St. Paul, Minn. (August 31, 2021) – Ergodyne, a leading safety work gear innovator headquartered in St. Paul, announced a major partnership with Mips, a world-leading helmet safety technology company, to be among the first to integrate the Mips® safety system into industrial safety helmets.
Beginning with a single back support in 1983, Ergodyne’s product line today includes an industry-leading collection of worksite safety solutions. The company first introduced hard hats in 2019, followed by safety helmets in 2020.
“Traditionally, hard hats and safety helmets have been focused on protection from direct, linear impacts. Though incredibly important, these designs are not as effective at protecting workers from equally common and potentially more dangerous off-center angled impacts that create rotational forces,” said Tim Gallant, Ergodyne Product Director. “There are scientific studies which have concluded that the brain is more sensitive to rotational forces than linear forces.”
To increase protection from angled impacts and resulting rotational forces, the newest Ergodyne safety helmets are made with Mips® Elevate—a low-friction layer that slides multi-directionally intended to help redirect the rotational energy transferred to the head upon falling or impact.
“Over 18,000 workers suffered traumatic brain injuries in 2019,” explained Gallant. “By adding Mips® Elevate to our best-selling Skullerz® Safety Helmets, we can hopefully help reduce the energies that create some of the brain jarring and tearing that can ultimately lead to lifelong brain damage.”
The development of Mips® (multi-directional impact protection system) safety systems results from years of research and development by Swedish neurosurgeon Hans von Holst and engineer Peter Halldin. To date, the technology has primarily been integrated into recreational helmets for leading global brands such as Fox Racing, Bell and Specialized.
“Getting workers home safely is at the forefront of everything we do and, with Mips, we’ve found a partner who very clearly shares that value,” said Tom Votel, Ergodyne President & CEO. “Our team is both excited and honored to work alongside their world-leading helmet-based safety experts on an innovative solution to this incredibly urgent problem.”
Ergodyne’s new Skullerz® Safety Helmets with Mips® Elevate are expected to launch by the end of 2021.
For more on the science behind Mips® and the evolution of Skullerz®, check out Ergodyne’s Head Protection Technology Page.
ABOUT ERGODYNE
Since 1983, Tenacious Holdings, Inc. (dba Ergodyne, a Klein Tools Company) has pioneered the development of products that Make The Workplace A Betterplace™. What started with just one product has grown into a line of top flight, battle-tested, Tenacious Work Gear®; all precision crafted to provide protection, promote prevention and manage the elements for workers on jobsites the world over. The current lineup is extensive and constantly growing: ProFlex® Hand Protection, ProFlex® Knee Pads, ProFlex® Supports, Skullerz® Head & Face Protection, Skullerz® Eye Protection, Trex® Footwear Accessories, KREW’D™ Skin Protection, Chill-Its® Cooling Products, N-Ferno® Warming Products, GloWear® Hi-Vis Apparel, Squids® Lanyards, Arsenal® Gear and Tool Storage, and SHAX® Portable Work Shelters.
Originally posted on: www.ergodyne.com