Over the past several years, hard hats received a small yet significant change: rated chinstraps. Now, more than ever, manufacturers are producing climbing-style helmets with a rated chinstrap. What ...

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 ...

During World War I, death occurred on an apocalyptic scale in the killing fields of Europe. The advent of continuous-fire machine guns and modern artillery with high-explosive shells obliterated ...

Virginia Tech’s Helmet Lab has released a first-of-its-kind rating system for construction hard hats and helmets that mirrors rankings used for sport helmets. The findings, shared publicly Monday, ...

Americans across the board need more education into the prevention of concussions, especially how hard hats and helmets can help prevent such injuries. Consumer-survey company Nielsen was commissioned ...

Last spring, Greg Stringfellow had to cut back overgrown limbs and brush on his property. He knew the limbs could hit his head, so he brought a hard hat with him. He also grabbed something else: a ...

It is critical that construction workers be equipped with state-of-the art head protection. Designed to provide better and more comprehensive impact protection, Type 2 safety helmets have become ...

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.

A hard hat is such a ubiquitous item of personal protective equipment (PPE) in construction that it has become emblematic of safety in the industry. Worn by generations of construction workers, hard ...