Protecting employees from potential head injuries is a key element of a safety program in virtually all industries. The primary reasons for an organization to require hard hats in the work environment ...

It could be said that most professions have at least one definitive article of clothing -- something that makes them readily identifiable by bystanders at a quick glance. One of the most distinctive ...

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 ...

The hard hat was designed 100 years ago as protective gear for miners and other laborers, but it has grown to become a symbol of status and masculinity. The original ...

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 ...

Women got the vote. Prohibition began. The National Football League was founded. And, the construction industry was forever changed by the invention of an often overlooked but significant worker ...

Protecting employees from potential head injuries is a key element of a safety program in virtually all industries. The primary reasons for an organization to require hard hats in the work environment ...