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Safety Moment Hard Hats

Hard hats are mandatory protective headgear on jobsites where there are risks from falling or flying objects. They come in various colors to boost morale and identify work crews, and the colors also help deflect heat from the sun. Hard hats must be replaced if damaged or if the suspension cushion no longer fits properly, and should be kept clean and sanitized if passed between workers. They should never be painted or altered, as this could compromise the protective shell. Hard hats are classified into three types - Class G (general), Class E (electrical), and Class C (conductive) - and additional accessories like chin straps and winter liners must also be non-conductive or flame-resistant depending on the work hazards.

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Safety Moment Hard Hats

Hard hats are mandatory protective headgear on jobsites where there are risks from falling or flying objects. They come in various colors to boost morale and identify work crews, and the colors also help deflect heat from the sun. Hard hats must be replaced if damaged or if the suspension cushion no longer fits properly, and should be kept clean and sanitized if passed between workers. They should never be painted or altered, as this could compromise the protective shell. Hard hats are classified into three types - Class G (general), Class E (electrical), and Class C (conductive) - and additional accessories like chin straps and winter liners must also be non-conductive or flame-resistant depending on the work hazards.

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Safety Moment

Hard hats

Shall = Mandatory Should = Advisory

There really isn't any excuse for not wearing a hard hat on jobs that require it.
The miracles of chemistry and manufacturing have turned out head protection to
fit every need and about every taste.

The colors are attractive and have proved to be positive factors in morale and in
comfort. In some cases, the type of job a crew performs is identified by the color
of its hard hats. This type of team identification—and protection—is also used by
football teams, pilots in Air Force units and other
groups. The color of a hard hat is also a factor in
repelling the heat from the sun.

Hard hats shall be worn on all jobs where hazards exist from falling or flying objects,
harmful contacts, exposure to electrical shock.

There are many ways head injuries can occur—objects falling on persons working
with stacks of materials, falling tools, falling tree limbs, objects hanging from or
dropping from overhead cranes. The list could be much longer and you can probably
add to it yourselves.

Hard hats must be treated with care. If they are damaged or the suspension cushion
doesn't fit well, they shall be replaced. They should be kept clean, and if a hard hat is assigned to someone
after having been used by another employee, it shall be sanitized.

Never paint or alter a hard hat. The paint will soften the shell of the material or cause other damage.

Hard hats, or protective helmets as they are technically referred to, are of Three types - Glass G (General):
Class E (Electrical), and C (Conductive).

Chin straps and winter liners are used with some hard hats. If
used near high voltage, only class E can be used. They must not
contain metallic parts or conductive materials. Likewise, if liners
or straps are used on jobs where there is danger of ignition from
heat, flame or chemical reaction, they must be made of non-
burning materials.

An injury report never makes pleasant reading. But it's


particularly disturbing to read that the injured person had been
instructed to wear a hard hat and didn't.

So a hard hat not only gives protection, but it's a symbol too. It
shows that the person who is wearing it has brains and that they
want to keep them.

www.safetymoment.net 2010

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