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title: Head Protection - CCS Construction Staffing
description: There are some practical reasons for wearing a hard hat. They help keep your head cooler in summer; dry during rain; and helps shield your ears from noise. But the main reason to wear a hard hat is that it protects the control center part of your body—your head.   What a Hard Hat Does… Read More »
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# [Head Protection - CCS Construction Staffing](https://blog.staffccs.com/blog/2016/02/16/head-protection-hard-hats)

 Written by [matttelmanik](https://blog.staffccs.com/blog/author/matttelmanik) | Feb 16, 2016 12:57:25 PM

There are some practical reasons for wearing a hard hat. They help keep your head cooler in

summer; dry during rain; and helps shield your ears from noise. But the main reason to wear a

hard hat is that it protects the control center part of your body—your head.

 

**What a Hard Hat Does**

• Protects you from falling objects.

• Protects your head in case of a fall or bump’s into machinery, ductwork and the like.

• Protects you from electrical shocks and burns if it’s a non-conductive hat.

 

**Proper Care**

In order for your hard hat to take care of you, you need to care for your hat.

• Always keep your hard hat properly adjusted.

• Do not cut, bend or heat the hard hat.

• When you see deep gouges or cracks in the shell, or the hat color turns dull, its time for a

new one.

 

**Proper Wear**

• Do not wear it backwards.

• Don’t put anything inside your hard hat except your head.

• Don’t try to substitute it for a “bump cap.” The bump cap will not provide adequate protection from falling objects; just isn’t strong enough.

• It is not a stool or a step; doing so weakens the shell of the hard hat.

 

When working on scaffolding and exposed to falling objects, a hard hat must be worn.

Remember: The average hard hat weighs about 14 ounces. The average head weighs about

14 pounds. That’s about one ounce of protection for each pound of head. A small price to pay to

protect the control center of your body.

 

All content from [Tool Box Completed Talks](http://www.lni.wa.gov/safety/topics/atoz/toolboxtalks/PDFs/HeadProtect.pdf)

 

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