hard hat

Workers typically rely on plastic hard hat styles designed in the 1960s. But newer technology does a better job at protecting brains, especially from oblique impact caused by falls.

Health & Safety

How a new hard hat technology can protect workers better from concussion

4:37pm September 12, 2022

by Jon Hamilton

The latest generation of hard hats are designed to cushion the brain during an impact by absorbing forces that cause the head to spin.