The world’s first smart hard hat has been launched with a sensor that can detect and record impacts and falls, and automatically call for help if needed
The smart hard hat has been developed by a Swedish safety equipment company named Båstadgruppen.
Their hard hat is named the Armet Pro industrial helmet, and has been developed by the company’s Guardio branch.
The smart hard hat is equipped with Quin sensor technology
The Quin intelligent sensor measures motion 1,000 times per second in three dimensions.
Should the wearer fall or be on the receiving end of an impact, it uses this smart sensor technology to measure the event and then determine whether the hard hat should call for help.
The impact is measured through MIPS, or multi-directional impact protection system.
The smart hard hat can also monitor and record when a worker returns to a safe site, and if the worker does not return to a safe site as expected then the helmet can make emergency calls, a world first in smart safety equipment.
The helmet will be available in the UK in 2025
Björn Nauclér, health safety manager at Arcona, said: “We are excited to be a part of the development process for the Armet PRO. Safety is a top priority for us, and collaborating with Guardio to test and evaluate the new helmet allows us to contribute valuable insights to ensure the highest level of safety and performance. We look forward to seeing how this product can enhance safety on our construction sites.”
Guardio CEO, Nawar Toma, said: “By developing the Guardio ARMET helmet in collaboration with the MIPS team we ensured that we could offer the market a unique product that is based on scientific research that is proven to reduce the risk of brain injuries and, by that, hopefully elevate the safety at construction sites.
“We were already developing noise-canceling headphones for industrial use and wanted to develop a safety helmet that could be used together with our headphones. When we decided to investigate the possibilities to develop a new safety helmet we realized that there was no one on the market offering an MIPS-enabled helmet for the heavy-duty industry. Despite that, several third-party test reports showed that MIPS-enabled helmets in the fields of sports most often was evaluated as best-in-test.”
