Construction Trivia: Hard Hats

Here are some trivia tidbits about hard hats, a type of PPE that has become iconic over time.

• Edward Bullard invented the hard hat after serving in the Calvary during World War I.
• Bullard patented the ‘Hard Boiled Hat’ in 1919, named after steam used in manufacturing.
• The Hoover Dam became the first site to mandate that workers wear hard hats in 1931.
• In 1933, the Golden Gate Bridge became the first to enforce the use of hard hats with the threat of dismissal.
• Bullard was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2022.