Sponsored by Ergodyne

Since 1919, the hard hat has been the most iconic symbol of worker safety. But despite more than 6 million hard hats and safety helmets sold each year, more than 18,000 workers still suffered traumatic brain injuries in 2019, data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows.

Although hard hat technology has evolved tremendously over the past century, one thing really hasn’t changed: a one-track focus on protection from direct, linear impacts. Although incredibly important, this focus has neglected the TBI-causing rotational forces that often result from more common angled impacts.

During this webinar, you’ll be surprised to learn:

• What impacts are actually being tested for in hard hat and safety helmet standards
• The dangerous impacts your current hard hat or safety helmet may overlook
• How to fill the protection gap left by current standards and hard hat/safety helmet options

Speakers

Tim Gallant, Product Director, Ergodyne

Tim joined Ergodyne in 2020 as product director for the protection pillar, leading innovation across the category with a specialization in Skullerz Head and eye protection. He brings 20-plus years of product management, design and development to the team, with the bulk of his pre-Ergodyne career spent in the bicycle industry (where he was first introduced to the Mips safety system and the hazard of angled impacts).

Olof Rylander, Senior Business Development Manager, Mips AB

An engineering graduate of Stockholm’s Royal Institute of Technology, Olof’s passion for safety through technical innovation has guided him through a 15-plus-year career on the international personal protective equipment scene in various roles, including research and development. In his current role, Olof works to advance the organization’s mission of leading the world to safer helmets by educating people on the Mips safety system, a technology based on the research of Swedish neurosurgeon Hans von Holst.

Moderator

Barry Bottino, Associate Editor, Safety+Health magazine

Barry covers worker safety for Safety+Health.