As such, it appears that OSHA is seeking to set an example for the construction industry ... recommends using safety helmets in virtually every environment where hard hats alone have traditionally ...

While OSHA requires hard hats and head protection be worn by workers at risk of head injuries on the job, there are currently no construction helmet mandates that take rotational motion into account.

Most helmets and hard hats are designed to protect against linear impacts, which are direct jolts that travel in a straight line, typically from front to back. But more frequently, construction ...

very little has changed in present-day helmet and hard hat design over the course of the past century. While today’s construction helmet standards test the impact of linear forces, they do not ...

Smart helmets are hard hats with built-in technology made specifically for construction workers. Depending on the make and model, smart helmets can provide specialized features, like impact detection, ...

When it comes to personal protective equipment (PPE), hard hats are sometimes seen as a box-ticking exercise. However, it is important to provide workers with appropriate PPE for their specific ...

Traditional hard hats will be transitioned to more ... This has been the traditional focus of construction PPE for decades. Type 2 helmets, on the other hand, protect against impacts to the ...

Dating back to the 1960s, traditional hard hats protect the top of a worker’s head ... in noisy environments The agency recommends safety helmets be used by people working at construction industry and ...

This miner's helmet, now part of the National Museum ... Employers required workers to wear hard hats during construction of the Boulder Dam, later renamed Hoover Dam, along the Colorado River ...