Hard Hats to Helmets
Traumatic Brain Injuries are responsible for 25% of all construction fatalities, and many life-altering injuries.
It’s time to make the transition.
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Virginia Tech Helmet Lab expands beyond sports to develop ratings system for safety helmets
This summer, researchers will begin an 18-month study to develop the first ratings system for safety helmets, also commonly referred to as hard hats or construction helmets.
Choosing the Right Head Protection
There are a lot of misconceptions about industrial head protection available today. The stakes couldn’t be higher: 195,720 head injuries to workers in the US were reported from 2021 to 2022, and 684 workers died from their injuries in 2022. Fewer than half of workers...
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Helmets offer superior protection for construction workers. These safety helmets are inspired by the best features of hard hats for construction and head protection for sports such as rock climbing and cycling.
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“We listened and thought for a long time; too long. Then at Annual Conference the seminar on Hard hats to Helmets put us over the top. The thought that a fellow member’s teammate might have lived with a helmet. That was enough to convince me to make the change.”
“Upon hearing your helmet presentation at our board meeting, one of our board members decided he was going to explore providing the helmets for all his workers. As he was contemplating his purchase, a ready-mixed driver on one of his pumping jobs slipped and fell back severely injuring his head. He took that as a sign and ordered the helmets that week. The accident probably wouldn’t have resonated with him had he not heard your presentation.”
“A construction worker I know was standing on the ground in the path of some falling 2x4s. The first one hit his hard hat which protected his head, but it also knocked the hat off, leaving his bare head exposed as the rest of the wood fell on him. He needed to have several stitches and take time off of work.”