Failure to wear the correct hard hat in the workplace can have severe consequences and can prove to be life-changing.Â
Join us for this webinar, where we’ll emphasise the importance of wearing hard hats and take a close look at:
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• The development of hard hat technologies designed to enhance protection
• The human side of workplace accidents, particularly focusing on brain injuries, and the legal ramifications that often follow such incidents
• Why any impact on the head should be taken seriously.
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The webinar is open to all individuals working in an HSE (Health, Safety, and Environment) role, as well as charities that provide support to those who have suffered workplace injuries and their families. Any Allied Healthcare Professional working and supporting those with a brain injury will also find this informative.
We’re pleased to be joined by leading experts in the field, both from a research and legal standpoint, who will be presenting at the conference. Additionally, Headway, the prominent national charity supporting individuals with brain injuries, will be in attendance.
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The webinar also falls in Hard Hat Awareness Week, was introduced to drive awareness of brain injury through activities designed to encourage best practice around safety equipment in the workplace. You can find our more information here: Hard Hat Awareness Week 2024
We do hope you can join us for what promises to provide valuable insights, knowledge, and awareness surrounding workplace safety and the significance of proper head protection.
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Chris has his own Specialist Training and Consulting Company and works as a consultant for various PPE and safety companies. Chris has rapidly become an expert in head injury and its mechanisms propelling him to be a BSI British expert in Head Protection. He currently sits on TC158 WG1 updating the standard EN397, PEL/78 Live Working, EN12492 Helmet for Mountaineers, a new helmet for Ski Mountaineers standard and P/T 902 Arc Flash. Chris is also an active member of ISO3873 Global Head Protection Standard and is a Liaison Secretary between head protection standards and electrical standards. Chris is also the owner of ‘hard hat awareness week’ and an ISO 14001 Qualified Environmental Auditor as well as an ISO 9001 Qualified Quality Auditor. He regularly attends expert speaker slots and is renowned for his approach to training. Chris believes that head protection needs to be addressed globally through standards giving greater protection to the workforce.
Dr Xiancheng Yu (Cheng) is a lecturer in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield. Prior to this role, Cheng worked as post-doctoral Research Fellow and Research Associate, subsequent to completing his PhD studies at Imperial College London. His research is focused on enhancing the understanding of traumatic brain injuries (TBI), the development of technologies aimed at protection, and the application of wearable sensors for the monitoring and prediction of brain injuries during impact and blast incidents.
