WHAT'S AT STAKE

When it comes to personal protective equipment, your hardhat is as vital as every other piece of PPE you wear. You wouldn't decide to finish framing a house in bare feet because your safety boots were feeling heavy. Nor would you so easily discard your gloves if you were performing a job that required hand protection. Taking off your hardhat makes your head vulnerable to many life-altering injuries.

WHAT'S THE DANGER

Recent statistics indicate that only 16 percent of workers who suffered head injuries were wearing hardhats. Why do so many workers decide that protecting their head isn't a priority […]