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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

APPLETON, Wis. — Appleton-based Boldt recently switched from the iconic hard hat to new impact-resistant helmets for its workers to address traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in the construction industry ...

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 ...

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 ...

OKLAHOMA CITY – The traditional hard hat used by the construction industry for decades is being replaced by modern safety helmets. The Boldt Company made the switch for its 1,500 employees in January ...

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 ...

As the father of the Texas Medical Association’s Hard Hats for Little Heads program, pain specialist Larry Driver, MD, has a legacy of safety in the state. (Courtesy Photo) Thousands of Texas children ...

More than 30 million workers in the U.S. wear safety helmets to prevent head injuries. Yet most of these hard hats offer little protection against serious impacts. Here’s NPR’s Jon Hamilton. JON ...

Nearly 100 years ago when he came back from World War I, Edward Bullard noted the rapid increase in city infrastructure. Men moving and working at height were wearing minimal to zero PPE. The Bullard ...