Primary Test Metric — FY2026
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The gear between your crew
and the arc.
Welding hoods, gloves, leathers, and respirators engineered for the people who build the world with molten metal. Not certified. Proven.
Petrochemical Refinery — Gulf Coast, TX · 340 Welders · 2024
We had fourteen flash-burn incidents in one quarter. The gear we were sourcing met the spec sheet. But the spec sheet wasn't written for a reformer unit running at capacity.
Marcus Thibodeaux
Director of Safety Operations · Coastal Petrochemical Group
Thermal Imaging — Palm Zone
ΔT = 0.3°FFLAT
Deployed: FR-9 Flash Hood + P7 Gauntlet System
Arc Rating
65 cal/cm²
Lens Shade
Auto DIN 9–13
Palm Material
Aluminized Kevlar
Resp. Class
P100 + OV/AG
Outcome Data — 12-Month Post-Deployment
Reduction in flash-burn incidents across the reformer unit
14 incidents per quarter → 1 minor incident over 12 months
OSHA Recordable Injuries
welding-related
Gear Replacement Rate
annual
Lost Workdays
per year
"We re-specced the entire site on Forge within 90 days. The numbers made the decision. My team made the argument."
— Marcus Thibodeaux, CPG Safety Ops
Naval Shipyard — Norfolk, VA · 580 Welders · 2023–2024
The respiratory incident reports were the ones that kept me up. Manganese fume exposure in a confined hull section. We had compliant respirators. Compliant wasn't enough.
Commander Denise Wakahisa (Ret.)
EHS Director · Atlantic Fleet Fabrication Command
Outcome Data — 18-Month Surveillance Window
Respiratory incident reports over 18 consecutive months
Previous 18-month baseline: 23 OSHA-recordable respiratory events
Respiratory Incidents
18-month period
Medical Surveillance Flags
per year
Respirator Fit-Test Failures
of workforce
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Mn Fume Exposure
0.02 mg/m³↓ 97%
Deployed: RX-3 Powered Air Purifying Respirator + Full-Face Shield
APF Rating
1000+
Filter Class
OV/P100/HE
Battery Life
10-hr Shift
Weight
2.1 lbs
"The RX-3 isn't just a respirator. It's a complete inhalation hazard management system. That distinction is what zero looks like."
— Cmdr. Wakahisa, AFFC
Offshore Pipeline Weld — Permian Basin, TX · 68 Welders · Summer 2025
Ambient was 130°F in the trench. My guys are welding in full leathers, full hood. I needed gear that could take the heat from two directions at once — and a crew that could finish the shift.
Rodrigo Castellanos
Field Operations Manager · Lone Star Pipeline Group
Ambient Temperature
130°F
Trench floor, peak midday
Heat-Stress Pullouts
0
Full 8-week deployment
Shifts Completed
312
Without heat incident
Deployed System
TH-7 Thermic Leather Suite + Arctic Vent Hood System
Core Temp Regulation
Phase-change liner
Arc Rating
100 cal/cm²
Ventilation
Passive + active dual-mode
Moisture Wicking
Class 1 FR treated
Outcome — 8-Week Field Deployment
Heat-stress medical pullouts
vs. 7 on previous summer deployment
Shift completion rate
All 312 scheduled shifts completed
"The phase-change liner was the difference. The crew stopped complaining about the heat by day three. That tells you everything about what the gear was doing."
— Rodrigo Castellanos, LSPG
The numbers don't
need our help.
Every Forge SKU ships with a complete destructive test dossier. Six independent labs. No cherry-picked conditions.
total hours
of destructive testing per product generation
Arc Thermal Performance Value Testing
Class 4 — 65 cal/cm² min.
Electrical Safety in the Workplace
HRC 4 Compliant
Optical Clarity Under Arc Exposure
High Impact Rated
Mechanical Performance — Gauntlets
Type A (Dexterity)
Respiratory Filtration Efficiency
P100 — 99.97%
Thermal Protective Performance — Garments
TPP ≥ 130 cal/cm²
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