Custom Hard Hats
Custom hard hats and printing services are available if you need your hard hat designed in a particular way.
You will have a number of design options when buying custom hard hats.
A basic package offered by the various custom hard hat outfits will allow you to place a single 1 – 2 color logo onto one side of the hard hat. An example of this can be seen below.
Some service providers, for an extra fee, will be able to accommodate a more elaborate design themes. One popular theme, for example, is the “Patriotic” themes. So if you are feeling particularly proud of your country, you can deck your hard hat out with flags or other symbols of your nation. Below are examples of hard hats with USA, Canada, and Mexico themes.
Another popular choice for customers are the various sport designs, in which you can customize your hard hat with the decals of your favorite teams. Many custom hard hat companies will even have pre-printed hard hats of the most popular sporting teams from the NFL, MLB, NCAA, and NASCAR.
We are not aware of any places that would make a custom carbon fiber hard hat. However, at the time of this writing a hard hat by AOSafety that had a carbon fiber look to it as available. Here’s a picture of it.
It’s really made out of high density polyethylene, which is currently the typical material used in hard hats. After carbon fiber it is the lightest material in which to make a hard hat, and is highly resistant to shattering and piercing. This hard hat meets all ANSI Z89.1-1997 Type 1, Class C & G specifications, and complies with OSHA regulations.
The most popular hard hat model used in custom work is the MSA V-Gard 1-Touch Hard Hat, pictured below. MSA is a respected global brand in the protective equipment and personal safety industries. Since 1914, the company has specialized in development, manufacturing, and distribution of safety gear for people who work in hazardous work occupations, such as mining, construction, firefighting, the military and homeland security.
The MSA V-Gard 1-Touch Hard Hat is also made out of HDPE, so it too will provide a high level of protection in a relatively light weight package.
The patented V design which protrudes from the top of the helmet provides enhanced protection by attentuating shock better than the traditional smoother hard shell design.
It comes with a four point suspension system, which means the configuration of the underside straps connect and disperse shock at four different points on the helmet. This is pretty standard, as we have seen other models that come with a six point, and even an eight point suspension system (the more the better the shock dispersion capabilities). However, the material used in the 1-Touch susepension straps is Nylon, which provides more cushion and comfortability than standard plastic suspension straps. Furthermore, is designed in such a manner so that you can adjust the fit with only one hand, even while wearing the hard hat. Traditional pin lock systems need more work to adjust as you have to unpin and unbuckle the head strap (like a belt for your pants). This often requires the users to take the hat off, which leaves the head vulnerable to injury.
This model meets all ANSI Z89.1-2003, Class E specifications.
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