Compliance

Iron Bound Safety products are built for jobsites where compliance is not a marketing bullet — it is the line between “approved to work” and “sent home.” This page summarizes the standards our garments are certified to, the programs we maintain, and how to request documentation.

High-Visibility Apparel

Our hi-vis line is certified to ANSI/ISEA 107-2020 by an accredited third-party laboratory. Garments are labeled with the applicable Type (O, R, or P) and Class (1, 2, or 3) on the interior care label and product detail page.

Flame Resistant

• NFPA 2112 — flash-fire protection, tested by Underwriters Laboratories.
• NFPA 70E — guidance for arc-rated PPE selection in electrical work.
• ASTM F1506 — electric arc and related thermal hazards.
• ASTM F1930 — full-manikin flash-fire testing at representative heat flux.

Cut and Impact

Protective components meet ANSI/ISEA 105 for cut resistance and ANSI/ISEA 138 for back-of-hand impact where applicable.

• OEKO-TEX Standard 100 testing for harmful substances in dyed fabrics.
• California Proposition 65 warnings posted where required.
• REACH compliance for shipments into the European Economic Area.
• RoHS compliance for electronic trim (reflective light packs, temperature tags).

Iron Bound Safety sources from a limited number of long-term manufacturing partners in the United States, Mexico, and Vietnam. Every tier-one partner is audited annually.

• Social audits aligned with SMETA 4-Pillar, covering labor standards, health and safety, environment, and business ethics.
• UK Modern Slavery Act and California Transparency in Supply Chains Act statements available on request.
• Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) compliance program for all cotton inputs.
• Conflict minerals due diligence for any metal trim (buckles, snaps).

Our quality system is modeled on ISO 9001 and includes:

• Incoming fabric inspection against AATCC and ASTM test methods.
• In-line audits at each sewing stage.
• Random finished-goods AQL inspection to ANSI/ASQ Z1.4, Level II, AQL 2.5.
• Lot traceability tied to the garment’s QR label, so a defect can be traced back to the roll of fabric it came from.

• bluesign® APPROVED materials for select fabric platforms, minimizing water, energy, and chemical impact in dye houses.
• Recycled content disclosed per garment on the product detail page.
• Take-back and repair — garments sent back to us that can be restored are repaired; those that cannot are recycled into insulation through our textile-recovery partner.
• Carbon disclosure — we report scope 1 and 2 emissions to CDP annually and are working toward scope 3 coverage.

For how we handle personal information, see the Privacy Policy. On the security side, our systems are operated on audited cloud infrastructure with:

• TLS 1.2+ for all traffic.
• Encrypted data at rest.
• Payments processed by PCI-DSS Level 1 providers; we never store full card numbers.
• Least-privilege access and quarterly access reviews.
• Annual penetration testing by an independent firm.

Customers, safety managers, and compliance officers can request the following at any time:

• Certificates of compliance for specific styles and lots.
• Third-party test reports (ANSI/ISEA 107, NFPA 2112, ASTM F1506).
• Care and wash certification statements.
• Proposition 65 and REACH declarations.
• Modern Slavery and UFLPA statements.

Email compliance@ironboundsafety.com with the style number or lot code. Standard requests are fulfilled within three business days.

If you believe one of our products does not meet the standard we publish, or if you want to raise a concern about our supply chain, contact compliance@ironboundsafety.com. You may report anonymously; we investigate every report and do not tolerate retaliation.