What are the different types of hard hat?

What are the different types of hard hat?

1-2005 standards, hard hat electrical performance is divided into three categories: Class E, Electrical; Class G, General, and; Class C, Conductive. Class E (Electrical) Hard Hats are designed to reduce exposure to high voltage conductors, and offer dielectric protection up to 20,000 volts (phase to ground).

What is a Type 1 Class E hard hat?

Type 1, Class E hard hats protect wearers from vertical impacts and high-voltage conductors (up to 20KV). These hard hats are used by construction workers, road crews, and other workers as required by OSHA.

What do the different colors of hard hats mean?

White for supervisors, foremen and engineers. Brown for welders and those working with high heat. Green for safety inspectors and occasionally new workers. Yellow for earth movers and general workers.

What is the difference between Type 1 and Type 2 hard hats?

Type I hard hats are only designed to protect workers from objects and blows that come from above and strike the top of a helmet. Type II hard hats are designed to offer protection from lateral blows and objects. This includes from the front, back, and side as well as from the top.

What is a Type 2 Class E hard hat?

Side- and top-protecting full-brim hard hats (Type 2, Class E) are used where swinging objects such as hooks and chains pose a hazard. They have a full brim around the entire hat to reduce glare and help shade the eyes, face, and neck in bright sunlight.

What does HV mean on a hard hat?

High visibility
HV – High visibility – Hard hats marked with an “HV” indicate that the hard hat meets the requirements of the standard for high visibility colors.

What do GREY hard hats mean?

Blue was for carpenters and technical operators, including electricians. Orange was worn by road crews. Grey was worn by site visitors, or those who forgot or misplaced their hard hat.