[hugey010]

I think it's whatever their company pays for! If this hard hat means lower insurance costs for the company then it's just a math problem.

[bluGill]

The company may or may not pay everything. I get a $125 shoe allowance (iirc, I haven't checked the policy in a while) every two years, but most shoes that qualify for the allowance cost more that that. Of course many years I haven't been someplace where I need to wear them, but i'm expected to have them should I every have to debug something that only happens in the factory. I wear.mine mostly at home, when I remodel I like to keep my feet.