Head Protection

Protecting your head from impact injuries and flying debris is an essential requirement in a workplace situation. A head injury can quite easily be fatal, so protecting your head and brain must be a key requirement in any work-based risk assessment.

Mowing in the vicinity of trees with low branches, working on a golf course (often with stray golf balls), lifting and moving materials, especially where stooping and bending down is required to lift goods, on stacked shelving are all examples of wear some form of head protection should be needed. Safety helmets and bump caps are two common forms of head protection used within the grounds care industry.