Head & Face Protection


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How to Choose the Right Type I or Type II Head Protection

OSHA’s updated guidance highlights the importance of hazard assessments when selecting head protection. Here are five key steps to help employers choose the right helmet type, electrical class, and accessories for their worksite risks.

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Virginia Tech Lab Aims to Advance Construction Helmet Testing as Industry Stresses OSHA Standards

A new Virginia Tech laboratory is testing construction helmets under real-world impact scenarios to improve safety data, but industry leaders caution that ratings should complement—not replace—established OSHA and ANSI/ISEA standards.

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Bullard Debuts Type II + Safety Helmet with Smart Brim Tech and Ergonomic Fit

With its modular FlexBrim™, all-day comfort features, and full ANSI/ISEA Type II compliance, Bullard’s latest helmet sets a new benchmark in adaptive head protection.

Fall Protection PPE

Safeguarding the Brains Behind the Build

Fall protection begins at the top with cognitive awareness and innovative PPE.

2025: A Year of Head Protection Changes

This year sees two key safety developments: the new bump cap standard ANSI/ISEA 100-2024 and the ANSI/ISEA Z89.1 revision.

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The Differences Between Type I and Type II Head Protection

Safety professionals must understand ANSI performance requirements, OSHA recommendations, and other factors to make the best determination.

Beyond the Goggles: Navigating Eye and Face Protection

Beyond the Goggles: Navigating Eye and Face Protection

What are the right PPE solutions for the hazards present in the workplace?

Brasfield & Gorrie Transitions to Type II Head Protection for Workers

Brasfield & Gorrie Transitions to Type II Head Protection for Workers

The construction firm has adopted enhanced helmets to reduce head injury risks.



Cool Under Pressure: Reducing Heat Stress in the Workplace with Helmet Technology

Cool Under Pressure: Reducing Heat Stress in the Workplace with Helmet Technology

How helmet solutions help meet OSHA's new regulations and protect workers from heat-related illnesses

Head Protection in Hot Weather: Staying Safe While Keeping Cool

Head Protection in Hot Weather: Staying Safe While Keeping Cool

PPE considerations to help industrial workers mitigate the impacts of heat stress.

Prioritizing Safety from the Top Down

The world of worker safety is redefining head protection as it makes the shift from traditional hard hats to comprehensive safety helmets in construction.

Chemical Processor Faces $479,700 Fine for Worker Exposure to Toxic Gases

Chemical Processor Faces $479,700 Fine for Worker Exposure to Toxic Gases

The investigation follows more than 60 violations at Two Rivers Terminal in 2022.

Construction’s Top Five OSHA Violations

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Construction’s Top Five OSHA Violations

EHS compliance manager Zach Pucillo discusses the most recent top five violations and how organizations and safety professionals can protect against them.

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Choosing the Right Protective Workwear for Your Manufacturing Facility

What factors do you need to consider when selecting workwear?

OSHA to Host Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health Meeting on March 1

OSHA to Host Advisory Committee on Construction Safety and Health Meeting on March 1

The meeting will be open to the public in person and virtually.

Contractor Issued Citations for 4 Willful, 4 Serious Violations After OSHA Finds No Fall Protection, Other Violations on Eighth Inspection

Contractor Issued Citations for 4 Willful, 4 Serious Violations After OSHA Finds No Fall Protection, Other Violations on Eighth Inspection

Before these citations, two workers died from falls, one in 2019 and one more recently in 2022.

New Study Shows Many Struggle

New Study Shows Many Struggle 'Often' to Get Employees to Use PPE

According to the study, the main reasons employees don’t wear PPE are that they don’t want to, they think it's unnecessary and it makes work harder.

Is It Time to Rethink Your Head Protection?

Is It Time to Rethink Your Head Protection?

Making a relatively simple switch could protect workers.

Diving Into Construction Safety, Headfirst

Diving Into Construction Safety, Headfirst

The importance of preventing traumatic brain injury in the construction industry.

Why the Switch to Safety Helmets is a Good Decision

Why the Switch to Safety Helmets is a Good Decision

Don’t let your construction site turn into a risky business for your work crews.

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