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Hard Hats on Construction Sites. Use your head and wear a hard hat. The facts Even on a well run site head injuries can still happen so hard hats should be worn A lot of workers were killed or received serious head injuries before the use of hard hats on construction sites - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Health and Safety Executive
Health and Safety Executive
Hard Hats on Construction Sites
Use your head and wear a hard hat
The facts
• Even on a well run site head injuries can still happen so hard hats should be worn
• A lot of workers were killed or received serious head injuries before the use of hard hats on construction sites
• Wearing a hard hat may prevent or lessen an injury to your head
• There is no change in the requirement to provide and wear hard hats on a construction site
The Law – Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Regulations 1992
• From 6 April 2013, the PPE Regulations 1992 apply to the provision and use of hard hats on construction sites
• Employers must provide hard hats to employees and,
• Ensure hard hats are worn when there is a risk of head injury
• Self-employed should provide their own hard hats and ensure they wear them.
Provide hard hats to your workers (and visitors to your site)
Hard Hats should:
• Be in good condition. If it’s damaged, throw it away
• Fit the person wearing it and be worn properly
• Not stop the wearing of hearing protectors as well (when needed)
• Only be obtained from a reputable supplier – there are fake hard hats on the market
Ensuring head protection is worn
• Make the wearing of hard hats a site rule
• Display safety signs in areas where there is a risk of head injury
• Always wear your hard hat to set an example
• Check others are wearing theirs
Hard hats must be worn
Taking care of your hard hat
For example:
• Objects fall onto it
• It strikes against a fixed object
• It receives a severe impact
• Deep scratches occur
• It is sprayed with chemicals or solvent based paint
Inspect a hard hat when adjusting and before each use
The shell of a hard hat can be damaged or weakened if not looked after.
Bad Practice
Potential causes of head injuries There is nearly always a risk of a head injury on a construction site.
For example:
• Objects falling or being thrown from height
• An unprotected end of a scaffold pole
• Projections not being capped e.g. studs
• Insufficient headroom on a scaffold
Wear your hard hat to prevent or lessen an injury to your head
Wearing a hard hat can save a life
A worker was injured when a piece of metal (see photograph 1) fell from height during demolition work. The metal bounced off the worker’s hard hat (see photograph 2) and broke his shoulder/collar bone in several places. He could easily have been killed if he hadn’t been wearing his hard hat.
A worker used his head and wore his hard hat
Photograph 1 Photograph 2
What if health and safety is ignored?
Suffered severe brain and spinal injuries after a 14ft fixed box pillar he was removing fell on his head.
He now has difficulty speaking and moving, is unable to work and requires full-time care due to the severity of his head injuries. The incident could very well have led to his death.
A worker who was not wearing a hard hat:
And finally…….
Keep it safe. Wear your hard hat
Almost all construction work involves a risk of head injury.