【Sea and River Safety Discussion】Foreigners don’t use straps on their safety helmets – why?

The level of safety management abroad differs from that in China. In China, hat straps are used primarily to prevent the hat from being blown away by external forces or falling off during accidents, thereby avoiding further injuries. Due to the low level of intrinsic safety in the country, there is a high risk of falls and falling objects (such as in coal mines). Safety helmets without straps abroad are designed primarily to prevent neck injuries or even death caused by objects hitting the helmet. Abroad, safety helmets are prone to twisting injuries from impacts, but the possibility of being subjected to a \"bombardment\" due to continuous falling objects is practically negligible. So the safety helmet doesn’t need a strap. Given China’s national conditions, those who value their lives had better fasten their helmet straps!

Things are always evolving, and there will be new uses in a few years

Foreign safety management also requires the use of helmet straps, at least in the European and American companies that I am familiar with.

During the training earlier, there were other interpretations as well, but none of them were convincing; therefore, I doubt whether I misunderstood something

Yes, I’m in Latin America. The management here doesn’t wear safety helmets, while the construction workers do; it’s very unusual for me, as in all other projects everyone wears helmets. Different companies in Europe and the United States have different requirements.

It’s better to tie it than not to, safety first. Safety equipment is not just for show. When disaster strikes, that is when it is put to the test.

When to wear a hat, and when it is necessary to wear one. There are differences depending on the environment as to when straps should be used and when they are necessary. It’s more detailed abroad. The domestic management culture, which has for a century feared taking responsibility and collective punishment, along with an attitude of avoiding trouble, ensures that hats with straps must be worn at all times during working hours, regardless of the situation or environment. Examples: Wear a helmet with its strap while eating in the cafeteria, wear a helmet with its strap while on the bus, wear a helmet with its strap while conducting inspections in the control room, wear a helmet with its strap while holding meetings in office meeting rooms, wear a helmet with its strap while giving speeches in open areas, and wear a helmet with its strap in workshops where there is no risk of falling objects or collisions. . . . Domestic companies do this in order to ensure safety, serve as a deterrent, achieve unity, demonstrate authority, and resolve issues once and for all; therefore, there is a one-size-fits-all approach to safety helmet regulations in these countries, with no detailed differentiation. Of course, no matter what actions are taken on this issue domestically or internationally, its negative effects are minimal and can be ignored; it is simply a matter of humanization that falls within the acceptance range of everyone.