Head Protection
All head protection for use in the UK as PPE must be approved, tested and marked with the relevant standard as detailed below:
EN397 Helmets for general use in industry to provide protection to the wearer against falling objects and consequential brain injury and/or skull fracture.
EN812 Bump Caps provide protection to the wearer against the effects of striking head/scalp against hard or sharp stationary objects. Not intended to provide protection against effects of falling, thrown objects, moving or suspended loads.