If you spend most of your time on a construction site, you’ll know that hitting your head can be part of the job. Most of the time, it’s minor bumps, but sometimes it can be harder hits. Common accidents can be knocks to the side of the head, falling objects, slips, trips or falls. These can be angled impacts, and angled impacts can create a rotational motion, explains Chris Tidy.

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While the public recognises Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as being face masks, gloves, safety boots and eye safety wear, bizarrely head-worn sports protection is in some instances not regarded as PPE by players, coaches, parents, governing bodies, schools and clubs. Judith McMinn explores why head-worn protection in sport has until now been largely ignored as PPE, and how new, innovative, head-worn PPE can reduce brain injury, against sport’s growing global crisis over concussion and early-onset dementia.

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Having the right head protection is key to ensuring worker's safety on site. Louise Charlton explains how helmet selection impacts protection.

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This month we put the spotlight on Clive Johnstone, founder of JSP and winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award at The Safety & Health Excellence Awards 2023.

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Providing proper head protection involves more consideration than sourcing the first available or lowest cost helmet, for it to be stored incorrectly on the dashboard of a vehicle and thrown away after a few months of use. Louise Charlton outlines key points to consider when selecting and using safety helmets to ensure you are getting the best levels of protection and maximum usage life out of your PPE.

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MSA provides in insight into the important things to consider when investing in the right safety helmet to ensure it provides you with the right level of safety.

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Understanding the risks around head injuries in construction is key to preventing head injuries. Chris Tidy explains why.

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When it comes to PPE, compatibility is key. Here, Louise Charlton provides an insight into selecting truly compatible above the neck PPE.

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We put the spotlight on PPE and our latest survey uncovers the views and opinions about PPE regulation, procurement and innovation. Kelly Rose looks at the results.

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A day in the life of a hard hat: MSA Safety provides an insight into electricians’ most important companions

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A recent webinar from MSA Safety on head protection saw Marc Jenkin provide a wealth of knowledge to help you make a fully informed decision when choosing the best head protection for your workforce. Kelly Rose reports.

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Head protection offers a degree of protection to the head, so selecting appropriate protection is essential. Stephen Morris gives an overview of the standards so you can make sure you have the right protection.

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The future development of PPE should be focused on equipment that is well-designed and, importantly, comfortable to wear. This will encourage workers to want to wear PPE – and wear it correctly – to help ensure greater safety in the workplace, explains Pete Holdcroft.

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Investing in hard hat protection makes sense and with Hard Hat Awareness Week coming up Chris Tidy hopes this will be a good opportunity to ensure you have the proper protection.

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OFFERING VARIOUS benefits, demand for integrated head and face protection has, arguably, never been so high. It would seem that contractors the world over have begun to recognise the value of equipping workers with fully integrated solutions. With that in mind, there is also the hope that the efficacy and safety of PPE, rather than cost, is placed firmly at the top of the agenda for purchasing policy. MSA Safety takes a look at the benefits integrated protection offers and the advantages of choosing greater efficacy and safety over cost.

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As the range of head protection on the market has increased, selecting the correct helmet has become more difficult. Louise Charlton discusses the details to help you get your head around the standards and helmet selection.

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According to RIDDOR statistics, being struck on the head by moving, flying or falling objects accounted for 13% of worker deaths from 2014-19, and 10% of non-fatal injuries in 20191. Taking this into account, head protection is essential, and there are many factors to consider when it comes to choosing and specifying hard hats. Here, Mackenzie Peters takes a look two major aspects – hard had customisation and the risks of economy priced PPE.

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HSM's latest webinar saw Jim Cliff, Alan Murray and Richard Cunningham come together to give an insight into head protection.

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Industrial helmets, high performance helmets and bump caps are commonly used on construction sites throughout the world, John-Mark Edmundson explains the standards relating to this key head protection.

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Ian Goodhead discusses Winvic's internal policies on head protection and task specific PPE.

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All the features of the classic Reflex helmet plus:

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The only harness offering an integrated yet replaceable chest ascender.

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Bollé Safety, a world leader in the design and manufacture of protective eyewear, will be launching a new version of the market leading Pilot goggle at this year’s exhibition, a new versatile, high impact protection safety goggle.

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Weight: 415g (Wheel Ratchet). Material: Shell: Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS).

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The Corpro HM1400 half mask is a lightweight, comfortable reusable respirator that provides protection against hazardous airborne contaminants.

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The NEW-TECH Welding Shield is approved for use with the Concept reduced peak safety helmet when fitted in conjunction with the Speedy Loop, which enables the welding shield to be easily and quickly fitted on to the Concept helmet.

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