{"id":6444,"date":"2025-07-08T07:46:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T07:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=6444"},"modified":"2025-07-08T07:46:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T07:46:45","slug":"adjustable-hard-hat-launched-for-different-hair-types","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/adjustable-hard-hat-launched-for-different-hair-types\/","title":{"rendered":"Adjustable hard hat launched for different hair types"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"\"\"Consultant AtkinsR\u00e9alis has introduced hard hats that accommodate individual hair types and are more comfortable for bald builders.<\/p>\n

The move was inspired by quantity surveyor Laurienne Buhinja.<\/p>\n

She said: “As a black woman with braided hair, I found the conventional \u2018one size fits all\u2019 hard hat was not fit for purpose and provided less protection as a result. Construction workers today are not all one standard size and shape, or gender, and PPE equipment needs to reflect that.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is an issue for men and women with long hair, or hair styles and headgear for religious or cultural reasons which do not suit conventional hard hats, as well as many bald people who can find that standard issue headwear can rub and cause discomfort.\u201d<\/p>\n

The modified hard hat design enables the wearer to make adjustments to accommodate their individual hair type and some religious headwear, ensuring a more secure fit and full protection compared to standard issue personal protective equipment (PPE).<\/p>\n

AtkinsR\u00e9alis worked with PPE manufacturer MSA to produce the modified hard hat leading to the production of the V-Gard\u00ae 930.<\/p>\n

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Buhinja added: \u201cThe initiative took a step forward when I spoke to MSA and worked with them to identify a hard hat from their range that takes account of this challenge. They really listened to our needs and constraints to make it more suitable for all AtkinsR\u00e9alis colleagues.\u201d<\/p>\n

The V-Gard 930 shell and Fas-Trac III suspension designs offer more space for braided hair as well as long hair. This makes the hat more secure on the head and therefore safer to wear for men and women with any hair type. The hat can also adjust to fit different sized heads, large or small.<\/p>\n

Russel Pieters, Senior Field Sales Manager for MSA said: \u201cThe requirements for our modern workforce in industrial sectors has changed over the years and this is the latest example of where PPE has had to adapt.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very supportive of Laurienne\u2019s aims and we have worked in partnership to identify the model from our range that would fit the best and which will provide more capacity for differing hair types, as well as comfort for any AtkinsR\u00e9alis colleague. We\u2019re looking forward to making the V-Gard\u00ae 930 hard hat available to our customer base across the region.\u201d<\/p>\n

James Butler, managing director for project and programme services at AtkinsR\u00e9alis said:\u00a0\u201cThis initiative is a brilliant example of small changes that can have a big impact, and\u00a0AtkinsR\u00e9alis has been proud to support Laurienne to turn an idea into a reality that can be rolled out on sites across the UK and Ireland.\u201d<\/p>\n

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from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/afbK6Wn<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Consultant AtkinsR\u00e9alis has introduced hard hats that accommodate individual hair types and are more comfortable for bald builders. The move was inspired by quantity surveyor Laurienne Buhinja. She said: “As a black woman with braided hair, I found the conventional \u2018one size fits all\u2019 hard hat was not fit for purpose and provided less protection […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":146,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-6444","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-construction-enquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6444","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6444"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6444\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6445,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6444\/revisions\/6445"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6444"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6444"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}