The construction site is a high risk work environment that requires safety equipment as standard outer work wear. As well as wearing sturdy boots, eyewear and gloves one of the essential items that must be worn on the work site is the hard hat. There are a number of different types of hard hats available that cover a range of grades and styles depending t\on the job being performed or the environment in which it is being worn.

The standard construction hard hat is the kind of hat that we are all used to seeing on construction workers everywhere. The brim resembles a baseball cap with a small visor over the brow and a flat back. This type of hard hat may be available in either a slotted or non-slotted design. The slotted version of hard hat allows you to attach accessories such as ear protectors, flashlights or face shields.

Hard hats tend to make the head overheat on warm days so to counteract the heat vented hard hats were designed. This type of hard hat looks very similar to the standard hard hat except for the air vents that have been placed along the top to allow the heat to escape.

For workmen who spend a lot of time outdoors the risk of skin cancer and sunburn is a real issue, particularly on the back of the neck. This is why the full brim hard hat was designed. These hard hats are generally heavy duty hats that are also commonly used in areas of high temperature because of the added protection they provide to the ears and neck.

A specialist hard hat is a smaller, lightweight hat known as a bump cap. This is a low impact protection hat that is to be worn in places where it is likely that you might bump your head on overhead obstacles. This type of hard hat is not certified to provide high impact protection like other hard hats are.

The head must be protected at all times when moving around areas where heavy machinery are operating and the hard hat provides that protection.