News last year that the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is replacing the traditional hard hats used by its employees with safety helmets ended up being ...

Work sites always have a lot going on, which is why it's important to stay organized. The different hard hat colors help show at a glance what job everyone has.

Type 2 safety helmets are becoming the new standard in construction, offering enhanced protection against traumatic brain ...

Safety helmets cost more than hard hats — about $70 to $100 each, compared to $15 to $25 — but the cost is well worth it when it prevents an employee from suffering a head injury, Whitmore said.

Choosing a Hard Hat. What you should know about the differences between Type 1 and Type 2 protective hard hats. By Drew Thiel; Jun 01, 2023; In the United States, according to OSHA standard number ...

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 ...

Enough Talk About Safety Helmets v. Hard Hats. By T.J. Lyons. April 9, 2024. Lyons. When we need to reach a little higher, we strap extensions—stilts—on workers’ legs.

A company started by two scientists has developed a hard hat that will do a better job protecting workers from on-the-job brain injuries. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Sept. 9, 2022.) ...

Hard hats are the team headgear of working-class America — the people who built the United States with their bare hands. The people who still build the USA today. Tip your safety cap to Edward W ...

While a hard hat is a vital piece of safety equipment for both professional workers and home handymen, it has a secondary purpose in the professional field: to immediately tell any passerby, ...