Type II helmets better protect workers from fatal falls, yet are underused, writes the director of Virginia Tech’s helmet ...

Type II helmets like the Studson models have padding and shock-absorbing technology to protect against side, back and front impacts from slips and falls. Photo courtesy Cam McLeod/Studson In December, ...

In 2017, Clark Construction, based in Bethesda, Md., became the first general contractor to require personal protection headgear with a higher safety standard than traditional hardhats on all of its ...

A new Virginia Tech laboratory is testing construction helmets under real-world impact scenarios to improve safety data, but industry leaders caution that ratings should complement—not ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – The Virginia Tech Helmet Lab has released ratings for construction helmets for the first time, making its ratings the first non-sports helmets to be researched in the lab.

A smart helmet combines the traditional safety structure of a hard hat with cutting-edge technology to create a safer helmet that’s brimming with features to boost productivity, efficiency and ...

25% of all construction fatalities and many life-altering injuries are caused by traumatic brain injuries. In order to make the professionals within the concrete industry safer, the American Society ...