Need for safety helmets and type of safety helmets

Feb 1, 2016
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Safety helmets are used to protect the head in works where the chances of injury to head are always present. The workers in industries such as mining, construction, industrial manufacturing of any kind, power, steel and shipping, must wear safety helmets to perform efficiently. Due to the nature of these industries, it is not possible to eliminate physical injury risk or head injury with just some normal safety measures taken at the work place .The only way to ensure the safety of workers is to provide all of them with safety helmets.The performance of a worker will be less than the optimum, if he or she is working with protective safety helmets.  

Types of safety helmets –

Industrial safety helmet – This helmet has an outer shell, which is rigid and is made from polyethylene, fiberglass, or ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene, which is a thermoplastic. The basic need of the shell is to give protection by reducing the force of falling object, or giving resistance to any striking object. Next part of the safety helmets is, harness, which is an internal part of the helmet. It contains system of strips made of  polyethylene or woven bands .The aim of the harness is to absorb the force of the impact on shell and spread the force evenly on the helmet ,so that the there is minimum risk of injury to the wearer .

High performance industrial safety helmets

These safety helmets are used at work sites where the risk of injury is so great that the normal safety industrial helmets are considered inadequate to protect the head of a worker or any wearer. The mining, construction, shipping and oil rigs are the places, where these types of helmets are used. .The shock absorbing ability of these helmets is twice the shock absorbing ability of normal safety industrial helmet. These helmets also have an outer shell, harness and a headband. In addition, these helmets have a protective padding that absorbs the energy of the impact and therefore minimizes risk to head.  

These days Industrial Safety Helmet Manufacturers in Delhi are customizing the helmets to meet the specific demands of particular industry. The safety helmets are coming with sweat absorbing material inside the helmet to give maximum comfort to the wearer. The helmets also have height adjustment features at the ear sides to make them more comfortable and firm on the head. Together with safety helmets, safety shoes provide complete safety gear to the workers. To prevent injury from fires, chemical and chemical spillovers, safety shoes Industrial Safety Shoes Manufacturers in Delhi are making shoes with adequate protective feature. Safety shoes have anti skidding; fire resistance properties and they are made in various sizes and for specific industry needs.

 

 

 

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