Type 2 safety helmets are becoming the new standard in construction, offering enhanced protection against traumatic brain injuries. Learn why OSHA recommends the switch from traditional hard hats.

The traditional hard hat used by the construction industry for decades is being replaced by modern safety helmets.

In the ever-evolving landscape of construction safety, personal protective equipment (PPE) continues to undergo innovations aimed at enhancing worker safety and comfort. One of the most significant ...

The physical hazards of construction work have long been a focus of safety professionals. Yet attention on the psychosocial hazards is relatively new, with suicide and substance use soaring among ...

"You have to wear a hard hat, you have to wear safety glasses, you have to take care of your body,” McCaffrey added, noting that mental health should be included in that conversation. One construction ...

More broadly, construction sector firms and OSHA need to change because our safety efforts, for all that’s been accomplished, are still failing. The rate of fatal injuries per 10,000 workers has ...

Work sites always have a lot going on, which is why it's important to stay organized. The different hard hat colors help show at a glance what job everyone has.

The students, all wearing pearly white hard hats, are touring what will soon be a new five-story wing of the renovated Lowell High School — a six-year project that they’ve studied closely this ...

In its Safety and Health Information Bulletin issued November 22, 2023, OSHA noted that traditional safety helmets are made of rigid materials which provide only a basic level of protection.

Safety experts have long been concerned about the physical hazards of construction work. Only in recent years have the psychosocial hazards of construction work moved onto the public radar.

If you or someone you know may be experiencing a mental health crisis, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing or texting “988.” “To say this is a crisis would be an understatement,” said ...