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Penny-Wise, Dollar-Foolish: The Real Price of Substandard Workplace Safety Equipment

Penny-Wise, Dollar-Foolish: The Real Price of Substandard Workplace Safety Equipment

When businesses opt for the lowest-priced personal protective equipment, the apparent savings rarely survive contact with reality. From OSHA citations to multi-million-dollar workers' compensation claims, the financial fallout from inadequate PPE consistently dwarfs the upfront cost of quality gear. This investigative analysis examines the numbers — and the human stories — behind that calculation.