Head protection - Code of practice for selection and use of industrial safety helmets
1 Scope
This standard specifies the requirements for the selection, use, maintenance, and scrapping of industrial safety helmet.
This standard is applicable to occupational industrial safety helmet.
This standard is not applicable to the selection and use of head protection equipment for sports, firefighting, motorcycle driving and other purposes.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
GB 2811-2007 Safety helmet
GB/T 3609.1 Occupational eye and face protection - Welding protection - Part 1: Welding protector
GB/T 12903-2008 Personal protective equipment terminology
GB/T 14440-1993 Classification of works in cold environment
GB 14866 The specifications for personal eye-protectors
GB/T 23466 Guideline for selection of hearing protectors
GB/T 29510-2013 General requirements for the distribution of personal protection equipment
3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this standard, the terms and definitions specified in GB/T 12903-2008 and GB 2811-2007 as well as the followings apply.
3.1
industrial safety helmet
helmets protecting the human head from injuries caused by falling objects and other specific factors, which consists of a shell, harness, chins trap and accessories
3.2
harness
general term for the internal components of the shell, which consists of the headband, sweatband, inner cushion, and liner strip
[GB 2811-2007, definition 3.6]
3.3
work at low temperature
works with the average temperature of the workplace equal to or less than 5 ℃ during production
[GB/T 14440-1993, definition 2.1]
3.4
personal protective equipment; PPE
general term for all the protective gear worn, equipped and used by workers to defend themselves against physical, chemical, biological and other external factors
Note: Labor protection articles worn, equipped and used in production workplaces is also called personal protective equipment.
[GB/T 12903-2008, definition 3.1]
4 Requirements for selection of industrial safety helmet
4.1 General
4.1.1 The industrial safety helmet shall meet the requirements of GB 2811-2007.
4.1.2 The industrial safety helmet shall be selected within the specified life of products.
4.1.3 All parts of the industrial safety helmet shall be in good condition and free from anomalies.
4.1.4 The manufacturer shall obtain the relevant qualification specified by the state and the relevant qualifications shall be within the validity period.
4.1.5 The industrial safety helmet shall be selected in the sequence of function, style, color, and material, with the selection procedure shown in Figure A.1.
