Head Protection

Head protection helmets are hard hats. Helmets are designed to protect the head against material falling from height and swinging objects.  Caps and hair net gives protection against entanglements.

Types of Helmet

• Type I:  Used to reduce the impact of the force object resulting in the top blow of the head.
• Type II: Protect or reduce the lateral impact force to result in receiving off-centre, side and top of the head.

Industrial Classes of Helmet

• Class G: For general protection as well as from low-voltage electricity of 2200 volts.
• Class E: Person doing electrical work and protecting them from high-voltage electricity of 20,00 volts.
• Class C: Normal helmet conductive to electricity.