Hard Hat to Helmet In 2016, the safety hard hat market was a $2.1 billion industry with no sign of decreasing in value . However, over the last few years the climbing, biking style helmet with ...

Wearing a Hard Hat is Only Half the Job. Inspections are essential to ensure this vital type of PPE can do its intended job. By Michael Lloyd; Mar 01, 2007; MILLIONS of hard hats are worn every ...

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued a Trade Release on December 11, 2023, announcing that its employees will now wear safety helmets instead of hard hats on inspection ...

Enhanced side protection: The most notable feature of Type II hard hats is their reinforced design that protects against side impacts, making them ideal for environments with overhead and lateral ...

Class E hard hats have been tested to 20,000 volts. Class G provides minimum protection against electrical hazards. These hard hats have only been tested to 2,200 volts. Class C is classified as ...

Type 2 safety helmets are becoming the new standard in construction, offering enhanced protection against traumatic brain injuries. Learn why OSHA recommends the switch from traditional hard hats.

In addition, traditional hard hats lacked vents and trapped heat inside. On Nov. 22, 2023, OSHA published a Safety and Health Information Bulletin detailing key differences between traditional hard ...

The WaveCel hard hat tries to prevent those head spins from tearing up brains in the first place. Made of thin neon-green plastic, it’s a kind of zigzag grid of cells, with walls that stack on ...