TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - The influence of hard hat design features on head acceleration attenuation
JO  - Journal of applied biomechanics
A1  - dos Santos, Arthur Alves
A1  - Sorce, James
A1  - Schonning, Alexandra
A1  - Bevill, Grant
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - This study evaluated the performance of 6 commercially available hard hat designs-differentiated by shell design, number of suspension points, and suspension  tightening system-in regard to their ability to attenuate accelerations during  vertical impacts to the head. Tests were conducted with impactor materials of steel,  wood, and lead shot (resembling commonly seen materials in a construction site),  weighing 1.8 and 3.6 kg and dropped from 1.83 m onto a Hybrid III head/neck  assembly. All hard hats appreciably reduced head acceleration to the unprotected  condition. However, neither the addition of extra suspension points nor variations  in suspension tightening mechanism appreciably influenced performance. Therefore,  these results indicate that additional features available in current hard hat  designs do not improve protective capacity as related to head acceleration metrics.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1065-8483
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jab.2020-0182
ID  - ref1
ER  -