Notes on Protection

Female worker wearing an ARX high-visibility safety vest and hard hat overlooking an industrial waterfront worksite.

The Best Safety Vests for Women

Most safety vests for women aren't actually designed for women. They're men's vests made smaller and relabeled. The result is gear that shifts, bunches, snags, and distracts workers throughout the...

The Best Safety Vests for Women

Most safety vests for women aren't actually designed for women. They're men's vests made smaller and relabeled. The result is gear that shifts, bunches, snags, and distracts workers throughout the...

Female construction worker wearing a safety vest with a poorly placed chest pocket that does not fit essential jobsite items, illustrating common storage and fit problems in women’s workwear

The Pocket That Fits Nothing: A Love Story Betw...

It starts, as all great love stories do, with hope. You pull on your new safety vest, fresh out of the bag, and you spot it: a pocket. Right there...

The Pocket That Fits Nothing: A Love Story Betw...

It starts, as all great love stories do, with hope. You pull on your new safety vest, fresh out of the bag, and you spot it: a pocket. Right there...

Female construction worker wearing properly fitted PPE and high-visibility safety gear, illustrating OSHA's updated PPE fit requirements for workplace safety and compliance

OSHA Says PPE Must Fit, Not Just Exist. Here's ...

The rule is official. Providing PPE is no longer enough. It has to actually fit. In December 2024, OSHA finalized an update to its construction standard (29 CFR 1926.95) that...

OSHA Says PPE Must Fit, Not Just Exist. Here's ...

The rule is official. Providing PPE is no longer enough. It has to actually fit. In December 2024, OSHA finalized an update to its construction standard (29 CFR 1926.95) that...

Woman construction worker in an ARX safety vest walking toward a blue porta-potty holding a hard hat on a construction site

1, 2, 3… Pee: The Gear Women Actually Need

Let’s address something that everyone in the field thinks about, plans around, and quietly dreads, but rarely talks about: bathroom access on the jobsite.

1, 2, 3… Pee: The Gear Women Actually Need

Let’s address something that everyone in the field thinks about, plans around, and quietly dreads, but rarely talks about: bathroom access on the jobsite.

Why Loose Clothing Is Dangerous: Real Workplace Risks

Why Loose Clothing Is Dangerous: Real Workplace...

When people think about workplace safety, they often picture hard hats, high-visibility vests, gloves, and steel-toe boots. The assumption is simple: if PPE is being worn, workers are protected.

Why Loose Clothing Is Dangerous: Real Workplace...

When people think about workplace safety, they often picture hard hats, high-visibility vests, gloves, and steel-toe boots. The assumption is simple: if PPE is being worn, workers are protected.

Comic showing the five stages of grief women experience when PPE does not fit properly, ending with the ARX Original Vest as a women-specific PPE solution

The 5 Stages of Grief When Your PPE Doesn't Com...

Nobody prepares you for the first time you show up to a job site and find out your safety vest comes in three sizes: large, extra large, and good luck....

The 5 Stages of Grief When Your PPE Doesn't Com...

Nobody prepares you for the first time you show up to a job site and find out your safety vest comes in three sizes: large, extra large, and good luck....