Strauss contacted Bullard to request that the Company adapt its hats to protect bridge workers — it was also the first area ever designated as a “hard hat ... went on to design innovative ...

But it’s also because for the last half century, the design of the hard hat has hardly changed. That might be an indication that the hard hat is fine as is (if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it).

CEO Wells Bullard [Photo: Bullard] Just ask Wells Bullard, CEO and fifth-generation owner of Bullard, the company that invented the hard hat ... what products we can design to help them work ...

A typical hard hat consists of a plastic outer shell with an inner suspension system made from webbing. Some models include foam padding on the sides and a chin strap. This design is good at ...