Hazards which may require head protection

The following are examples of hazards or situations where head protection may be required:

• Under the Construction (Head Protection) Regulations 1989, employers must take all reasonably practicable means to ensure that head protection is warn (except by turban wearing Sikhs) on construction sites unless there is no foreseeable risks of injury other than by accidentally stumbling or falling;
• In addition, services/schools may wish to identify other work tasks and areas, which are not covered by the Construction (Head Protection) Regulations where head protection should be worn. These should be clearly set out in writing;
• Low level fixed objects, for example, pipe work, machines or scaffolding where there is a risk of collision;
• Transport activities, hoists, lifting plant, conveyors etc where there is a risk of falling material;
• Tree felling.