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HexArmor PPE Technical Blog

Field notes on safety helmet selection, ANSI Z87.1 eyewear language, cut resistant glove standards, product trials and PPE program documentation.

Posted 2026-08-31 by Maeve Callahan

I Made $30,000 of PPE Mistakes So You Don't Have To

A safety manager with 8 years of PPE procurement experience shares the costly mistakes that taught him to stop buying by category and start buying by spec—fogging glasses, wrong glove grades, ill-fitting helmets, and the checklist that saves thousands.

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