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the stuff you wear so your worst day becomes a story, not a eulogy.
means protective equipment designed to reduce injury or death when things go wrong.
from from industrial revolution factory deaths so common that insurers, not governments, first demanded gloves, goggles, and guards on machines.
seatbelt lagtook 80 years from patent to mandatory law
hard hat origininvented 1919, inspired by wwi helmets
osha effectworkplace deaths dropped over 60 percent since 1970
for instance
hard hat — edward bullard patented it in 1919 after seeing soldiers survive shrapnel
seatbelt — volvo made the three point belt patent free in 1959, saving millions
n95 respirator — 3m mask that became the pandemic status symbol of 2020
harness and lanyard — required above six feet on every u.s. construction site