BEFORE YOU SELECT HEAD PROTECTION COMPARE WITH THE BEST

In any product class, there is an exemplar; an archetype that defines the best in class. The model that all others are compared with. From our experience, numerous testimonials, expert opinion and anecdotal evidence, the archetype in head protection today is the Fibre-Metal by Honeywell, SUPEREIGHT, SWINGSTRAP series. They provide a level of next generation head protection sophistication not available in other brands.

But don't take our word for it.  Find out for yourself, with your employees, on your job, under your working conditions. Using the SUPEREIGHT hats and caps as your exemplar, compare whatever head protection you are using, or are considering using, with them. If you determine that another brand can help you increase the number of employees who wear their head protection, reduce the frequency and severity of head injuries, reduce your injury costs, increase productivity, the quality of work life and ultimately, the profitability of your business better than the Fibre-Metal models, by all means, chose it.  But if what you are using or considering comes up short in a side-by-side comparison, obtain samples to evaluate. Just make sure you have a list of specific things you want to determine. Don't just say "try these to see if you like them". Ask "are these caps more comfortable, are they more adjustable for an individual fit and feel, is the combined full sweatband plus a ratchet better for you, etc."  Use the illustration below as a guide:

You can also refer to our last post for a questionnaire that will help you determine if you are getting everything possible from your head protection. Sometimes it helps to take a piece of paper and make two columns. Label one of the columns "GOT" and the other "GET". In the column labeled "GOT", list the things you have, the things you like, about the present brand you are using. In the column labeled "GET", list all of the things you will get from the Fibre-Metal SUPEREIGHT brand that you are not now getting. If the "GET" column is of value to you in equipping your workers with the best possible head protection, switch to the Fibre-Metal brand. If you are already getting everything you need, and are eliminating as much risk as possible with another brand stay with what works for you. But you owe it to yourself and your workforce to at least go through the comparison and evaluation process.