I found this interesting article on the web about how hardhats save lives:
http://www.hardhats.4ursafety.com/hard-hat-article.html
From the article:
Hard-hats are as common in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as the castle image. For most people, those plastic helmets are probably just part of the scenery. But for one powerplant mechanic who fell more than 20 feet from an unprotected ledge at the Dardanelle Powerhouse, a hard-hat made a difference. Although hard-hats are not designed to protect against lateral blows, this one did and prevented serious injury or death.
What’s really incredible is the photo of the hardhat after the fall:
Hardhats *do* save lives. Even in non-extreme cases, think of how many times that falling debris has bounced off your hard hat. Think of the times that hot shrapnel or scrap has been bounced off your skull by one of these wonderful life-savers.
Do your part to remind your crew to wear a hardhat with one of our hardhat stress squeeze toys, imprintable with your company’s logo or safety message:
http://www.awarenessideas.com/ARL-LCN-HH14-HARD-HAT-p/arl-lcn-hh14.htm
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