Helmet Uses and Importance of Chin Strap

Hi Friends -

Is the above title looking very small and common Issue Isn't but I strongly feel it will be more important and concerned? Because the people lost their lives even after wearing the helmet due to a lack of knowledge of the "Chin Strap".

"Wearing helmet without "Chin Strap" is nothing but a not-wearing Helmet.

Wearing helmets is a good practice no doubt this was happening because certain Government departments, Safety departments, and many more NGOs are encouraging, requesting, and advising educating the citizens of India to wear helmets while riding the bike and at construction sites. Here I would like to deal with both the road safety and construction safety aspects too as I am also a construction personnel and know its importance and many more poor people from various states opting for the choice of construction as unskilled or skilled workers.

My thought process behind this blog is that when we learned or practice a good deed it has to give us better results for all of us, if not what's the use? When someone is habituated to wearing a helmet but will not tie the chin strip tightly and is not able to understand the importance of it, what will be the result? When an accident happens to him/her at a road or construction site is the same kind of result as not wearing a helmet.

Why should it happen to the person willing to follow a good practice? that was the main reason behind this blog towards making it understand the importance of "Chin Strap"

Helmet Safety: Are helmets reduce head injury in road accidents?

Doesn't matter what age group you are or your level of experience, whenever you ride a bike or engage in other activities during which your head is vulnerable to injury, a helmet should be worn must.

A study of bike helmet proper use (with chin strap) around the world by more than 64,000 people has found helmets reduce the risks of a serious head injury by nearly 70%. The detailed study also found neck injuries are not associated with helmet use and cyclists who wear helmets reduce their chance of a fatal head injury by 65% Source: "Journal of Neuro Surgery"

The most serious risk in a road accident is a brain injury. Fortunately, bike helmets with a proper tie of Chin Strap reduce the risk of head injury by at least 45%, brain injury by 33%, facial injury by 27%, and fatal injury by 29%. For that reason alone, all riders.

A Good Helmet must be fitted snugly and comfortably on your head – not too tight or too loose. You should not be able to fit a full finger beneath your helmet after tieing the Chin Strap, but it should not be so tight as to cause pain or discomfort.

Industrial Safety Helmets Usage and Its Importance

In Industrial and construction working areas like mining, power, construction, etc. the risk of head injury to workers is always present. The most serious risks are head injuries, which can be a result of the impact of a falling object or collision with fixed objects at the workplace.

The major benefits of wearing an industrial safety helmet with proper tying of the "Chin Strap" are as follows.

1. Protection against Severe Head Injuries

2. Protection against falling objects, Slips, and Trips

3. Increase the chances of survival in accidents

4. Improves the Visibility

5. Provides sun protection

Why Must a Helmet have a Chin Strap :

The proper use of a Chin Strap is important to keep the helmet in place to prevent it from dropping off, thus enhancing the protection against the impact on the heads, in particular during a fall from height and at the time of accidents.

A chin strap has a design function that secures the head and helmet in order to prevent it from rolling off.

Anytime have you noticed the sportspersons wearing helmets without Chin Strap in sports like cricket, baseball, etc? The answer is "No" which means the celebrities in sports we are worshipping are following the basic principles of wearing the helmets with proper tieing of chin straps too, then why we should take lighter for such an important aspect -

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Raja Krishna