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Protection for Your Head: What's a Bump Cap?
When you think about head protection,
Tim Gallant, Ergodyne product director,
said you probably think of hard hats.
" They've been around for a long
time, over a century, " Gallant said.
There are a couple of different types
of hard hats under the ANSI/ISEA Z89.1
standard that are used in the U.S.
" The hard hats people typically think of are
ANSI/ISEA Z89.1 Type 1 hard hats and they're
really meant to protect you from things coming
at you from above, such as a tool dropping on
you from someone working above you, " he said.
A newer solution in head protection is
the safety helmet, which adds protection
from impacts coming at you from the
front, rear and sides. Safety helmets grew
out of a European standard (EN12492)
for mountaineering and climbing.
" They, like ANSI/ISEA Z89.1 Type 2 hard hats
(in the United States), provide some front, rear
and side protection, as well as add a chin strap
to make sure that the helmet stays on your
head in case of a fall, for example, " he said.
Hard hats and safety helmets such
as ANSI/ISEA Z89.1 Type 1 and 2 are
designed for object-generated impacts.
" When we talk about bump caps, we're talking
more about worker-generated impacts that are
likely to happen in confined spaces, " he said.
For instance, he said an aircraft maintenance
technician could be doing work under a piece of
equipment, then stand up and hit their head.
" The forces at play are usually lower than
you would potentially experience with an
object-generated impact because you're
not moving very far, you're not moving very
quickly and it's really just the force generated
by the worker that's causing the impact. "
In terms of level of protection and
levels of force being protected against,
bump caps fall into a lower category.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of September/October 2023
EDITOR’S TAKEOFF
Industry Inspection
New Hangar Build Best Practices
How To Repair and Prevent Corrosion
How and Why to Adopt an SMS
The Basics Behind Getting an I
The Borescope Market in 2023
FOR THE RECORD
ARSA INSIGHT
New Bump Cap Designs Offer More Flexibility, Fit More Heads
Advertiser’s Index
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September/October 2023 - EDITOR’S TAKEOFF
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September/October 2023 - Industry Inspection
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September/October 2023 - New Hangar Build Best Practices
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September/October 2023 - How To Repair and Prevent Corrosion
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September/October 2023 - How and Why to Adopt an SMS
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September/October 2023 - The Basics Behind Getting an I
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September/October 2023 - The Borescope Market in 2023
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September/October 2023 - FOR THE RECORD
September/October 2023 - ARSA INSIGHT
September/October 2023 - New Bump Cap Designs Offer More Flexibility, Fit More Heads
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