Compare safety gear side by side

What should you compare when buying safety gear?

Compare the four things that decide whether gear works on site: the standard the listing names, the protection level or class within that standard, the materials and construction, and the fit or sizing range. Everything else, including colour and branding, is secondary to those four.

What do the comparison rows actually mean?

Each row is one specification taken straight from the product listing: toe type, sole compound, closure, hi-vis class, filter rating, fabric weight. A blank cell means the listing does not state that specification, so you can see what you are not being told as well as what you are.

How many products should you compare at once?

Two to four. Beyond four columns the table stops being readable on a phone and the differences that matter get lost. If you are weighing up more than four, narrow by the one specification you cannot compromise on first, then compare what is left.