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Women’s Safety Workwear That Fits: A Guide for Irish Employers
For years, kitting out women on site meant handing them the smallest men’s size in the box and hoping for
June 25, 2026
Safety & PPE Advice
Advice on hi-vis clothing, PPE, and custom workwear for Irish businesses
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It is the question we get asked more than any other by site managers and business owners. Does my crew legally need Class 2 or Class 3 hi vis? People expect a clean answer, a line in a regulation that says wear this exact class for this exact job. The truth is more useful than that once you understand it, so here is how it really works in Ireland.
What Irish law actually says There is no Irish law that names a hi vis class. You will not find
June 9, 2026
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The Best Lightweight Hi Vis for Working Through an Irish Summer
Summer on a building site in Ireland is its own kind of test. The sun finally shows up, the temperature
June 5, 2026
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Walk onto any building site, road job or busy yard in Ireland and you will see hi vis everywhere. Vests, jackets, trousers, the lot. What you will rarely see is anyone who can tell you what the little label inside actually means. That label almost always points to one standard, EN ISO 20471, and getting the class wrong can leave your crew under protected and your business exposed.
This is the hi vis equivalent of the glove rules we covered in our guide to EN388 glove ratings. Same
June 2, 2026
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Powder-Free vs Nitrile vs Latex vs Diamond Grip: Which Disposable Glove Should You Actually Buy?
If you’ve ever stared at a wholesaler’s glove catalogue and wondered why the same hand fits into a box of
May 13, 2026
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Your Crew Is Your Billboard: Why Branded Workwear Is the Smartest Marketing You’ll Ever Buy
Think about the last time you drove past a council crew resurfacing a road. A scaffold team rigging a build.
April 22, 2026
