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Get a head for safety with MSA’s V-Gard® industry-leading safety helmets

MSA Safety has been developing world leading safety solutions since 1914. It’s our mission that men and women may work in safety and go home to their families at the end of each day.

When you need the best in head protection, settle for nothing less than MSA.

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Why choose MSA safety helmets?

At MSA Safety, we do not believe that hard hats serve only one purpose. Physical safety is paramount, but great head protection should offer several benefits to foster more comfortable, focused, and confident workers.

That’s why we developed the V-Gard range of safety helmets, recognised around the world for:

  • A comprehensive line of industrial safety helmets for multiple industries and applications
  • Comfort, quality and durability
  • Modern, dynamic designs
  • Approved to the latest EN standards
  • Highly customisable: choose from a wide range of colours, logo printing using the MSA LOGO Express® technology, retroreflective stickers, chinstraps, badge holders, lamp holders, and more
  • Available with a wide range of accessories and complementary PPE, tested and certified with the helmets to suit your needs

MSA’s Hard Hats Are Listed In The CIOB #PPEthatfits Directory

Hard Hat Recycling

This Directory is one of the tools from the #PPEthatfits campaign launched by the Chartered Institute of Building to address widespread inequalities in PPE provision across the construction industry.

Registered with the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF)

Bristish Safety Industry Federation (BSIF)

As a registered safety supplier with the BSIF, we have been shortlisted for various innovation awards throughout the years.

Part of the National Hard Hat Recycling Scheme

Hard Hat Recycling

Our hard hats are made out of materials approved for the recycling scheme by the UK specialists, Yes Recycling, enabling you to easily recycle your old MSA helmets.

Discover the best-selling V-Gard® 950 and V-Gard® 930 industrial helmets with integrated face and eye protection, designed with the active participation of 300 helmet users.

Contact Our PPE Experts

Complete the form to hear from an MSA PPE expert to discuss your working environment, your needs and constraints and to help you select the V-Gard® model(s) best suited to your activities.

Meet Our Best Selling Safety Helmets

V-GARD® 930
Safety Helmet

Comfortable, balanced and modern hard hat with integrated eye protection offering a panoramic view with no distortion, and designed to fit over corrective glasses.

Applications

Applications

Reliable and comfortable head and eye protection for multiple applications.

  • Vented or non-vented
  • Low profile and balanced helmet
  • Integrated and fully retractable optical class 1 premium overspecs offering B-rated impact protection, with anti-mist and anti-scratch coatings, unique 2D intelligent adjustment and rubber seal
  • Fas-Trac® III 6-pt wheel ratchet suspension with premium washable & replaceable foam sweatband
  • Channel around perimeter of the helmet diverts rain and debris from the user.

4-pt chinstrap, chin cup, helmet-mounted ear-defenders, badge holder, badge/lamp holder, metal lamp bracket, micro prismatic retroreflective stickers, seasonal liners, logo printing from 20u only.

white, blue, red, green, yellow, orange, hi-vis yellow and hi-vis orange

  • EN 397 (-30°C, LD, MM (non-vented), 440V A.C (non-vented))
  • EN 50365 1000V A.C (non-vented)
  • Overspec: EN 166: 1 B 2C-1,2 KN
  • ELECTROSTATIC-INERIS certificate for safe use in ATEX areas

V-GARD® 950
Electrician Safety Helmet

Most compact & lightweight helmet with integrated full-face visor available on the market!

Applications

Applications

Reliable and comfortable head and face protection against multiple hazards including arc-flash, molten metal, or chemical splashes.

  • Non-vented, low profile and balanced helmet
  • Integrated & fully retractable premium arc-flash full-face visor (4kA) with anti-fog/ anti-scratch coating, fits over corrective glasses
  • Fas-Trac® III 6-pt wheel ratchet suspension with premium washable & replaceable foam sweatband
  • Channel around perimeter of the helmet diverts rain and debris from the user
  • 4-pt chinstrap fitted
  • Textile transport bag.

Unique arc-flash ear flaps, chin cup, helmet-mounted ear-defenders, badge holder, badge/lamp holder, honeycomb style retroreflective stickers, seasonal liners, logo printing from 12 units only.

white, blue, red, green, yellow, orange, hi-vis yellow and hi-vis orange

  • EN 397 (-30°C, LD, MM, 440V A.C)
  • EN 50365 1000V A.C
  • Visor : EN 166 + GS-ET-29 Class 1 (4 kA) : 2C-1,2 1 B 3 8-1-0 9 KN
  • ELECTROSTATIC-INERIS certificate for safe use in ATEX areas
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V-GARD® 950
Class 2 Electrician Safety Helmet

The choice of the EDF Group (EDF, DALKIA…) in France for its "Class 2 Electrician Helmets and Accessories" contract.

