Effects of Proper Helmet Wearing on the Protection Performance for Industrial Helmets

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• Personal Author:
  Cobb C ; Moorehead A ; Pan, Christopher S. ; Wimer BM ; Wu, John Z.
• Description:
  Wearing an industrial helmet is recognized as one of the most important prevention strategies that can be employed on construction sites to reduce work-related traumatic brain injury. Chin strap and suspension adjustment mechanisms are two important components of a typical industrial helmet. However, not enough attention has been focused on standardized testing methods for evaluating these components of the helmet. International test standards do have some methods to test the strength of the chin strap, but they do not test the protective quality of a helmet with proper use of the chin strap and suspension adjustment systems. Fatal incidents at construction sites associated with helmet use are often not due to failure of the chin strap and suspension adjustment mechanisms, but because of the inappropriate use of these mechanisms. The purpose of this current study is to investigate the helmets' shock absorption performance when the chin strap and suspension adjustment mechanisms are properly used. Head impact tests were performed by letting a male, instrumented manikin free fall, from a standing posture, resulting in contact impacts of the head with two different surface materials (concrete and plywood). The current study indicates that properly wearing industrial helmets will play a role in the helmets' protection performance for some conditions. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Construction Industry Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Industrial Helmet Construction Industry Equipment Testing Head Impact Head Impact Criteria Head Injuries Head Protective Equipment HIC Injury Prevention Manikin Personal Protective Equipment PPE TBI Traumatic Brain Injury

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• ISBN:
  9781938496592
• Publisher:
  International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety (ISOES)
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division ; DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  121-125
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20064521
• Citation:
  Proceedings of the XXXIIIrd Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, September 16-17, 2021, virtual event. Amsterdam: International Society for Occupational Ergonomics and Safety (ISOES), 2021 Sep; :121-125
• Email:
  jwu@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2021
• NORA Priority Area:
  Construction
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Proceedings of the XXXIIIrd Annual International Occupational Ergonomics and Safety Conference, September 16-17, 2021, virtual event
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222969/cdc_222969_DS1.pdf
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