산악 헬멧에서 착안한 새로운 모양의 건설현장 안전모 UK Contractor Trialing “Safer” Hard Hats Inspired by Mountaineers

UK Contractor Trialing “Safer” Hard Hats Inspired by Mountaineers

Safer hard hats use car bumper technology

  산악인 헬멧에서 착안한 새로운 건설현장의 안전모

영국의 도로건설그룹  A-one은 기존과는 전혀 다른 새롭고 튼튼한 안전모의 

사용을 시험 중에 있다.

이 안전모에는 사진 UV빛을 흡수하기 위한 광루미네선스띠가 포함되어 있으며 

밤에 빛을 발하게 된다.

디자인은 마치 산악인의 안전헬멧과 유사하며 

기존 제품보다 측면과 뒷면의 머리 보호부를 훨씬 더 강화했다.

이 새로운 모델은 영국의 Future Safety사에 의해서 개발되었으며 차량의 범퍼에 

사용되는 폴리카보네이트라는 강한 엔지니어링 플라스틱판 사용해서 머리 부분과 

귀부분을 보호한다.

황기철 콘페이퍼 에디터

Ki Chul Hwang, conpaper editor

April 3, 2017 Shane Hedmond

Military technology used in the car industry is being used to make a next generation tougher hard hat that offers better head protection. 

Highways group A-one+ is trialling the new-style hard hats that also contain photo-luminescent strips to absorb UV light during the day and glow at night.

The new-look design is similar to that used by mountaineers and offers far better side and back of head protection than standard designs.

The modified helmets developed by British company Future Safety are also fitted with polycarbonate side plates, the material used in car bumpers, to provide protection to the side of the head and the ears.

A-one+ decided to improve head protection for its engineers and operational staff after analysing records of slips, trips and falls on the network.

This showed that traditional helmets left the sides and the back of the head vulnerable in case of impact, especially as it could easily fall off. 

Clive Leadbetter, Managing Director, A-one+ said: “This helmet is an industry game-changer.

“Acting on slips and trips that resulted in head injuries, we quickly realised that although protective equipment is always the last resort, standard construction hats were not affording the level of protection that we need in the highway maintenance sector. 

“Our biggest risks are the potential for harm working within close proximity to live traffic and on hard surfaces.

“We have seen huge leaps forward in head protection for the leisure industry but nothing in reality has moved within the construction engineering environment. This helmet gives our people enhanced protection and is a more secure and stable fit.”

Blue helmet not worn

He said that the helmet has a high density outer shell which absorbs energy without transferring it to the wearer, linked to an expanded polystyrene liner for additional protection.

The Manta SAR helmet also has been fitted with built in drop down visor to provide extra face protection for A-one+ workers.

http://www.constructionenquirer.com/2017/03/16/safer-hard-hats-use-car-bumper-technology/

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