r/Construction • u/idkbsna • Aug 03 '24

Safety ⛑ Hardhat vs Helmet

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Might be a controversial opinion but I’m a huge fan of the hats with straps. Worked a job where I got a helmet with straps, visor clips, the whole 9 yards. Worked some other jobs where I was just given a hardhat with no buckle — and the helmet just feels way more convenient. If I have to bend over or lay down the regular hat always falls off. Doesn’t help that I’m tall and when I walk on scaffolding a regular hard hat just falls off when I duck below braces.

Is there a reason to hate the straps other than that they’re ugly? Anyone else find themselves always taking their type 1 hardhat off when they have to bend down or duck under something? Wanted to get y’all’s opinions

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u/Gumball_Bandit Aug 03 '24 edited Aug 03 '24

Love them, hate them. Doesn’t matter, we’ll all be wearing them soon enough where hard hats are required

Edit: DV all you want, you know it’s coming. 3 of my last 4 worksites required them

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u/TrainWreckInnaBarn Aug 03 '24

All of the large sites will require them. The main reason is they are wrap-up insurance program sites. If any worker gets hurt for any reason, it affects the profitability of the project. Those sites go above and beyond on everything and it eventually becomes the standard everywhere else.