Do You Wear A Beanie Under Your Helmet
Wearing uncertified head wear under a helmet removes the safety features provided by the helmet and renders.
Do you wear a beanie under your helmet. Btw OP most skull caps not beanies will fit under helmets fine but some winter hats wont too thick. Fit very well under a hard hat or helmet. To persuade our friend from looking like an idiot we dropped a lead pipe onto one of those novelty non-DOT approved helmets.
I do sometimes but tbh I dont like the feel of using a beanie underneath unless its super cold. The above ways to wear a cap are for function since youre cool and only wear a cap without a helmet when yourre not riding. So an adjustable helmet with a thin beanie under it should still easily sit properly on the head and come down far enough to offer the same protection as without the beanie.
A good helmet will keep you warm most days. Furthermore once the fit of the hard hat has been compromised the hats likely to fall off and this can have serious repercussions for others especially if youre working at height and the helmet has a long fall. One with a big bobble or really thick bands of fabric might not work or sit too high.
Compatibility is key when combining PPE and this new Beanie will prevent workers from wearing. Fit very well under a hard hat or helmet. Place helmet over top 3.
But - itll be chilly in the morning before your get warm or after a break. In my case down to around -10C14F and if theres not a lot of wind. Thank goodness for the vents on those things.
If you dont want to use your goggles then tip the helmet back to place them on the beanie. As any hat you wear under a helmet will be between the cradle and your head it makes no difference to the clearance values. Wearing caps beanies or hoodies under hard hats is banned on most worksites in Australia for safety reasons.