Report on Tests of Class B Industrial Helmets

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• Personal Author:
  Cook WI ; Groce, Dennis W.
• Description:
  The results of tests on 21 models of randomly selected Class B industrial safety helmets are described. Each model was tested in accordance with American National Standard Intitute Standard Z89.2- 1971. Of the 21 helmet models tested, 20 were deficient in one or more respects. Helmets failed the impact test more often than any other test. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety
• Keywords:
  Accident-prevention Headgear Impact-strength Materials-testing Mechanical-properties NIOSH-Author Personal-protective-equipment Safety-equipment Test-methods
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• ISBN:
  https://ntrl.ntis.g
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Report
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DLCD - Division of Laboratories and Criteria Development
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-31
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00048858
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB-267510
• Citation:
  Cincinnati, OH: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHEW (NIOSH) Publication No. 76-106, 1975 Jul; :1-31
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:1947c026961d1784c00f377b5af44b801fed56ee72ecb957b78fb7ab4eb0e146cefdfd720719015053108cf7a5b9749a13761059e892be7a18b99b27cfa8c79c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/209191/cdc_209191_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 905.43 KB ]