Schmith safety helmets - basic personal protective equipment
Safety helmets, like safety glasses or safety gloves, are an essential means of basic personal protection, commonly used in many industries. Safety helmets protect the head from a variety of hazards, such as impacts or falling objects.
Work helmets are used wherever there is a risk of head injury. Their use is often necessary, due to the health and safety regulations of the workplace. Health and safety helmets are most commonly used in industries such as:
- Construction - helmets are commonly used on construction sites, as they provide protection from falling materials, tools and construction elements, as well as from accidental head impacts on structural elements and other obstacles.
- Industry - head protection is a mandatory item of clothing in various types of factories, steel mills, shipyards and manufacturing plants, as it provides protection against the risk of head impacts.
- Mining - a protective helmet is an indispensable part of any miner's outfit, as it provides protection from falling rocks, falling objects or head impacts in confined spaces.
- Work at heights - when working on scaffolding, it is necessary to wear a helmet, as it protects against falling objects and also protects the head from falling of the worker himself.
- Forestry work - safety helmets protect lumberjacks, heavy-machine operators and forestry workers from the risk of being hit by falling branches, as well as from other hazards that occur during field work.
- Logistics and warehousing - people working in high-storage warehouses and logistics centers are at risk of head injuries caused by moving forklifts or highly placed goods that may fall.
Safety helmet colors and their use
Color coding of safety helmets is a common practice, making it easier to quickly identify a person on a construction site or at a work site. The meaning of a particular color is as follows:
- White safety helmet - helmets of this color are most often worn by managers, engineers and construction inspectors.
- Yellow safety helmet - this helmet color characterizes construction workers.
- Blue protective helmet - helmets of blue color are worn by machine operators, electricians, technical workers and foremen.
- Green safetyhelmet - green head protectors symbolize occupational health and safety workers, safety inspectors and environmental protection officers. In some companies, green helmets are used by newly hired people who are undergoing training.
- Orange safety helmet - orange-colored helmets are used by surveyors, road workers and those involved in transportation and loading.
- Red protective helmet - the color red is assigned to company firefighters, emergency services and emergency services carrying out safety or rescue operations.
- Brown safety helmet - helmets of this color are rarely used, but are most often used by welders and those working with hot materials. The rarity of using brown helmets is due to the fact that more often such people use specialized protective visors.
The color scheme of helmets is not established by law, making it possible for different establishments, construction sites and companies to use the color scheme based on their internal rules.
Features and functions of work helmets
Head protection helmets are not just a rigid, safety-providing shell. In order for work helmets to provide proper safety and comfort, they need to feature certain parameters, such as:
- Impact resistance - protective helmets must be characterized by impact resistance with an energy of up to 50J, so that they guarantee protection against falling objects and inadvertent impacts of the head on solid elements.
- Puncture resistance - head protectors must also provide protection against sharp objects that could puncture a shell made of the wrong material.
- Energy absorption - the interior of the helmet is equipped with a system, consisting of straps and adjustments, which distributes the force of the impact by absorbing the shock.
- Stable seating - a system of adjustments and fasteners helps keep the helmet in the right position on the head, allowing it to slip.
- Suitable material - the helmet should be made of suitable material with low weight, UV resistance, heat and cold resistance, and should be easy to clean.
- Additional attributes - good quality safety helmets should also be equipped with a ventilation system to prevent overheating of the head, as well as a soft, sweat-absorbing padding.
- Compatibility with other protective equipment - due to the need for different levels of protection, many helmet models have additional holes and adapters, allowing it to be worn with accessories such as a face shield, ear muffs or headlamps.
Schmith safety helmets - essential head protection
Our safety helmets are indispensable personal protective equipment, providing head protection when performing various jobs - at Schmith, we make sure that our products are of the highest manufacturing quality and provide the highest possible level of safety.
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