Applications

Applications

Reliable and comfortable head and face protection against multiple hazards including arc-flash, molten metal, or chemical splashes.

  • Non-vented, low profile and balanced helmet
  • Integrated & fully retractable premium arc-flash full-face visor (7kA) with anti-fog/ anti-scratch coating and fits over corrective glasses
  • Unique extended ear & neck flaps, for additional protection against arc flash risks
  • Fas-Trac® III 6-pt wheel ratchet suspension with premium washable & replaceable foam sweatband
  • Channel around perimeter of the helmet diverts rain and debris from user
  • 4-pt chinstrap fitted
  • Textile transport bag

Chin cup, badge holder, badge/lamp holder, honeycomb style retroreflective stickers, seasonal liners, logo printing from 12 units only.

white, blue, red, green, yellow, orange, hi-vis yellow and hi-vis orange

  • EN 397 (-30°C, LD, MM, 440V A.C)
  • EN 50365 1000V A.C
  • Visor : EN 166 + GS-ET-29 Class 2 (7 kA) : 2C-1,2 1 B 3 8-2-0 9 KN
  • ELECTROSTATIC-INERIS certificate for safe use in ATEX areas
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V-GARD®
H1 Safety Helmet

Exceptional comfort and ease of use in a stylish low-profile hard hat design.

Applications

Applications

Complete above-the-neck solution for working at heights or at floor level in multiple industries.

  • Vented or non-vented
  • Low profile and balanced helmet
  • Patent-pending “push button” accessory attachment rail for face or eye protection accessories [no need for an external carrier]
  • Fas-Trac® III pivot wheel ratchet suspension with premium washable & replaceable foam sweatband
  • 4-point chinstrap incl. a rescue whistle
  • Reflective stickers.

PC specs (clear or smoked), clear PC face shield, mesh face shield, seasonal liners, logo printing from 10 units only.

matte white, blue, red, green, yellow, hi-vis yellow/green, orange, black and grey

  • V-Gard H1 Trivent (vented): EN 12492
  • V-Gard H1 Bivent (vented): EN 397 (-30°C)
  • V-Gard H1 Novent (non-vented): EN 397 (-30°C, 440V A.C) and EN 50365 1000V A
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The MSA V-Gard Helmet, with its distinctive trademark “V” design, is a world recognised brand known for comfort, quality, and durability. MSA has sold well over 100 million V-Gard Helmets since its introduction.

Discover the Full Range

Do you need hearing protection?

Meet the V-Gard® Helmet-Mounted Hearing Protection: enhanced comfort, top-of-the-line performance, and upgraded style and fit.

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Let's LOGO!

Get FREE front logo printing on your V-Gard® helmet!

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Industry

Whether it’s construction, oil and gas, utilities or telecomms, you need a trusted head protection partner to deliver the highest standards of safety helmets.

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Transmission Head Protection Solutions

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SP Energy Networks Case Study

SP Energy Networks have opted for the V-Gard® 950 Safety Helmet to protect their workers on site. Hear from them on why they chose the MSA head and face protection solution.

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Unlock the Associated Benefits of Great Head Protection

A construction worker’s job can be demanding enough without having to worry about what’s protecting their head. But if the hard hat they’re wearing is ill-fitting, bulky, heavy, or poorly balanced, then they’ll probably do just that – worry. Or worse, they won’t wear it.

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Customisation is not only an invaluable marketing tool, but it can also help to combat the challenge of busy construction sites by identifying who’s who.

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Economy-priced PPE Costs More Than You Think

While it’s tempting to buy cheaper head protection, you may be sacrificing quality, performance, and service life. Discover how the company with more than 100 years of safety experience can help you take head protection to a higher level.

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Are you getting the maximum benefits out of your head protection?

Safety helmets are about more than just physical safety.

A quality hard hat - one that’s well-balanced, well-ventilated and easily adjustable for a comfortable fit - can unlock so many other associated benefits. It can increase confidence and help to improve a worker’s general wellbeing, both of which can make a workforce more productive and efficient.

To find out more, download our Head Protection whitepaper - it gives you insights, advice and guidance on how to get the best out of your safety helmets and how to better protect your workforce.

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