For a national cold storage provider, standardizing head protection across multiple facilities meant more than selecting a compliant helmet. Teams needed a solution that delivered comfort, versatility, and consistency across locations. The right approach with the right PPE company made all the difference, leading to early adoption, expanded use across sites, and a nationwide rollout with thousands of helmets.

The challenge: Standardizing safety across complex warehouse environments

As a part of a nationwide safety initiative, a cold storage provider set out to standardize head protection across its facilities. Previously, sites operated on a mix of competitive helmet and hard hat options, creating inconsistencies in protection, ordering, features, accessory use, and compliance.

At the same time, workers faced daily hazards common in cold storage and warehouse environments, including:

• Frequent head contact with low-clearance racking systems during picking and stocking tasks
• Overhead hazards from product being lifted and retrieved, creating struck-by risks
• Active forklift and reach truck operations in tight, fast-paced environments
• Limited visibility in congested aisles increasing the likelihood of unexpected contact

With multiple roles involved in the production process, the company needed a head safety solution that could perform across all applications – all while reducing SKUs and bringing consistency to their PPE program.

The solution: HexArmor® speed, service, and expertise

When the standardization initiative began, the cold storage company needed a safety partner that could move quickly and simplify the process.

Through existing relationships with distribution partners across multiple regions, HexArmor® was quickly brought into the conversation.

With established connections already in place, meetings were coordinated across multiple locations within the same week. HexArmor® responded immediately – diving deep into the assessment to fully understand the risks at play – before recommending the Ceros® XP450A, a solution purpose-built for the hazards teams face every day.

That speed-to-site support created immediate momentum, with early purchase orders secured across multiple locations only days after the initial meeting.

The results: Comfort, protection, and a new helmet standard across sites

As the rollout progressed, the Ceros® XP450A proved to be the right solution for both workers and safety teams.

In environments where frequent head contact with racking systems and overhead hazards are part of the daily workflow, the XP450A helmet delivered head protection aligned with real jobsite risks – all while remaining noticeably comfortable enough for all-day wear.

Key outcomes included:

• Workers actually wanted to wear the helmets due to comfort and fit
• Better stability during movement and overhead work with optional chin straps
• Greater flexibility for each site to mix-and-match helmet colors without complicating ordering – something previous competitive helmets didn’t offer
• Smoother rollout across facilities with less pushback from crews
• Early reorders from multiple locations after initial rollout
• Increased adoption across the broader helmet program

With approximately 4,000 helmets set to roll out nationwide, the company was able to standardize head protection across sites.

For the organization, success came down to more than meeting a requirement. The right combination of speed, service, and Wearability® made HexArmor’s safety helmet the clear choice to protect workers in environments where head hazards are constant.

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