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Read guidance for distributors, EHS teams, and buyers who need clearer language around safety glasses, welding helmets, hard hats, face shields, and recurring PPE issue lists.

PPE Program

Jackson Safety, Keen Boots & Nitrile Gloves: PPE Lessons After 6 Years

2026-08-21 Maeve Callahan

PPE buying lessons after 6 years of ordering for a 300-person plant: where Jackson Safety glasses and Keen work boots are worth it, when men's leather gloves don't need to be expensive, and whether nitrile gloves are safe for food prep.

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Head protection · Eye and face protection · Distributor programs
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No 'Best' PPE: A Jackson Safety Buyer's Take on Cowboy Hard Hats, Welding Gloves, and Bump vs Ballistic Helmets

2026-08-20 Maeve Callahan

An industrial safety buyer with eight years of experience explains why choosing PPE is about matching the hazard, not buying the most extreme protection. Includes lessons on Jackson Safety cowboy hard hats, welding gloves, and bump helmet vs ballistic helmet decisions.

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Jackson Safety and PPE Buying: 7 Questions I Hear as an Admin Buyer

2026-08-18 Maeve Callahan

An admin buyer with 4 years of PPE purchasing experience answers common questions about Jackson Safety, Jackson Nemesis safety glasses, the Jackson Safety Western Outlaw hard hat, wedge sole work boots, Skechers work boots, and food-safe black nitrile gloves.

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What Are Metatarsal Boots? I Spent $2,843 on the Wrong Pairs to Find Out

2026-08-18 Maeve Callahan

As a safety manager in Jackson, MS, I ordered 20 pairs of the wrong boots before I learned what metatarsal boots actually are. This is the story of that $2,843 mistake, the Cody James vs. HAWX comparison that finally taught me, and a checklist that has caught 47 errors since.

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Head protection · Eye and face protection · Distributor programs