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BENEFITS OF SAFETY HELMET

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BENEFITS OF SAFETY HELMET Hard hats or  Safety  helmets act as the first line of defense against head injury, but they only work when they are worn correctly. Thus, it’s safe to say safety Helmets save lives and reduce the risk of brain injury. Most head injuries can be avoided if the proper head protection is selected, used and maintained.  As anyone who has visited a construction site can attest upon entering a job site that some workers don’t quite follow signs that require them to put on safety helmets or hard hats. This can be for any number of reasons such as comfort level mismatch, or simple neglect or disregard for safety helmets due to misinformation. According to reports published in several journals there’s a stern mention of most instances where head injuries occurred, and employers did not actually require workers to wear head protection. Henceforth, wherever plausible, an employer should consider it feasible to implement engineering or administrative contro