Month: May 2026

Eye injuries cause more than 700 lost workdays a year per 100,000 construction workers, and almost every one of them was preventable with the right safety glasses. The problem isn't that crews refuse to wear eyewear — it's that the wrong pair gets purchased, the wrong tint shows up for night work, or someone grabs a Z87 frame for a job that demanded Z87+.

This guide walks through what the ANSI Z87.1 standard actually requires, the difference between Z87 and Z87+ markings, how to match lens tint to the work environment, and which frame style

Picking the right cut-resistant glove is one of the most consequential PPE decisions on a jobsite. Buy too light and you risk hand injuries that pull workers off the schedule. Buy too heavy and your crew loses dexterity, fights through the day, and starts pulling the gloves off when they shouldn't. Hand injuries are the second most common workplace injury in the United States, and the right ANSI cut level closes that gap without sacrificing usability.

This guide walks through the three cut levels you'll choose between 90% of the time — ANSI A2, A4,