Hat, safety
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- OBJECT TYPE
- FRONT BRIM/RIBBED TOP
- DATE
- 2009
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2012.0098.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Mine Safety Appliances Co.
- MODEL
- Topgard
- LOCATION
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- Hard hat
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Red synthetic helmet
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 29.5 cm
- Width
- 22.0 cm
- Height
- 15.5 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Mining and Metallurgy
- Category
- Personal gear
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Mine
- Country
- United States of America
- State/Province
- Pennsylvania
- City
- Pittsburgh
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Saskatchewan
- Period
- 2009-2013
- Canada
-
A hard hat used at PotashCorp's mine in Lanigan, Saskatchewan. - Function
-
To protect miner inspector’s head when working on a location. - Technical
-
A typical example of a hard hat used by miners in the 1st decade of 2000s. Does not include an attachment for a mining lamp, and most likely would have been used above ground. The hat is bright red and has PotashCorp’s logo on. Red colour identifies a mine inspector. Class E hat must insulated against 20,000 volts and protect from burns as well as impact. Comes in a plastic bag with instructions and warnings. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Sticker on proper front: "[LOGO] PotashCorp/ Lanigan"/ Under brim, proper front, in raised letters molded into the plastic: "IF USER INSTRUCTIONS ARE MISSING, CALL 800-MSA-2222"/ Numbers "1" to "12" set in a circle around a number "12" with an arrow pointing to the "1"/"MSA/ 4"/ Round white sticker with green lettering on underside of shell: "MSA/ INSPECTED/ BY/ SCOTTE"/ Large white sticker with black lettering on inside of proper back: "Topgard[registered trademark symbol]/ Protective Hat of Cap with Glaregard/ Underbrim. This cap complies with safety/ requirements for industrial head protection LT/ (Low Temp) HV (Hi-Viz) ANSI/ISEA Z89.1-/ 2009 TYPE I CLASS E"/ [LOGO]/ "INSPECTED BY:/ Certified Model to CSA Z94.1-05 in the/ following configurations only: V-Gard, / Topgard, Smooth Dome, Thermalgard,/ Thermal-E Helmets with 1-Touch and/ Fas-Trac Suspension"/ [LOGO]/ Below is a warning regarding what the limitations of the product are in three languages
- Missing
- Appears complete
- Finish
- Consists of a bright, right coloured shell. On the proper front is a "PotashCorp." reflective sticker with black and green lettering and green logo.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Mine Safety Appliances Co., Hat, safety, 2009, Artifact no. 2012.0098, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2012.0098.001/
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