Helmet Safety in Construction: Your guide to guarding against serious head injuries

In the fast-paced, hazard-prone world of construction, head injuries are a constant threat. Ensuring the safety of your team begins with understanding and implementing effective helmet safety protocols.
 

Head - The Prevalence of Head Injuries
 

“Each year in the UK, around 900,000 people attend emergency departments due to head injuries, with 160,000 requiring hospital admission” according to a report by the Medical Research Council. This highlights the critical need for effective head protection on construction sites, where head injuries are especially prevalent.
 

Head injuries can range from mild, such as cuts and bruises, to severe brain injuries that could lead to long-term disabilities (or even death). The physical impairments can include cognitive issues and paralysis as well as emotional trauma. Serious head injuries can also impact an individual’s health and their ability to work, causing economic burdens on both the worker and the company.
 

Acknowledging the risks and taking the appropriate protection is imperative for all working in laborious environments. Equipping workers with helmets that have been tested and meet international safety standards can protect the head in cases of injuries and reduce the impact of injuries. 
 

Construction workers face many possible risks on-site, from falling objects to collisions, machinery accidents and simple slips and falls. Since the head is so precious, reducing the potential impact to the head is important. Helmet safety is more than just a hard barrier and item in a labourers uniform: it needs to provide adequate precautions. 
 

Safety Helmet Protection for Construction Workers
 

The word “helmet” is derived from the word “helm,” an ancient word for protective headgear during medieval times. Having a suitable helmet on can be the difference between a serious and a minor injury, and when it comes to the head, that can be the line of consciousness. 
 

Without the right protection, your head can be bumped or jolted in a blow that results in traumatic brain injury. It can cause neurological symptoms from internal bleeding, bruising or swelling. The brain is especially sensitive to rotational impacts affecting the tissue and vessels inside and leading to the head. 
 

That being said, there is more to head protection than meets the eye.
 

Choose the Right Head Protection for Your Workers:
 

• Safety helmets: Helmets are not one and the same. Find the one best suited to your needs among the different colours, shapes, and features like ventilation, guarded, or strapped.
• Helmet liners and capes: These helmet attachments offer protection from the sun. Protect the neck with lightweight material that prevents sunburn.
• Helmet accessories: Depending on your role, your helmet may need accessories to help you perform your duties. These include straps, visors, balaclavas, and torches. 
• Bump caps: Fitted headcovers designed to be comfortably lightweight. These are ideal for those at risk of minor bumps and scrapes from accidental contact like machinery, ceilings, or pipes. 

Explore our head protection range.
 

The safety helmets we stock are constructed from UV stabilised High-Density Polyethylene shell to provide superior impact protection. We also ensure that they meet stringent industry-set safety standards.
 

When you order from us, you’ll have a thorough protective approach that reduces the likelihood and severity of accidents and head injuries. Helmets are more than just components of a uniform, they’re a commitment to worker safety and well-being.