The Skullerz 8950 bump cap and Skullerz 8960 bump cap with LED lighting from Ergodyne are designed for applications with overhead hazards that do not require a hard hat.
Popular in Europe and gaining acceptance in the United States, bump caps are not designed to replace hard hats, says Andy Olson, senior product manager for Ergodyne. “If you’re in an application where your employer requires it or a situation dictates that you need to be wearing a hard hat, that is absolutely what the worker should be wearing,” he says, explaining that hard hats are designed to protect against object-generated impact, while bump caps are designed to protect against worker-generated impact.
“If something can fall on your head and cause an injury – that’s a hard hat application,” Olson says. “However, if the risk is the worker making contact with something overhead, it’s just that – a bump. For these types of lower category but still dangerous risks, a bump cap is an effective tool in reducing head injuries.”
Olson says the common complaint about bump caps is they’re uncomfortable – they don’t fit well, they’re hot and they don’t look great.
Keeping those concerns in mind, Ergodyne set out to create a protective cap that was comfortable and cool. An angled rear closure (that fits right under the protruding bump on the back of most heads) helps secure the cap, while strategically placed ventilation provides airflow through the impact-resistant ABS plastic shell and washable nylon fabric cover.
Available in short brim or baseball-style long brim in black and navy, the caps can be embroidered with a company’s logo.
“We take a lot of pride in our design, creating products that workers want to wear, and this cap is no exception,” Olson says. “We try to give workers flexibility, so not only is it protective, they look nice. And if workers look nice, they’re more inclined to wear it.”
Both the 8950 and 8960 with LED lighting in the brim (powered by four replaceable lithium batteries) are designed to meet EN 812:2012 safety standards. The LED caps have a bulb life of approximately 100,000 hours and are available with two brim lights for up to 50 feet of illumination, two lights under the brim for close-up tasks or four lights for maximum visibility. 800/225-8238; www.ergodyne.com.
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