Industrial safety helmets are very crucial in such environments where a worker is exposed to some sort of danger.

Personal Protection

1.Protects your face, head, neck, and shoulders against spills, splashes, and drips.
2.Safety Helmets protect against impacts from debris or falling objects, electrical shocks and burns, penetration and flammability
3.The rigid shell of the safety helmet will resist and deflect an impact to the head.
4.The suspension system will absorb shock and it is located inside the helmet.
5.The suspension should suspend the shell 1 1/4" for shock absorption and ventilation
When to Use a Hard Hat?
6.When a person may be struck on the head by falling objects.
7.If a person could strike their head against a fixed or protruding object.
8.If contact may be made between the head and electrical hazards.
9.When it is required

Types & Classes

1.Class A: General use, Good impact protection but limited voltage protection, Used mainly in, building construction, mining, lumbering, shipbuilding and manufacturing, which is commonly known as Class G.

2.Class B: If your employees are engaged in electrical work, Helmets protect against falling objects and high-voltage shock and burns, this class is now known as Class E.
3.Class C: Designed for comfort, Light-weight helmets offer limited protection, Protect workers from hitting against fixed objects, DO NOT protect against falling objects or electric shock.

Suspension System

1.Quick Slide/Pin-Lock (right)- slides to adjust, equipped with a locking mechanism
2.Ratchet (left)- equipped with ratchet adjusting knob to adjust the fit

Standards & Testing

Electrical Conductivity Testing

1.Before 1997- hard hats were tested by measuring the current in bodies of water inside and outside the Helmet.
2.After 1997- hard hats tested using metal foil on opposite surfaces of the shell of the hat
3.Hard hat must with-stand 20,000 volts for 3 minutes leaking less than 9 milliamps of current, followed by 30,000 volts without burning through

Safety is no accident!

When hard hats are required employees should know:

1.Proper safety helmet use (how to put on, wear, adjust, remove)
2.When it is necessary to use a hard hat
3.What kind of safety helmets are necessary
4.The limitations of helmets in injury protection
5.How to properly clean and maintain hard hat

EMPLOYEES SHOULD REMOVE HARD HATS IF:

1.Tearing
2.Chalking
3.Fraying
4.Cracking
5.Loss of surface gloss
6.Flaking (a sign of advanced deterioration)

Industrial Safety Helmet Maintenance

1.Check for wear in the shell- flaking, loss of surface gloss, deformation, cracking, perforations
2.Clean with hot water and antibacterial soap
3.Check suspension systems for cracks, tears, fraying, or other forms of deterioration