For centuries, the humble hard hat has protected workers from head injuries. But industrial workers also face other dangers at work sites, where heavy machinery, confined spaces and hazardous ...

Studies show MIPS technology also reduces spin but not as well. A WaveCel hard hat costs $189, several times the price of a standard helmet. And it's not clear whether any sort of anti-spin ...

or if the hat has taken a heavy blow (even without any signs of damage). Overall fit is an important additional factor in PPE use. Hard hats should never be too tight, too loose, or irritate the skin.

Global warming, wildfires, pandemics: The world is becoming more treacherous for everyone, but this is even more true for people in already hazardous professions. CEO Wells Bullard [Photo: Bullard ...

When Studson, a Portland, Oregon-based startup, began selling a new kind of construction helmet in 2021, making a safer, cooler hard hat was a priority ... equipment (PPE). The $3.6 billion ...

It’s also important to consider other types of PPE employees may need to wear along with the hard hat, such as goggles, respirators or ear muffs, to ensure the hard hat does not interfere with them.

The V-Gard C1™ Hard Hat by MSA Safety uses patent-pending ReflectIR™ Thermal Barrier technology to keep the inside of the hard hat up to 20°F (11°C) cooler in sunny weather, making it the ...

There is a critical gap in workplace head protection: the risk of bumps, scrapes, and cuts from low ceilings, overhead objects, or tight spaces, but traditional hard ... a team of PPE innovators ...