass seems a very stupid idea.
Our outdoor pool started the ban of glass bottles this year, because the insurance required it.If glass had broken near or in the pool they would have been forced to drain the pool -and that is not cheap.
There is a ban on using glasses at the pool that I swim at in Mexico. But I can still get a bottle of beer at the swim up bar. They serve their Margaritas and Pina Coladas in huge glasses right on the deck during happy hour.
My how time flys just a few more weeks and Mexico here I come.
When I was in the pool this morning I saw some old dudes that wore regular goggles and saw some young punks wearing masks like those worn in the picture.
Masks used to be made with a glass lens years ago, before goggles were used by pool swimmers. I bet that mask is over 40 years old and the manufacturer isn't even around. Broken clear glass would be almost impossible to see on a pool bottom. Swimmers are generally barefoot! I think the pool folks made the correct call.
Has anyone ever seen a mask shatter?
Would it send shards of glass flying into young innocent children's eyeballs? Would it explode into a dangerous fireball of injury, death, and lawsuits?
If his self image is so strong that he is comfortable wearing that silly thing so be it. Leave him alone.
You're kidding, right? Do they let you bring glass bottles into the pool area? No, because if you drop them they'll break, and if they break they're a pain in the ass to clean up, and if you miss a little shard of glass then eventually someone is going to step on it in bare feet. And if it broke and got glass in the pool, how do you clean that up? I'm no expert, but it seems to me that there's a chance you might need to drain the pool to clean it up.
I don't think it's unreasonable to say, "You can't bring stuff in here that could end up being a big pain in the ass to clean up. Spend a few extra dollars and buy a shatterproof mask, you jackass." Although they might need to be more diplomatic.
Has anyone ever seen a mask shatter?
Would it send shards of glass flying into young innocent children's eyeballs? Would it explode into a dangerous fireball of injury, death, and lawsuits?
If his self image is so strong that he is comfortable wearing that silly thing so be it. Leave him alone.
Or not, if your boss is a fool.
The lenses might only be part of the problem.
I used to be a lifeguard at a pool that did not allow this type of mask. Our employer explained that there was an incident sometime back where a man was using this type of mask and suffered a heart attack. Apparently, the goggles interfered with the rescue attempt. I don't know if the problem was with rescue breathing and CPR etc. I always thought that was strange because couldn't they just remove the goggles easily. But I wasn't there and do not know what exactly occurred. However, the man did not survive and the goggles were then banned.
The lenses might only be part of the problem.
I used to be a lifeguard at a pool that did not allow this type of mask. Our employer explained that there was an incident sometime back where a man was using this type of mask and suffered a heart attack. Apparently, the goggles interfered with the rescue attempt. I don't know if the problem was with rescue breathing and CPR etc. I always thought that was strange because couldn't they just remove the goggles easily. But I wasn't there and do not know what exactly occurred. However, the man did not survive and the goggles were then banned.
I could imagine a case where there was a neck injury, in which case you don't want to be messing around with pulling goggles off the person's head. Normal goggles might not be in the way of rescue breathing, but these might. In any case, once there's a case like this, I think the insurance companies start making it a condition of the insurance that they ban certain things, so that could be why it's banned at other pools.
