Providing safety related contextual information in a personal protective equipment system

A personal protection equipment (PPE) system with a remote user interface comprising:

• an article of PPE including an active wireless communication device for transmitting a signal, and a controller for managing settings on the article of PPE;
• a communication hub including a user interface, an electronic connection to a PPE management software, and a wireless communication device;
• wherein when the wireless communication device of the communication hub detects that the article of PPE is in proximity to the communication hub, the communication hub displays information on the user interface;
• wherein the information on the user interface includes settings for the article of PPE, and wherein the settings can be adjusted by a user through interaction with the user interface;
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• wherein the wireless communication device of the communication hub transmits information related to the adjusted settings to the wireless communication device of the article of PPE;
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• wherein the controller adjusts the settings on the article of PPE.