HEAD AND FACE PROTECTION
Ideally protected with safety helmets.
// General
Protect the vulnerable head region from danger
The head is one of the most vulnerable parts of the human body. Different external physical influences can not only damage the skin and bones, but also the brain in particular with its vital functions. In order to protect against these influences, humans invented head coverings centuries ago.
Specialist safety helmets, and thus the industrial safety helmet as we now know it, did not come into use until the industrial age In the modern working environment, safety helmets are essential in various different hazard areas.
- Mechanical: Optical test methods
- Chemical: Non-optical test methods
- Thermal: Filters for welding work
- Optical: Ultra-violet protective filters
- Electrical: Infra-red protective filters
People invented head coverings centuries ago to protect against these external influences.
// SERVICES – Selection aid
Criteria for the right head and face protection
Safety Depending on the activity and influence factors, different products are eligible for head and face protection. The most important selection criterion here is the safety aspect. Safety helmets for construction must meet different requirements than safety helmets for industry, hot operations or electrical engineering.

// SERVICES – Selection aid
Criteria for the right head and face protection
Wearing comfort and wear duration As with each element of personal protective equipment, head and face protection can be a strain on employees, e.g. due to the additional weight or the restricted field of vision. That is why wearing comfort plays such a key role in selecting the right product. In industrial safety helmets, the belts of the interior fitting (1)should be made of textile and a sweat band (2) should be present,for example. Furthermore, only head protection which enables tailored adjustment (3) should be chosen (§2 of the PPE Usage Regulation). For industrial safety helmets, these are adjusted precisely to the circumference of the wearer’s head using fine adjustment.

// SELECTION AID
Protective face screens
Safety helmets
Safety helmets

Impact caps
Protective face screens
Safety helmets

Welder’s masks
Impact caps
Protective face screens

Welder’s masks
Welder’s masks
Impact caps

// Norms and standards
Important legal regulations
Various German and European standards define which properties must be demonstrated by the various head and face protection gear.
- DIN EN 397: Industrial safety helmets
- DIN EN 812: Industrial impact caps
- EN 50365: Electrically insulated helmets for working on low voltage systems
- EN 168: Non-optical test methods
- EN 166: Visor / clear view glass
The following standards in particular apply to head and face protection for welding work:
- EN 169 for filters for welding work
- EN 175 for welder’s masks
- EN 379 for automatic welding filters










