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The finish is shiny. It looks darker than new hot dipped galvanized finish, but eventually blends in as the hot dipped coating ages. (Edited response)

That depends on what your priorities are. Best filtering? Best breathability? Most comfortable? When this period of supply shortages end, we can presume that the U.S. will return to requiring the N95 performance standard exclusively in environments that present a high enough quantity of particulates in the air. An excellent N95 choice would be the Moldex Air Wave series, such as can be found here: www.hubindustrial.com/safety-products/respiratory-protection/disposable-respirators/068-003-082.html

Impact-resistant gloves are probably not going to help you with this since the impact features are on the back of the hand. Your doctor or physical therapist is probably the best source for ways to reduce your sensitivity.

P&L or profit and loss statement

You can buy KN95's with headbands for a tighter fit. Indeed, 3M makes KN95 masks that filter at greater than 99% efficiency. (3M 9502).

We work with over 50 gloves in the glass industry, and many are specific to unique applications. Grip is certainly a concern in wet conditions, but without a phone conversation, it would be hard to specify the best choices for your application. If you are interested in our help, call us at 800 743-9401 and ask for Emily.

That's because they are fake KN95's. You have to buy real certified masks. (There's lots of fake N95's too, even fake 3M's).

thats because your goverment lies, because KN95 chinese products dominates your market, while your country can not make as good product as KN95, so it lies to play down chinese products, like US goverment lie about Huawei because they can not compete it

This is a valid point, as we have mentioned in our responses to other comments. If you can't get your hands on N-95 respirators, the KN-95 offers a reasonably close alternative. Since we have trust issues with Chinese imports, it becomes necessary to verify the shipment's comformity to the KN-95 performance standard by doing additional testing on this side of the ocean. If you buy from a reputable supplier such as HUB Industrial Supply, you can have confidence that the KN-95 mask you are purchasing has passed inspection through independent evaluation.

@@HUBIndustrialSupply Its not just the conformity I suspect. Remember a few years ago when they were adding lead to dog food to get the weight up so the pricing on the actual food part was actually higher. What about the poisons in make up. What about the millions of items they are shipping on a daily basis that are literally fake products. You know all that junk on Facebook and Wish. I would not put it past them to be trace poisoning the masks sent out of China with any number of things. Remember their goal is world domination. They are not going to do it by playing nice and fair.

The Chinese STANDARD itself is fine (it's basically the same as N95). The problem is finding legit KN95's that aren't fakes. The Chinese government seems to have no problem letting fake masks be exported to the world. But you can find REAL KN95's made in China. The CDC has done the work for us - they list all the real and fake KN95's they have tested on their website.

How much does it cost

The requirement to fit test depends on the environment rather than the form of respirator chosen. In environments determined to require respiratory protection according to FSR 1910.134, fit testing of disposable respirators would be required. In many industrial situations, respirators are worn by workers even though not required by environmental conditions, and no fit testing is necessary.

You raise some very interesting questions. Products coming out of China have a long-standing trustworthiness problem. There are many instances of masks imported to the U.S. labeled as KN95 that turned out not to come anywhere near the specs required. This is why it is imperative for the consumer to only purchase life-saving equipment from trustworthy supply chains. The KN95 masks sold by HUB Industrial Supply have been thoroughly tested by accredited labs in the U.S. and we stand behind the authenticity of the rating. We relied on www.osha.gov/memos/2020-04-03/enforcement-guidance-use-respiratory-protection-equipment-certified-under for much of our information about the technical aspects of the KN95. The chart on Appendix A of this document indicates that KN95 is what China calls the masks that conform to the GB 2626-2006 performance standard recognized in that country.

Many KN95 masks do not perform up to N95 rating. "A team at the not-for-profit patient safety group noted that 60 to 70 percent of imported KN95 masks do not filter 95 percent of aerosol particulates. ECRI tested about 200 masks from 15 different manufacturers." - this is according to healthline.com

The Chinese standard is good. The problem is there's Chinese manufacturers that make fake masks that don't perform to the standard (and the Chinese government doesn't seem to care if those masks flood the international market). You CAN find real Chinese made KN95's that perform well, but you have to ensure they are independently tested. The CDC has performed tests of many KN95's and you can find a list of which passed on their website. If you want my recommendation, buy the Powecom masks. They passed CDC testing and got FDA EUA approval. You can buy them with either ear loop or headbands (I recommend headbands). And they come in at about $1 a mask right now. Cheaper than 3M and about as good.

made in korea -= crab, stop falsely prasing korean product, piece of junk, like explosive samsung phone

also if you dont trust chinese made product, why everything in your home is made in china?

Sandra, you raise an excellent point. These boots are unfortunately only available to us in men's sizes, but that does not mean we can't fit you with a great boot that you're going to really love. And because these boots are in our QUICKSHIP program, we pay for returns if the first size you try isn't the fit you need. Call us at 800 743-9401 and we'll figure out what size boot to send you.

Shut up Sandra, you know you're just doing traffic control!! Jk we have some dang hard working women at the asphalt/ pipe company I work for.

This is a misunderstanding. They TEST at 0.3 micron but these masks are all very efficient at filtering out smaller particles as well. Indeed, it's EASIER to filter out particles smaller than 0.3 micron than it is at 0.3 micron. Why is that? Basically it has to do with the physics of aerosols that I don't feel like explaining. But trust me, if you get a real N95 or KN95, they will filter particles smaller than 0.3 micron just fine. This means they are very efficient at filtering viruses like COVID.

Most regular N95 masks used in hospitals have been made in China all this time as well.

Interesting. This video has been up for 5 months and you are the first person to question the accuracy of the message. Would you care to elaborate?

John, without knowing what sources you are citing, we can only assume you are referring to the UL White Book, which does not approve of daisy-chaining extension cords or indoor use power taps (UL1363 [51.12]). However, this power tap is rated for outdoor use and is covered in UL498, which does not specifically prohibit its connection to an extension cord. A 2-ft. tritap is viewed more as an adapter, not as an extension cord. Hope this helps--Ken Lacey, content manager, HUB Industrial Supply.