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Mips helmets do more than just cushion impacts to protect the wearer’s brain.

Determining helmet safety requires testing, so we tested six helmets beyond the certification tests required to sell bicycle helmets.

/PRNewswire/ -- A new survey suggests a large disconnect in Americans education around concussions and how to reduce the risk of them using helmets. In the...

/PRNewswire/ -- A new survey suggests a large disconnect in Americans education around concussions and how to reduce the risk of them using helmets. In the...

The helmet safety technology has become widespread, but whats the story behind it and do you need it?

New head impact protection product mimics brain fluid Mimicking the function of protective fluid around the brain could boost the performance of most construction hard hats. Inadequate safety procedures on construction sites can be dangerous at best and fatal at worst, especially when they cause head injuries.  But safety helmet and head protection specialist Mips believes it has the key to reducing the severity of head injuries on site.  PPE experience The company has more than 20 years of p...

The new version, ECE 22.06 is the first major update to the regulation in 20 years and is much more stringent than the version it replaces. Not only does it demand helmets undergo many more impact tests, at both higher and lower speeds, at more points on the helmet as well as an angled impact, it also requires that lids are tested with any official accessories fitted to prove they don’t compromise protection. The visor is also tested to simulate being impacted by a high speed object. In short...

MIPS It’s the nature of the work. Construction is no easy task – it involves lifting, transporting materials, operating equipment, drilling, hammering and a host of other duties. It often involves manual, challenging work that is often dangerous. The nature of those tasks puts workers at risk for a variety of injuries, from slips and falls to burns and machinery collisions. Construction workers experienced the second-highest rate of fatal injuries from 2015-2109, after transportati...