Head Protection

Wearing a safety helmet/ hardhat on a construction site may prevent or lessen a head injury from falling objects or a person hitting their head against something. A survey showed that in most instances where head injuries occurred, employers had not required their employees to wear head protection. Of those workers wearing hard hats, all but five percent indicated that they were required by their employers to wear them. It was found that the vast majority of those who wore hard hats all or most of the time at work believed that hard hats were practical for their jobs.

According to the report, In almost half of the accidents involving head injuries, employees knew of no actions taken by employers to prevent such injuries from recurring. OSHA requires hardhats be worn whenever there is a threat of head injury from objects falling from above and striking employees on the head, they might bump their heads against fixed pipes or beans, or there is possibility of accidental contact with electrical hazards.