28
April
2026

Operational Alert: Helmets & Hard Hats Protect

Operational Alert’s, inform Signal Mutual Members of serious incidents or a significant near-miss within the Mutual. If you have similar operations, please share this Operational Alert with operation managers, supervisors, equipment operators, and all affected employees. It is imperative that management, at all levels review their operations for similar hazardous conditions, acts, and their controls.

Recent incidents across the Mutual highlight the importance of wearing hard hats or helmets with a chin strap. Several events involved employee falls following medical events or slip, trip, and fall incidents, resulting in preventable head injuries because the hard hat/helmet was not secured and came off before impact. A hard hat/helmet cannot provide protection if it is not on during a strike.

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Helmets & Hard Hats Protect

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