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Head & Face Protection

Head & Face Protection

A range of personal protective equipment (PPE) designed to safeguard workers’ head, face, eyes, and neck when operating or servicing electrical equipment, especially in situations with arc-flash or live-line risk, or where mechanical impact or falling objects are possible. The protection suite typically includes insulating/safety helmets / hard hats, arc-rated face shields or hoods, and eye/face guards, forming a crucial part of a complete electrical-safety PPE ensemble.

Such protection is essential because electrical work exposes personnel to multiple hazards, intense thermal radiation, flying debris or molten metal in arc-flash events, sudden impact, or falling objects, that could otherwise cause severe head, face, eye, or neck injury.

  • 70E Standard & OSHA 291910-269 Regulations.
  • The most comprehensive electrical safety PPE in the industry.
  • Available from 8 CAL/cm2 to l 00 CAL/cm2.
  • Complies with SANS 724-2009.

Typical Use Cases

  • Maintenance, inspection or operation of energized switchgear, distribution boards, transformers, or overhead/underground distribution networks.
  • Live-line work where de-energising is not possible or practical, offering last-line defence in arc-flash or electrical-fault scenarios.
  • Electrical installation, repair, or outage restoration where the risk of falling objects, impact, or conductive hazards exists.
  • Situations where arc-flash risk is assessed (e.g. fault current hazards, switching operations, energised panel work), requiring combined head, face, eye, neck and neck coverage.