Hard Hats

Hard Hats

Hard Hats

Adjustable, colourful, and life-saving, our range of Hard Hats, or safety helmets, defends the entire workforce. Suitable head protection is a non-negotiable wherever there is a risk of being injured. Flying objects, low ceilings, heavy-duty equipment, and site hazards all pose a risk of potential head injuries. They can help to prevent everything from life-threatening injuries to minor knocks and scrapes.

Used for different industries, our collection of helmets and ID tags offers protection for every site visit. Choosing the right safety helmet is an equally important decision, so ensure your headgear offers the functions you need. Helmets meet specific BS and EN standards, so always select one based on the level of protection they can offer.

We offer an extensive range of Personal Protective Equipment, which are compatible and portable between site locations.

Choosing The Right Head Protection

Firstly, identify the hazards which workers could potentially face in their working environment before choosing a helmet. Common site hazards cause minor injuries, but machinery, equipment, and falling objects pose a greater risk of severe injuries. Our selection of Safety Helmets, available in various colours, complies with EN 397 and EN 50365.  They're a great choice to meet the standards with which you need to comply.

Should head injuries occur, equipping your safety helmet with an ID tag allows for swift identification and medical attention. Low-cost and easy to use, Universal Worker ID tags contain essential information, such as emergency contact details, allowing others to respond to emergencies quickly. Suitable for all types of industries, tags keep every member of a team safe on site.

Some helmets are lighter than others, and as you might expect, a lightweight helmet is more comfortable for prolonged use. A helmet can also have ventilation for a cooling airflow, as well as a basic plastic cradle or a more comfortable textile webbing cradle, which helps to keep it secure on your head.

When upward visibility is required, you can choose a safety helmet with a reduced peak, or for when you need to ensure workers are visible even in low light conditions, reflective surfaces are possible too.

You can additionally choose head protection with a sweatband, which may be appropriate to provide extra comfort even when carrying out physical work.

For larger businesses, consider corporate branding or individual personalisation to identify the wearer.

What Do The Standards Say?

When you know the specific risks which workers are in the presence to, you’ll want to ensure the head protection you choose complies with the standards. As an employer, you gain peace of mind knowing your employees are appropriately protected. Furthermore, protecting the workforce ensures you’re meeting legal requirements.

EN 397 specifies physical and performance requirements of industrial safety helmets and is the basic standard they must all comply with. Manufacturers can put forward their products for testing to additional standards. After gaining approval, these markings will appear on the head protection.

Building on the previous standard, EN 1452 includes more onerous tests and requirements, including impact protection to the front, sides, and rear of the head. It also includes performance tests for the retention system, such as chin straps and headbands.

With EN 50365, they are electrically insulated for use on low-voltage installations. And when they state, for example, 440V a.c., this means the helmet will protect against short-term, accidental contact with live electrical conductors up to this voltage.

Or when it says -30°C, the helmet will provide some protection when worn in environments at or above this temperature.

LD states that the helmet provides some resistance to lateral compressive (non-impact) loads, while MM means they will stand up to molten metal splashes.

For industrial bump caps, the standard they must meet is EN 812, which means it will give protection against bumps caused by walking into hazardous projections.

Mountaineers are looking out for standard EN 12492, while to comply with standards in regards to reflectivity, it’s EN 12899.

Looking After and Replacing Head Protection

When it comes to cleaning your head protection gear, washing with soap and water, and then drying with a soft cloth, is the best way of looking after it. Avoid using abrasive substances or solvents, and chemicals will affect the integrity of the equipment. For this reason, avoid storing safety helmets in direct sunlight as well.

The wearer should regularly inspect their head protection, looking for significant damage. When it has anything more than superficial abrasions or scuffing to the shell, it must be replaced.

You’ll notice that all helmets are marked with the quarter or month and year of manufacture. This is because it is recommended that no helmet should be in use five years after manufacture.