Industrial workers in the United States experience on-the-job injuries and fatalities related to falling objects/equipment and slips, trips, and falls year-over-year. In fact, in recent years, these were two of the top causes of days away from work.¹ One of the most serious types of injuries that can result from these types of incidents is Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).

A TBI is an injury that affects how the brain functions, and is usually categorized in three levels: mild, moderate, or severe, with the most common form of a mild TBI being a concussion. TBIs sustained on-the-job have been prevalent for industrial workers, with one study showing that more than 500,000 workers were reported treated for TBIs at emergency rooms over a 10 year period.²

The Mips® brain protection system for industrial safety helmets, which is an option in the MSA V-Gard H2™ Safety Helmet with ANSI Type II certification, is designed to help reduce rotational motion and the risk of traumatic brain injury from certain angled impacts. The Mips® system allows the helmet to move relative to the head at impact. This relative movement redirects energies and helps reduce the harmful rotational motion of the head.

Learn more about the risks associated with TBIs, how the Mips® system works, and the latest Type II head protection options available from MSA in this white paper.

Head Protection Solutions to Help Mitigate Traumatic Brain Injury

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Sources:

1. https://injuryfacts.nsc.org/work/work-overview/top-work-related-injury-causes/

2. Konda S, et al. Inj Prev 2015